Governance

Bhubaneswar: Hearing in the Supreme Court on the appointment of Odisha’s next Director General of Police (DGP) remained incomplete on Tuesday and is set to continue on Wednesday. PIL challenging the process adopted by the Odisha…
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Bhubaneswar: A draft audit report has flagged a major discrepancy in Odisha's construction workers' welfare system, finding that 2,487 workers who were recorded as dead under the State's Nirman Shramik Kalyan Yojana continued to receive…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Housing and Urban Development Department (H&UD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the State Bank of India (SBI), through its payment aggregator service SBIePay, to strengthen digital payment…
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Bhubaneswar: The Centre has accepted the resignation of Odisha cadre IPS officer Jagmohan Meena, who was serving as the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in Bhubaneswar. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Home…
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Bhubaneswar: A month-long drive was launched in Odisha on Tuesday to inspect fire-safety arrangements in major public and commercial buildings, including shopping malls, hospitals and educational institutions. The special fire-safety…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s World Skill Center (WSC) has been hailed by policy think tank NITI Aayog as a model for overhauling the skilling ecosystem in the country. In a significant development, NITI Aayog has cited WSC in its report…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi used a helicopter and aircraft for 119 trips between July 2024 and October 2025, according to information obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act by social activist Prakash…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has taken serious note of allegations of financial irregularities and misuse of government funds in Bhubaneswar R&B Division-I. Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan has directed the department to…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha has secured investment proposals worth Rs 2.43 lakh crore with employment potential of 6.18 lakh during the three-day investor outreach in UAE. Through the investor outreach in UAE, Odisha intensified its global…
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Bhubaneswar: The Union government is implementing the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) 3.0 from April 2026 to March 2031, with an outlay of Rs 565.50 crore, to build a unified, GIS-enabled and citizen-centric…
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