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Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided to set up a baby feeding room inside the temple premises, creating a private and hygienic space for breastfeeding mothers. The facility is aimed at addressing the needs of women devotees who visit the shrine with infants. According to SJTA, the feeding room will be located…

Bhubaneswar: In an effort to tackle recurring waterlogging and prepare for the city’s rapid growth, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has initiated work on a comprehensive Drainage Master Plan that will serve as a blueprint up to 2050. The plan, reviewed at a high-level meeting on Thursday, focuses on long-term storm water management and urban…

Bhubaneswar: In a sweeping reform aimed at overhauling the state’s education system, the Odisha government on Thursday announced the merger of the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) and the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) into a single board. The decision, taken at a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has set an ambitious target for the Rural Development Department to construct 30,000 kilometres of roads and 500 bridges over the next five years, underscoring his government’s commitment to strengthening rural connectivity. The announcement came during a review meeting of the department’s programmes at Lok Seva Bhawan. Majhi…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today launched the Integrated Global Financial Technology Capability Hub under the BharatNetra initiative at an event held in Bhubaneswar. The hub, established in collaboration with the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) Singapore, National University of Singapore, and Asian Institute of Digital Finance, is being hailed as a transformative…

Bhubaneswar: “The next decade belongs to Urban Development, and we must dedicate ourselves to this mission with dignity and responsibility,” said Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, while addressing Engineers, MIS professionals, Accountants, and Team Leads of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and District Urban Development Agencies (DUDAs) during an orientation on the…

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to strengthen road safety under the Come Home Safe vision of Hon’ble Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, the Odisha Government has announced the expansion of the Zero Accident Day (ZAD) campaign to Keonjhar district—one of the state’s most accident-prone regions. The initiative assumes greater urgency as Keonjhar has been identified…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has unveiled a set of student-friendly initiatives aimed at easing access to education and reducing the financial burden on families. School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond on Thursday announced that all schoolchildren will be eligible for free bus travel in government-run buses and will receive textbooks at no cost. Students…

Bhubaneswar: The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment has issued a stern directive to officers promoted or transferred, instructing them to immediately join their assigned postings without delay. In a notification issued by Principal Secretary Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, the department expressed serious concern over delays in compliance with transfer and posting orders. The directive…