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Bhubaneswar: Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will arrive in Capital Friday for a two-day visit, marking his government’s interest in fostering projects and collaborations in Odisha. The visit, scheduled for January 17 to 18, is significant as Singapore is the first country partner of the Utkarsh...

Bhubaneswar: The special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) here has framed charges against individuals and entities involved in the multi-state Rose Valley chit fund scam, informed the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Bhubaneswar Zonal office in a press release Thursday. As per a...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has achieved 200.13 million tonne of freight loading in 290 days during the 2024-25 fiscal, an official statement said Thursday. This marks the highest-ever freight loading by any zone in the history of Indian Railways, reinforcing ECoR's leadership in...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will provide a monthly honorarium of Rs 30,000 to each of the Padma awardees of the state from the current month. The Odia Language Literature and Culture Department issued a notification to this effect Thursday. In view of their outstanding contribution...

Bhubaneswar: Several organisations, including opposition BJD, Thursday submitted memoranda to the parliamentary committee on welfare of other backward classes (OBCs) demanding a caste-based census in Odisha for proper well-being of the community. The organisations met committee chairperson Ganesh Singh here. The BJD delegation, which was...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday advised former MLA and BJD leader Dipali Das to write to the Chief Minister requesting a CBI probe into the murder of her father, former minister Naba Kishore Das, January 29, 2023. This was said by law minister Prithviraj Harichandan...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government constituted a 16-member committee Thursday to develop the state curriculum framework in alignment with the National curriculum framework. In a notification, the School and Mass Education department said that a state steering committee was formed under the chairmanship of Prof Nityananda...

Bhubaneswar: Two persons were killed and another two critically injured after their car fell into a pond in Odisha's Konark area, police said Thursday. The deceased were identified as Sanatan Senapati of Balasore district and Sandeep Mohapatra of Puri district. According to the police, the...

Bhubaneswar: Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management has become a pressing concern amid rapid urbanisation, industrialisation, and population growth. Experts emphasised the need for effective waste management to safeguard public health, ensure environmental sustainability, and enhance quality of life during a session titled Solid Waste Management:...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Wednesday launched a WhatsApp chatbot application to enhance accessibility and transparency in municipal services. The initiative, introduced in collaboration with IndusInd Bank and PeLocal Fintech Private Limited, was formalised with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The...