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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday approved the Food and Procurement Policy for Kharif Marketing Season (KMS), 2022-23 and set a target to procure 71 lakh metric tonne (LMT) of paddy. The policy was approved at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The...

Baripada: Police Friday arrested seven persons on the charge of killing a 33-year-old tribal man suspecting him of practising black magic in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, an officer said. Baripada, Sub-Divisional-Police Officer (SDPO), Prakash James Toppo at a press meet said that the deceased was identified...

Bhubaneswar: Intensifying his attack against the 22-year-old Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha, BJP president JP Nadda on Friday called upon party workers to ensure that the state becomes “BJD mukt” (BJD free). He also accused the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) dispensation of re-branding central schemes...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday said that road safety is a high priority area for his government and the state has adopted a four-fold strategy to make the roads safer -- by enforcement, education improvement in road engineering and emergency care. He said this...

Bhubaneswar: Administrative departments in Odisha would be able to re-engage retired employees up to 50 per cent of entry-level vacancies without seeking permission from the Finance department. A government circular issued Thursday said the departments would, however,   require the approval of the Finance department if...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,34,090 Friday as 203 more people, including 20 children, tested positive for the infection, a health department bulletin said. The state had recorded 180 infections Friday. The COVID-19 death toll rose to 9,193 as a 77-year-old man succumbed to...

Bhubaneswar: Indicating that the opposition BJP is likely to make the Shree Jagannath Temple ‘Ratna Bhandar' an issue in the next election in Odisha, the saffron party president J P Nadda visited the shrine Friday and enquired about the location of the deity's treasury. Nadda,...

Joda/Champua: Land of some tribals has been acquired for Kanpur major irrigation project at Kainta village under Champua tehsil in Keonjhar. But for the last 10 years, the land losers have been complaining that they have not yet received their compensation. “Though we have been...

Chhatrapur: Chhatrapur block in Ganjam district has lagged behind other blocks in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). The fact came to the fore during a recent public hearing on execution of National Food Security act (NFSA) and MGNREGS...

Amarpali: Both the state and Central governments have executed a host of schemes for welfare of farmers. The state is implementing KALIA while the centre has Pradhan Mantri Kisan Yojana. But over 15,000 eligible farmers are still deprived of the benefits of the schemes in...