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Bhubaneswar-Cuttack corridor to get major upgrade: Rs 949 crore project approved

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- The Odisha Government on Wednesday approved a major infrastructure project to upgrade the Jaydev Vihar-Nandankanan road corridor in Bhubaneswar, aiming to ease traffic congestio... Read More


Odisha clears Rs 2,295 crore Deep Sea Fishing Mission; to create around 50K job opportunities

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- The Government of Odisha on Wednesday approved the Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission (2026-2036) with a total investment of Rs 2,295.45 crore, marking a significant step toward st... Read More


Odisha Cabinet approves Rs 268.44 crore for next-gen State Data Centre

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- The Odisha Cabinet on Wednesday approved the establishment of the Odisha State Data Centre 2.0 (OSDC 2.0), a major digital infrastructure upgrade aimed at strengthening the stat... Read More


Registration not valid, essential customary rituals essential for Hindu marriage, says Gujarat High Court

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- In a significant ruling on the legal validity of Hindu marriages, the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday clarified that simply registering a marriage is not enough if the essential... Read More


Former UCO Bank branch head arrested in Rs 3.25 crore loan fraud

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Odisha, arrested former UCO Bank branch head Siba Kumar Das in connection with an alleged bank fraud involving Rs 3.25 crore. Das, who previous... Read More


Gold prices fall sharply, yet buyers stay away: what's behind the drop in demand?

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- Gold prices are falling steadily, but instead of attracting buyers, jewellery stores are witnessing an unexpected slowdown. In the past month alone, gold prices have dropped by ... Read More


Thieves lock husband, thrash wife and loot gold worth over Rs 5L in Kendrapara

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- Two thieves reportedly broke into a house, confined the homeowner, physically assaulted his wife, and escaped with cash and gold ornaments valued at over Rs 5 lakh late on Tuesd... Read More


'She was too fat': Karnataka nurse strangled to death by husband after repeated abuse over body shaming

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- What began as a new chapter in a young woman's life allegedly turned into months of humiliation, abuse, and violence, ending in a tragic death. A 29-year-old staff nurse was str... Read More


Love, sex, dhokha! Odisha postman 'rapes' married woman at gunpoint, threatens to kill her husband

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- A married woman from the Koida block in Odisha's Sundargarh district, levelled serious allegations against a postman of forcing her into a physical relationship at gunpoint. The... Read More


Two VIMSAR 'crorepati' officials arrested by Odisha Vigilance

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- Two employees of the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in Burla of Sambalpur district were arrested by the Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday in separate d... Read More