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Cuttack to be a smart city soon: Odisha Chief Minister

Odisha, Oct. 12 -- The long-standing demand of Cuttack city dwellers to elevate the millennium city to a smart city seems to be not far away as Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Saturday dropped ample hin... Read More


Keonjhar women lose money to fraudsters while applying for Subhadra money

Odisha, Oct. 11 -- The joy of registering for Subhadra Yojana dashed to the ground when 20 to 25 women from Keonjhar district found their hard-earned money had been debited from their bank accounts. ... Read More


Imported leaders quitting BJD: Sambit Routray on Prakash Behera's resignation

Odisha, Oct. 11 -- It is the imported leaders that are resigning from the party like rats leaving a sinking ship, said BJD leader Sambit Routray on Friday after former Salepur MLA Prakash Behera quit ... Read More


Rs 700 crores! How Durga Puja in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar is getting grander

Odisha, Oct. 11 -- Be it the ornaments of goddess Durga, the tableaus or the decorative gates in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, they speak volumes about the amount of money being pumped into making the pand... Read More


Biker, pillion rider killed in road mishap in Odisha's Bhadrak

Odisha, Oct. 10 -- Tension gripped Bishnupur Chhak on National Highway-16 under Dhamnagar Police limits in Bhadrak district after a bike rider and a pillion rider were killed in a head-on collision wi... Read More


Cuttack SCB medical data entry operator caught red-handed while taking Rs 2000 bribe

Odisha, Oct. 10 -- Adata entry operator of SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Smruti Ranjan Sahoo, was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 2000 from a person for providing free med... Read More


Awas yojana houses in Bhubaneswar rented out; BMC mulling cancellation of allotment

Odisha, Oct. 10 -- The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is mulling cracking a whip against the beneficiaries of Awas yojana (affordable housing scheme) who have rented the houses allotted to th... Read More


Dussehra traffic restrictions in Bhubaneswar; check advisory

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 7 -- To ensure better traffic management during Durga Puja, the Commissionerate Police on Monday issued a traffic advisory, declaring restrictions imposed on certain roads in Bhubane... Read More


Khandapada's wood carving craft struggles for survival

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 7 -- The century-old traditional wood carving craft in Nayagarh district's Khandapada is on the verge of extinction due to a decline in demand, a lack of interest among youngsters an... Read More


Odisha villagers forced to go to forest for telecom network to update e-KYC for PDS rice

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 7 -- These days, the residents of Kutikia panchayat under Baliguda block in Kandhamal district are going to a nearby forest on a daily basis. The reason why they are going to the for... Read More