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Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s biggest quizzing extravaganza, 6th Orissa POST Mettle Meet-2024, got off to a spectacular start amid an overwhelming participation of students representing 82 premier educational institutions, in Junior and Senior categories,  of the state Saturday. Hotel Crystal Crown of the City was the new...

Bhubaneswar: A 34-year-old man was arrested in Bhubaneswar on the charge of marrying five women without divorcing anyone and duping them of lakhs of rupees posing himself as a police officer, an official said Saturday. It was also found out during investigation that the accused...

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: The Odisha government Saturday decided to form a task force, headed by the Chief Secretary, for setting up a mega steel plant in Keonjhar, the home district of the Chief Minister, officials said. The decision was taken during a meeting where Chief Minister Mohan...

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: A senior government engineer was arrested in Odisha Saturday in a corruption case after properties that included 85 plots of land and a market complex were found in his possession, officials said. The accused, a chief construction engineer in the Irrigation Department, was posted...

Bhubaneswar: As manpower crunch in the Fire Services department has been proving a major impediment in the regular safety audit of clinical and non-clinical establishments in the state, plans have been mooted for appointing third party auditors for the purpose. Top sources in the state...

Bhubaneswar: Community radio stations are taking forward the task of promoting folk music, tribal culture and Odia traditions these days like what the All India Radio (AIR) used to do for decades in the past, said Subodh Chandra Acharya, Secretary, Odia Language, Literature and Culture...

Bhubaneswar: ExWHO chief scientist and chairperson of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Soumya Swaminathan, met Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan here, recently and discussed about introducing modern science and technology to improve the livelihood of farming communities. Earlier, she also paid...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded a collection of Rs 2,035.18 crore under State GST (OGST + IGST settlement) during July 2024 against Rs 1,628.43 crore collected during the corresponding period last year, registering a growth of 24.98 per cent, official sources said, Friday. The progressive collection...

Bhubaneswar: A day after senior BJD leader and Rajya Sabha MP Mamata Mohanta joining the ruling BJP, the regional party on Friday held a meeting apparently to keep its flocks together. Senior BJP leader Arabinda Dhali claimed that more BJD leaders will switch sides. Mohanta...

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Friday approved IPS officer YB Khurania repatriation to the state with immediate effect. Sources said the 1990-batch Odisha cadre officer is likely to become the next Odisha Director General of Police (DGP). Khurania is at present posted as...