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Odisha DGP selection delayed amid procedural, integrity concerns

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 12 -- Odisha is without a new director general of police (DGP) even four months after the state government initiated the selection process which is currently entangled in procedural ... Read More


Odisha CM Mohan Majhi announces rRs.r110 crore flood relief

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 3 -- Chief minister Mohan Majhi on Monday announced an initial relief package of Rs.110 crore after floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least six people and affected more than ... Read More


Odisha Cabinet clears Bill for economic region authorities

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 2 -- Odisha Cabinet on Saturday cleared a proposal to introduce the Odisha Development Authorities (Amendment) Bill, 2026 to amend the existing Odisha Development Authorities Act, 19... Read More


Mahanadi river dispute with Chhattisgarh may be resolved before Diwali: Odisha CM

Bhubaneswar, July 30 -- Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday said he was confident that the long-running interstate dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh over the sharing of Mahanadi ... Read More


Odisha plans new anti-trafficking policy after years of poor conviction rates

Bhubaneswar, July 30 -- In July 2016, a 16-year-old speech-and hearing-impaired girl from Sundargarh district was abducted from her village at night, setting off a frantic search by her family. The gr... Read More


Flood deaths rise to 5 in Odisha's Keonjhar; Balasore bears brunt of deluge

Bhubaneswar, July 29 -- Flood-related deaths in Odisha's Keonjhar district rose to five on Wednesday as incessant rain triggered by a slow-moving weather system inundated many villages, authorities sa... Read More


Schools to remain shut in 3 Odisha districts due to heavy rains: Officials

Bhubaneswar, July 28 -- Schools and anganwadi centres were ordered to remain shut in Odisha's Jajpur, Bhadrak and Keonjhar districts on Wednesday as incessant rain raised fears of flooding, while Bala... Read More


Naveen Patnaik seeks Odisha education minister's resignation over textbook errors

Bhubaneswar, July 27 -- Opposition parties in Odisha intensified pressure on the Mohan Charan Majhi government on Monday after Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik ... Read More


57-year-old man dies during crowd surge at Bahuda Yatra in Puri: Police

Bhubaneswar, July 25 -- A 57-year-old devotee from Cuttack died during a crowd surge while pulling one of the chariots during the Bahuda Yatra in Odisha's temple town of Puri on Friday, police said. ... Read More


Naveen Patnaik seeks Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over exam irregularities

Bhubaneswar, July 21 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former chief minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, saying he... Read More