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Five-year delay ends: Odisha revives long-pending strategic oil reserve project at Chandikhol

Bhubaneswar, July 8 -- Odishagovernment is accelerating work on its long-delayed 4 million tonne strategic crude oil reserve (SPR) at Chandikhol. The project was approved by the Cabinet in 2021 but re... Read More


Adani's Rs 800 Cr project takes Bhubaneswar's data centre investment past Rs 1,000 Cr

Bhubaneswar, July 8 -- Following the recent rollout of the Odisha State Data Policy (OSDP) 2026, the state government approved Rs 266.48 crore to establish State Data Centre 2.0 (SDC 2.0). Additional ... Read More


'Samosa Railway Station': Loco-pilot stopped train for 'samosa'; viral video sparks outrage

Bhubaneswar, July 8 -- A formal investigation was launched by railway authorities after a viral video surfaced online showing an Indore-Mhow DEMU train reportedly being halted so the driver could purc... Read More


Odisha Vigilance raids properties, office of Kendrapara Forest Ranger over DA case

Bhubaneswar, July 8 -- OdishaVigilance department launched raids at four locations on Wednesday following allegations that a local forest official accumulated wealth far beyond his known sources of in... Read More


Ignorance of pending criminal cases cannot justify dismissal: Orissa High Court

Bhubaneswar, July 7 -- A Division Bench of the Orissa High Court ruled that an employee cannot be dismissed for failing to disclose criminal cases if they had no prior knowledge of the legal proceedin... Read More


Broken bridge leaves wedding in limbo as swollen canal cuts off village in Odisha's Bargarh

Bhubaneswar, July 7 -- Continuous rainfall over the past two days has cut off Baghpada village under Saraspali in the Bheden block of Bargarh district in Odisha. The situation also reportedly caused s... Read More


Deleted names can be restored before Odisha's final electoral roll: BJP's Manmohan Samal

Bhubaneswar, July 7 -- Rajya Sabha MP and Odisha BJP President Manmohan Samal addressed concerns regarding the removal of more than 20 lakh names from the state's draft electoral roll on Monday. Speak... Read More


8th Pay Commission meeting in Odisha before releasing salary hike recommendations

Bhubaneswar, July 7 -- Entering its eighth month of deliberations, the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) has intensified its state-level consultations to reform the salary and pension structure. Chaire... Read More


Odisha headmaster detained over sexual harassment complaint by lady teacher

Bhubaneswar, July 7 -- A school headmaster was detained on Monday by police following serious allegations of physical, mental, and sexual harassment levelled against him by a female teacher at the sam... Read More


Over 300 Odisha tribal and Dalit farmers duped of more than Rs 3 Cr

Bhubaneswar, July 7 -- A 41-year-old man from Ganjam was arrested on Sunday night in the R Udayagiri area of Gajapati district for allegedly cheating around 300 farmers out of more than Rs 3 crore. T... Read More