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Bhubaneswar: In blatant violation of civic body norms, as many as 719 apartments, including 689 here, have been constructed illegally in various towns and cities of Odisha, Housing and Urban Development Minister (H&UD) Krushna Chandra Mohapatra told the Assembly Tuesday. Stating that a majority of...

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths Tuesday arrested Joint Excise Commissioner (Bhubaneswar) Rama Chandra Mishra after finding him in possession of assets 172 per cent more than his known sources of income. Acting on complaints that the officer possessed property exceeding his known sources of income, a team...

Bhubaneswar: Two persons from Odisha are missing in the landslides in Kerala's Wayanad, the CMO said. The Odisha government has contacted the Kerala government over the issue. The chief minister's office, in a X post, said, "The state government is in regular communication with the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Tuesday raised an objection to BJD president and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly, Naveen Patnaik, writing a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the potato crisis in the state....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday took exception to BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik calling the current BJP government as "name changer" and "jumla sarkaar". Majhi, while speaking during a debate on the general discussion on the 2024-25 budget in the assembly, instead asserted...

Bhubaneswar: There is no fear of flood on the Mahanadi river system, though water was released from Hirakud Dam raising the level at Mundali barrage in Odisha's Cuttack district, a state government official said Tuesday. The authorities of Hirakud dam in Sambalpur district last Sunday...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Transport Authority (STA) Tuesday said it has issued 153 challans against juvenile drivers and seized 60 vehicles on the first day of a special drive to ensure road safety across the state. The Transport Department has launched a special enforcement drive...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress Tuesday asked Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to inform the Assembly whether he demanded special category status for the state at the recent NITI Aayog meeting in Delhi. The opposition parties raised the issue in the House a day...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday placed senior IPS officer Pandit Rajesh Uttamrao under suspension on the grounds of “grave misconduct”. Uttamrao, a 1970-batch Odisha cadre officer, was posted as the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Fire Services and Home Guards. Following the directions...

Bhubaneswar: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Secretary TK Ramachandran, during his maiden visit to Paradip Port Authority (PPA), laid the foundation stone of several projects worth over Rs 13 crore. On this occasion, he inaugurated the Trauma and Burn Care (TBC) Centre in...