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Thursday , 15 October 2026

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Mahanadi Water Dispute

Mahanadi Water Dispute: What Odisha Must Secure in a Deal with Chhattisgarh

As Odisha and Chhattisgarh explore a settlement after years of legal proceedings, the stakes extend from Hirakud reservoir and dry-season river flows to...

Odisha Land Settlement: Government Letter on Collectors’ Powers Under Review

Odisha Land Settlement: Government Letter on Collectors’ Powers Under Review

The Odisha government has issued a communication concerning the powers of district Collectors in the settlement of government land, according to an entry...

Cuttack Administration Issues e-Despatch Transparency Letter to Tangi-Choudwar Tahasil

Cuttack Administration Issues e-Despatch Transparency Letter to Tangi-Choudwar Tahasil

Cuttack, October 13: The Cuttack district administration has issued a letter concerning the adoption of the public mode in Odisha’s e-Despatch system at...

Braj Mohan Ram Appointed Odisha Governor: From Bihar MLA to Three-Time MP

Braj Mohan Ram Appointed Odisha Governor: From Bihar MLA to Three-Time MP

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu has appointed former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian Braj Mohan Ram as the new Governor of Odisha, succeeding Hari...

Odisha Leads PMAY-U 2.0 House Completions, Wins National Award for Housing Reforms

Odisha Leads PMAY-U 2.0 House Completions, Wins National Award for Housing Reforms

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has received national recognition for its performance under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0, with the state securing the top...

Odisha IAS Reshuffle

Odisha’s IAS Reshuffle: What the New Postings Mean for Governance and Public Services

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has assigned new responsibilities to officers recently promoted from the Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) to the Indian Administrative Service...

ABADHA Projects

Puri Development: Odisha Government Approves Additional ₹100.83 Crore for ABADHA Projects

Puri: Odisha has approved an additional ₹100.83 crore for infrastructure and heritage projects in Puri, taking their combined estimated cost from ₹557.19 crore...

Odisha’s Shishu Vatika

Odisha’s Shishu Vatika Has Thousands of Young Learners. Who Will Teach Them?

Odisha has taken steps to bring pre-primary education into government schools, but a key question remains over who will provide dedicated classroom teaching...

Man-Hours

‘Man-Hours’, Not Manpower: Odisha’s New Outsourcing Policy – What It Means for Existing Jobs and Workers

BHUBANESWAR: A new Odisha government policy on outsourcing has changed the way departments will engage workers through private service providers, with the Finance...

Junior Teachers

Odisha Regularises 13,000+ Junior Teachers From January 1: What Changes For Teachers

More than 13,000 junior teachers appointed on a schematic basis during the 2023-24 recruitment cycle have received a fresh regularisation order from the...