Bhubaneswar: A high-level delegation from Japan’s Tottori Prefecture, led by its Governor Shinji Hirai, is scheduled to visit Odisha from November 10 to 12, said the Industries Department on Thursday.The visit will focus on expanding business partnerships, strengthening institutional cooperation and building closer connections in skill development, entrepreneurship, education, culture and tourism.The visit comes at…

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has intensified its food safety enforcement drive ahead of Diwali, destroying 103 kg of stale sweets, collecting Rs 15,000 in fines and gathering nine food samples for laboratory testing during inspections at sweet shops across the city.The drive covered Sailashree Vihar, Damana Square and Infocity, where Food Safety officials…

SUBARNAPUR — Three accused have been caught and tried in a road robbery and dacoity incident. The incident revealed that on Sunday, 01.11.2026, at around 11.00 am, two persons from Pandakimal village under Tarbha police station in Subarnapur district – (1) Dharmendra Pradhan (24), son of late Bira Pradhan and (2) Akash Bishi (24), son…

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal on Thursday filed a police complaint against Aska MLA Saroj Padhi, accusing him of misbehaving with Ganjam Zilla Parishad Chief Development Officer-cum-EO Samir Jena, IAS, over distribution of relief materials.The complaint was lodged at Aska Police Station by a delegation led by Ganjam District Youth BJD President Nachiketa Swain.As per…

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday welcomed the Union Cabinet’s approval of a Rs 14,500-crore viability gap funding (VGF) scheme for grid-scale energy storage projects, saying it would strengthen renewable energy infrastructure and ensure round-the-clock power supply.The announcement comes a day after Odisha secured investment proposals worth Rs 1.17 lakh crore for clean…

Odisha Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj has instructed seven state-run universities to expedite the renewal of their National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation.The institutions directed to speed up the process include Vikram Deb University, Rajendra University, Dharanidhar University, Madhusudan Law University, and Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya, among others. Minister Suraj assured that the state…

Sambalpur, Nov 5: In a dramatic anti-corruption operation, Odisha Vigilance arrested a Sub-Inspector (SI) of Mahulpali Police Station in Kuchinda subdivision of Sambalpur district while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 to settle an assault case.The accused officer, identified as Sujit Kumar Mahanta, reportedly attempted to escape after spotting the Vigilance team. He ran through…