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Bhubaneswar, July 20: The 15-year-old girl, who was set ablaze by a group of youths in Balanga area of Puri district, was airlifted from AIIMS-Bhubaneswar to AIIMS-New Delhi on Sunday for advanced medical treatment. The girl has suffered 70-75% burn injuries when a group of three youths abducted her from the road and set her […]
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Bhubaneswar, July 20: In a major step towards strengthening citizen-centric urban governance, the Housing and Urban Development (H& UD) Department has announced a five-day long “Dedicated Special Drive” for the resolution of all pending grievances in all the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across the State will begin from Monday. The five-day drive, scheduled from 21st […]
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Bhubaneswar, July 19: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will hold a two-day Camp Sitting at Bhubaneswar July 21 and 22 to hear the cases of alleged human rights violations. NHRC Chairperson, Justice (Retd) V. Ramasubramanian, Members, Justice (Retd) (Dr.) Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, Vijaya Bharathi Sayani and Priyank Kanoongo will hear the cases from 10 […]
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Bhubaneswar, July 19: Little seems to have changed on the ground for women and their safety in the State India after self-immolation of a college student in Balasore. A 15-year-old girl was set on fire by three miscreants in Bayabar village under Balanga police station of Puri district on Saturday morning, leaving her in critical […]
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New Delhi, July 9: Odisha has been recognised as the best State for agriculture and has been conferred with the Agriculture Leadership Award instituted by the Agriculture Today Group. Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo, who hilds the Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment portfolio, received the award at the 16th Agriculture Leadership Conclave organised by the […]
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Bhubaneswar, July 9: In a strong sign of growing confidence in Odisha’s public transport ecosystem, recent data reveals that 57.44% of total users on the Odisha Yatri platform between October 2024 and July 2025 were women. Of the 2.57 lakh passengers who used the platform, more than 1.48 lakh were female users—a remarkable indicator of […]
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Puri, June 25: As the pilgrim city of Puri prepares to host the grand Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Parmeshwar Funkwal on Wednesday inspected the Puri Railway Station to reviewed the comprehensive arrangements made to manage the influx of devotees. The inspection emphasized passenger comfort, crowd management, infrastructure readiness […]
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Bhubaneswar, June 24, 2025: With an aim to offer real-time, reliable, and accessible railway services to lakhs of pilgrims attending the grand Rath Yatra 2025 in Puri, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched a dedicated mobile application named ‘ECoR Yatra’. This Android-based mobile app is now available on the Google Play Store and provides […]
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Bhubaneswar/Berhampur, June 17, 2025: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognizance of the shocking gang-rape of a 20-year-old student at Gopalpur beach in Ganjam district and directed the DGP YB Khurania to submit an action-taken report within three days. “Honb’le Chairperson Smt. Vijay Rahatkar has written to the DGP, Odisha directing […]
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Bhubaneswar, June 16, 2025: In a major boost to the state’s economy, the 41st High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday approved as many as eight transformative industrial projects worth Rs 1,51,239.50 crore, with the potential to create over 60,200 job opportunities. The projects, spread across six districts […]
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