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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet Wednesday decided to frame a law to prevent unfair practices in examinations for recruiting people and admission into professional educational institutions, a senior officer said. All offences under the proposed act shall be cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has begun the process to return the land, both government and private, acquired for Vedanta university to the government possession and private landowners, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Wednesday. “The state government has initiated the process for the...

Bhubaneswar: With onion prices reaching Rs 70 per kg in the market, the Odisha government Wednesday said it has asked the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED) to sell the vegetable at the rate of Rs 30 per kg in the state....

Bhubaneswar: In order to further strengthen the relationship of the two sister cities in areas of culture, technology and student exchange programmes, a team of delegates from Cupertino, USA led by Mayor Sheila Mohan, City Manager Pamela Wu, Reena Patnaik and Mahesh Pakala visited Bhubaneswar...

Bhubaneswar: The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention will be organised from January 8 to January 10 next year in Bhubaneswar in collaboration with the Odisha government and it will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated. The...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) is all set to enhance its electrification infrastructure with the introduction of the 2×25 KV Overhead Electrification (OHE) systems across several key railway sections in its jurisdiction, said an official Tuesday. The move aims at improving voltage regulation, facilitating...

Bhubaneswar: Environmental activist Alaya Samantaray Tuesday urged the state government to stop the eco retreat programme at Pentha beach in Kendrapara citing threats to Olive Ridley sea turtles. In a letter to the regional office of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Samantaray...

Bhubaneswar: Making Odisha free from malnutrition is the government’s priority, said Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida at a state-level Take Home Ration (THR) conclave here Tuesday. The event was organised by the department of Women and Child Development (W&CD), in collaboration with UNICEF. Parida lauded...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Energy and Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo attended the Power Minister’s Conference held at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi Tuesday. Deo presented the state’s comprehensive energy transition plan. He was joined by the...

Cuttack: Visitors to ‘Bali Yatra Utsav 2024’ here will witness mesmerising cultural programmes by renowned international teams, official sources said, Tuesday. At Ganakabi Baishnab Pani Mancha (Stage I), Thailand team will perform November 16 (8:05pm to 8:35pm), Nepal team November 17 (7:30pm to 8:00pm), Sri...