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Kuntala Mallick, a woman elected as Sarpanch in Bayangdihi Panchayat, Odisha, lost her position due to her inability to read or write in Odia. This followed a legal challenge by her rival Bharati Behera.

Odisha's Housing and Urban Development Minister, Krushnachandra Mohapatra, announced the continuation of the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Metro Rail Project.

Odisha's Deputy CM Pravati Parida urged media to avoid telecasting confusing news about Subhadra Yojana, a scheme still in the draft stage, promising Rs 50,000 to women within 100 days.

As Rath Yatra, ‘Nabajouban Darshan’ and ‘Netra Utsav’ are falling on the same day, the SJTA has taken the decision to not allow devotees to have ‘Nabajouban Darshan’.

The matter came to the fore when a woman depositor came to the Kumajharia branch post office to withdraw money from her account. However, she couldn’t withdraw money and didn’t get any satisfactory answer from the postmaster.

Alternative arrangements like overbridges and approach roads will be constructed instead of keeping red lights at the traffic posts. Following this, commuters may not have to wait for hours in the traffic.

The Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar has issued ‘Yellow Warning’ for heavy rainfall activities in several districts of the State. 

More than 20 labourers were engaged in the demolition work by locking the quarters from outside and nobody was allowed inside it. 

In Koraput district, Padua police station facilitated the marriage of Rabindra Chalan and Manjula Hantal after resolving a complaint by convincing both families. This rare police intervention turned the station into a marriage venue, earning local praise.

The Odisha government announced plans to introduce bus services connecting the state to key religious destinations like Ayodhya, Tirupati, and Varanasi. Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena highlighted new routes from cities such as Puri and Bhubaneswar, and the introduction of eco-friendly EV buses under the PM-eBus Sewa initiative.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi claimed an assassination attempt was made against him during the previous BJD government's tenure. He stated this at a public meeting in Keonjhar, emphasizing his reliance on divine protection and public support. Majhi also discussed local development plans and welfare schemes, including increased MSP for paddy and financial aid under the Subhadra Yojana.

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As per the timetable fixed in the Chhatisha Nijog meeting, on July 7, after Gajapatai Maharaja Dibyasingha Deba’s ‘chhera panhara’ ritual at 4 PM, the ‘charamala phita’ will be held at 4.30 PM and then the chariot pulling will begin at 5 PM. 

OSAA seeks the Chief Minister's intervention in illegal land acquisition in Bhubaneswar.

Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) acquired 10 acres in Bhubaneswar at a significantly reduced price, raising concerns about potential governmental favoritism and irregularities in the transaction process.