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New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday defended the stiff penalties for traffic violations by referring to the case of an auto rickshaw driver in Odisha being fined Rs 47,500. “There was this case of an auto rickshaw driver,…

Cuttack: Director General of Police (DGP) BK Sharma held a video conferencing with the SPs of seven coastal districts to review maritime security in Odisha. The review came a day ahead of a scheduled meeting between the Union cabinet…

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued heavy to very heavy rainfall warning for nine districts of Odisha. “The low-pressure area has formed over the north-west Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha and Singapore governments have expressed satisfaction over the progress of a joint skill development project in the state. At a high level meeting in Singapore on Tuesday, Odisha's Skill Development and Technical…

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued heavy to very heavy rainfall warning for Odisha in the next 12 hours. The national weather agency in a special afternoon bulletin said that the state will receive…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will receive heavy rainfall for three days from the next 12 hours, India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned on Monday. A special IMD bulletin said a low-pressure area has formed over the north-west Bay of Bengal and…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha received an average rainfall of 443.3 mm in August as against the long term average (LTA) of 356.0 mm, registering a surplus of 24.5% during the month. Among the 30 districts, Malkanagiri received the highest rainfall…

Bhubaneswar: Power consumers in Odisha are most likely to pay more for their electricity bills. The state-run Grid Corporation of Odisha (Gridco) has requested the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) to reconsider its decision…

Bhawanipatna: People in Odisha may not be aware about this fellow Odia from a nondescript village in Kalahandi district contesting the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students’ Union Elections slated for September 6. Jitendra Suna is the…

Bhubaneswar: Governor Ganeshi Lal on Thursday administered the oath of office and secretary to Balakrishna Mahapatra as the State Information Commissioner of Odisha at the Raj Bhawan here. Among others, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Chief…