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The 41st council meeting of the Kataka Municipal Corporation (KMC), chaired by Mayor Subash Singh, turned heated on Friday as corporators raised strong objections over the alleged improper utilisation of funds under the Chief Minister’s Urban Development Scheme and persistent basic infrastructure failures across the city. Nearly ₹66 crore had been allocated under the scheme [...

A single positive case has brought COVID-19 back into the spotlight in Odisha’s capital. On Thursday, a 50-year-old resident of the Baramunda area in Bhubaneswar tested positive for the virus at a private hospital, marking the first reported infection in the city in recent months. The man had been admitted to the private facility due […]

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The flood situation in Odisha remains critical as continuous rainfall in the upper catchments has kept river levels rising, even as the first wave of floodwaters has yet to fully recede. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Rajesh Prabhakar Patil informed on Friday that 52 blocks in six districts are currently under the grip of floods, affecting […]

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In a decisive move to ensure no eligible beneficiary is left behind, the Odisha government has directed all district collectors to immediately clear a massive backlog of pending applications under the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana. Suresh Kumar Vashishth, Principal Secretary of the Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department, has issued a strongly […]<...

Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg today visited the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department at Lok Seva Bhawan and conducted a comprehensive review of its ongoing programmes and progress. She interacted with senior departmental officers as well as field-level functionaries from districts and blocks who joined virtually. Highlighting the critical role of the department in [...