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What are the challenges behind running a cancer hospital in Odisha? Among many challenges that the healthcare industry is facing, regulations and access to finance are the most prominent ones. Access to finance is important for entrepreneurs in general, but even more so in healthcare...

Bhubaneswar: The body of a woman was fished out of Bindu Sagar tank, under Lingaraj Police Station limits here, Friday. The deceased was identified as Trupti Das, 53, a resident of IRC village in Nayapalli. The deceased’s family members reportedly told the police that she...

Bhubaneswar: Milk Mantra Dairy Private Limited will now look after the marketing and sales of women self-help groups’ (WSHGs’) Millet Shakti products on online platforms in the state. A memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed Friday by Milk Mantra Dairy Private Limited with Radharani WSHG...

Bhubaneswar: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Friday announced the sanction of two new railway line projects for Odisha. East Coast Railway(ECoR) sources said these two projects were demanded by the public for a long time. One of the projects is Digha-Jaleswar (Chandaneswar-Jaleswar, a 42 km...

Bhubaneswar: In a historic move, the Odisha Government under the “Mo Jungle Jami Yojana (MJJM) Friday awarded habitat rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) to 32 villages of Paudi Bhuyan Community in Deogarh district. Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena handed over the Habitat...

Bhubaneswar: In a major decision, the Odisha Government has decided to transfer the land of Bargarh Sugar factory to IDCO for setting up industries in the future. Official sources here on Friday said the IDCO will purchase the land in two phases. The crushing operation...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections, the Congress Friday unveiled its manifesto and a 10-point guarantee card, promising several key initiatives for people of the state. The party released its manifesto and guarantee card in the presence of AICC Odisha in-charge...

Bhubaneswar: Actor turned politician Arindam Roy Friday joined BJP hours after resigning from the primary membership and general secretary post of Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Roy, who is also a close relative of BJD organising secretary PP Das, joined the saffron party hours...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD vice-president and former MP Prasanna Acharya sustained serious injuries when his car collided head-on with a truck in Odisha's Sambalpur district in the early hours of Friday, police said. The accident took place at around 1 am near Baladih in Rairakhol when...