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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to form a state advisory council for improving quality of education in the state. Informing the State Assembly during an adjournment motion brought by the BJP on the issue of primary education…

Bhubaneswar: The venue of the Independence Day parade in Bhubaneswar is most likely to be shifted to another area of the city. It has been traditionally held on Mahatma Gandhi Marg till now. This year, however, the parade will likely be…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday praised Odisha police for their initiatives against child sexual abuse. “I hope such noble initiatives by Odisha police will continue in future in the next phase of Paree Campaign to…

New Delhi: The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal on Saturday concluded the hearing on the interim application by the Odisha government on water sharing. The Tribunal also deferred the counter application by the Chhattisgarh government to…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to set up four more planetariums, Science and Technology Minister Ashok Panda informed the Assembly on Saturday. Panda said the new planetariums will come up at Gopalpur (Ganjam), Rayagada,…

Talcher: Odisha and six other states will face acute power crisis very soon. This is because power generation from two NTPC thermal plants has come down to a record low due to shortage of coal. Sources said a 10-day-long strike by mine…

Bhubaneswar: Two wanted criminals were injured in an encounter with police on the outskirts of the city early on Saturday. The encounter at Bhuinchua near Balianta came amid intensified police patrolling and drives in the wake of a series…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep shock at the death of National Bravery Award winner Situ Mallick (16) in a tragic road accident in Kendrapara. The Class X student and his cousin Bapu Mallick were killed when a…

Bhubaneswar: Collectors of  Malakangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Nuapada have been asked to keep administrative machinery prepared to meet any possible situation that may arise in the event of extremely/very heavy rainfall. The…

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has cancelled some local passengers and one inter-city express train for a day due to safety-related modernisation work between Kalupadaghat-Kuhuri-Gangadharpur railway stations on August 4.…