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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday said that the 'Ratna Bhandar' of Jagannath Temple in Puri will be opened soon. Speaking at a felicitation ceremony of newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs and MLAs of the state organised in Bhubaneswar Sunday, CM...

Bhubaneswar: IAS officer Manoj Ahuja Sunday took charge as Chief Secretary of Odisha at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. In addition to serving as a Chief Secretary, Ahuja will also serve as Secretary to the General Administration and Public Grievance Department, a source said. Ahuja...

Bhubaneswar: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Sunday said new railway projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore will be implemented in Odisha in the next five years. Vaishnaw said this while addressing a felicitation programme organised by Odisha BJP here to felicitate the party's 20 MPs and...

Bhubaneswar: A traffic police constable was killed after his motorcycle was hit by an unknown vehicle in Bhubaneswar, an officer said Sunday. The deceased was identified as Madhusudan Kirshari, a native of Malkangiri district. Kirshari was returning home after completing his duty on his motorcycle...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Saturday made several changes at administrative level overturning the decisions taken by the previous government. Resuming of Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell, renaming of LAccMI bus services and changing of school uniform are the major moves made by the new government. According...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi Saturday urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for a UAE consulate in the state. Majhi raised the demand while meeting Jaishankar at his residence in New Delhi. The meeting was also attended by Deputy CMs Kanak Vardhan Singhdeo and...

Bhubaneswar: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram Saturday urged officials of the Odisha SC and ST Development department to prioritise vocational courses to ensure livelihood opportunities for tribal youths. Chairing a meeting to review the programmes undertaken by the department, Oram advised for the upgrading...

Bhubaneswar: To boost the application of aquaculture technologies for the benefit of farmers in Arunachal Pradesh, Dairy Development and Fisheries Minister of the northeastern state, Gabriel D Wangsu, and the department secretary, Hage Tari, visited the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) here, Friday. On...

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of passport applicants are left to fend for themselves as a severe technical glitch in the software has affected the processing of online applications at the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Bhubaneswar, according to sources. Alleging inaction by the passport officials, several applicants...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Crime Unit of Twin City Commissionerate Police Friday seized 150 gram of brown sugar and arrested two persons, including a teenager, in this connection. The street value of the seized contraband is estimated to be Rs 15 lakh, said a senior cop,...