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Bhubaneswar: TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL), a joint venture of Tata Power and the state government, has recently established the Meter Data Analysis Group (MDAG) to strengthen its efforts in combating electricity theft. The specialised team consists of highly experienced employees who analyse consumer...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Crime Unit (SCU) of twin city police Saturday busted an inter-state ganja smuggling syndicate with the arrest of its five operatives. A total of 1.3 quintals of the contraband has been seized following the arrests, police said. The accused were identified as...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday asked "criminals" to mend their ways, asserting that otherwise his government was prepared with "alternate means to fix them". Blaming the previous BJD government for the rise in crimes in Odisha, he claimed that the law and...

Bhubaneswar: The two-day national conference on ‘Governance in India: Priorities, Policies, and Prospects’ concluded at Utkal University Saturday. Organised by the Postgraduate Department of Public Administration in collaboration with the World Bank-supported Odisha Higher Education Programme for Excellence and Equity (WB-OHPEE), the event drew over...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday launched 481 developmental projects worth Rs 1,151 crore across different districts. He launched the projects during an event organised here to celebrate local self-governance day. The chief minister also gave appointment letters to 27 newly recruited municipal...

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday suggested renaming of the prestigious Ravenshaw University, one of the oldest educational institutions in Odisha. He, however, said that changing of name of the 156-year-old institute is his personal opinion. "There is a need for a name change....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy Saturday directed Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida to come up with a statement on actions taken against agencies providing inferior quality ‘Chhatua' (a food item) to children in Anganwadi centres. The Speaker directed Parida to make a statement in...

Bhubaneswar: Raising concern over incidents of communal tensions in Odisha, leader of the opposition Naveen Patnaik Saturday said the state was known for peace and harmony. Speaking in the assembly during a debate on the demand for grant of the Home Department, he said several...

Bhubaneswar: Environmentalist Soumya Ranjan Biswal has received the prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Impact Award from the Meridian International Center and the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for his project – Community-led biodiversity conservation and nature-based solutions education for...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded as many as 1,99,954 cognisable crime incidents in 2023, a Home Department white paper tabled in the state Assembly informed Friday. The state witnessed a rise of around 12 per cent in the registration of cognisable crime cases in 2023. As per...