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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has detected misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs 224.61 crore in different cooperative banks across the state, Cooperation Minister Pradeep Bal Samanta told the Assembly Wednesday. The irregularities were detected during audits of Odisha State Cooperative Bank (OSCB), 17 Central...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Member of Parliament Mamata Mohanta Wednesday resigned from her Rajya Sabha seat and primary membership of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). BJP sources informed that Mamata is likely to join the saffron party. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said he received the resignation...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday tabled a vote-on-account in the Assembly to meet various government expenditures for August and September. Odisha Appropriation (Vote-on-Account) Bill, 2024 was presented by Majhi, who also holds the finance portfolio, for an amount of Rs 95,000 crore....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha MLAs cutting across party lines Wednesday demanded exclusion of ghost (dead) beneficiaries and inclusion of eligible new recipients in the public distribution system (PDS). MLAs from the Opposition BJD, Congress, CPI(M) and the ruling BJP raised the issue during question hour in the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday said the body of one of the two missing persons from the state has been found in landslide-hit Wayanad in Kerala. Two doctors from Odisha, Bishnu Prasad Chinara and Swadhin Panda, had been missing since the landslide hit the southern...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Tuesday alerted all the Collectors and civic body authorities given the heavy rain forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). In a letter to all Collectors, SRC Satyabrata Sahu issued certain advisories for the districts under yellow warning. The...

Bhubaneswar: The alarming rise in head and neck cancer cases due to increased consumption of alcohol and tobacco can only be prevented through lifestyle changes, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar executive director Ashutosh Biswas said at an awareness programme here, recently. Department...

Bhubaneswar: The Skill Development & Technical Education (SDTE) department Tuesday announced three major initiatives aimed at improving the quality of diploma-level education in the state. During an event, the department published the third edition of the polytechnic rankings 2024 in presence of Skill Development &...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to enhance railway safety and increase train speeds, the Ministry of Railways has sanctioned Rs 275.01 crore for safety fencing along tracks in the Bhadrak-Palasa and Khurda Road-Puri Railway Sections of the Khurda Road Division under East Coast Railway (ECoR),...

Bhubaneswar: A 40- 40-year-old man died by jumping in front of a moving train in Vani Vihar area here, Tuesday. GRP (Bhubaneswar) inspector in-charge (IIC) Ashok Gochhayat identified the deceased as Rajesh Mohanty, a native of Ersama in Jagatsinghpur district. “The body has been sent...