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BDA Launches Major Eviction Drive In Shampur Mouza, Reclaims Eight Acres Of Govt Land

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) carried out a massive eviction operation in Shampur mouza under Bharatpur police station limits on Thursday.Under the direct supervision of BDA Vice-Chairman Chanchal Rana and led by Joint Commissioner Ranjan Kumar Jena, the drive saw the deployment of six JCB machines that demolished 187 unauthorized houses, including 31 under-construction…

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No Blackouts This Summer! Odisha Deputy CM Ensures Zero Power Disruptions

As temperatures soar across Odisha, the state government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure residents enjoy reliable electricity even during the peak summer months.Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Energy, Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, on Friday, chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the Energy Department’s preparedness for the summer season. He issued clear…

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Constitution Amendment bill to tweak women quota fails Lok Sabha test as NDA falls short of 2/3rd majority

New Delhi, 17/4: The Constitution Amendment Bill to tweak women quota law was defeated in Lok Sabha after division of votes, having not managed a two-third majority of 360 votes in its favour The NDA government managed 298 votes in support of the Bill whereas the Opposition pooled in 230 votes against the Bill.

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Amit Shah slams Oppn for ‘North vs South’ narrative over delimitation issue

New Delhi, 17/4: Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday urged opposition to support delimitation in the Lok Sabha. He stated that delimitation will lead to rationalisation of voters in every constituency.   He also attacked the Opposition for saying southern states will suffer over delimitation, saying “Let me make this clear once again the southern…

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Strait of Hormuz open for vessels till ceasefire: Iran announces

Tehran, 17/4: Iran’s foreign minister has said that the passage ⁠for all ‌commercial ​vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared ​completely ⁠open for the remaining period of ceasefire, in ⁠line ‌with the ceasefire in ‌Lebanon. The passage ⁠of vessels through the ‌strait ‌will be on ‌the coordinated ‌route as already announced by Ports ⁠and…

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AWCs, Schools and Colleges to remain closed for severe heatwave conditions, check details

All Anganwadi Centres (AWCs), schools, colleges and Technical Institutions, etc will remain closed in Balangir district in view of severe heatwave conditions. Balangir: All Anganwadi Centres (AWCs), schools, colleges and Technical Institutions, etc will remain closed in Balangir district in view of severe heatwave conditions.According to an order issued by the district Collector, the AWCs,…

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Odisha Now Maoist-Free, Says DGP Y.B. Khurania

Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police Y.B. Khurania has said today Odisha a Maoist-free state.Addressing the media, DGP Khurania said that sustained anti-Maoist operations and a series of surrenders by extremists have successfully eliminated Left Wing Extremism activities from Odisha.“We have not yet withdrawn the police camps in the Maoist-dominated areas. We can now say that…

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TPCODL Ensures reliable Power Supply, Successfully meets 2000 MW Demand During Heatwave Alert

Bhubaneswar, April 16, 2026: TPCODL (TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited) has Successfully met a peak power demand of2000 MW across its distribution areas of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Paradeep, and Dhenkanal on April 13, 2026 — the highestdemand recorded so far this season amid rising temperatures and prevailing heatwave conditions in Odisha.This comes at a time when…

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Karnataka govt to strictly implement paid menstrual leave policy after High Court directive

Bangalore, 17/4:The Karnataka government will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy across all sectors at the earliest, Labour Minister Santosh Lad said on Thursday. The statement came after the Karnataka High Court recently directed the state government to “strictly and faithfully” implement the menstrual leave policy, pending formal enactment of the proposed legislation

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