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Cuttack: The state government has been planning to set up a new cybercrime wing within Odisha Police to meet the new age challenges, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Monday. Addressing the valedictory session of the 69th Police Duty Meet here, Majhi said cyber fraud,...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha, headed by former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has not taken any decision on the proposed no-confidence motion by the INDIA bloc against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. An RS member of the BJD, however, claimed that...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD in Odisha Monday announced that its organisational elections would be held next month. The announcement was made by former minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, the convenor of the BJD's committee for membership. "BJD president Naveen Patnaik has instructed to hold the organisational...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday held a session where he heard the grievances of the people. It was held at the office of the Chief Minister's Grievance Cell. After reaching there, Majhi went to the about 30 physically disabled persons gathered and...

Bhubaneswar: Several members of the youth wing of the Congress were seen fleeing in panic to escape an attack by a swarm of bees during a protest in Bhubaneswar Monday. Holding party flags and banners, the youth Congress activists took out a protest march to...

Bhubaneswar: The fourth phase payment of Subhadra Yojana’s first instalment is unlikely to be credited by the earlier announced date of December 25, as Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida informed Monday that the fourth phase disbursal of state government’s flagship scheme has been temporarily put...

Bhubaneswar: With a cold wave sweeping across Odisha, 15 places recorded temperatures below 10 degree Celsius with Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district, the coldest in the state at 1 degree Celsius. The IMD Monday forecast the continuance of the cold wave weather condition for...

Bhubaneswar: At least 10 passengers of a private bus were injured after the vehicle turned turtle in Odisha's Khurda district Monday, police said. The incident took place near Baghamari early in the morning. The Bhubaneswar-bound bus coming from Bargarh had 60 passengers on board. Read...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Society of the Americas (OSA), under its Odisha Public Library Initiative (OPLI), organised a one-day conference here Sunday, emphasising the need for modern public libraries in rural Odisha. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida and Law, Works, and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan lauded...

Bhubaneswar: The Central government’s decision to construct the coastal highway NH-516A, connecting Gopalpur with Satapada via Krushnaprasad in the Chilika region, has sparked concerns over its potential impact on the lake’s fragile ecosystem. Experts at a discussion organised Sunday by the Orissa Environmental Society (OES)...