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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday laid the foundation stone for Odisha's maiden 'Adivasi Bhawan' at Gothapatana here. Estimated to be constructed at an approximate cost of Rs 100 crore, the facility will serve as a versatile centre for deliberation, meetings, conferences, and the showcasing...

Bhubaneswar: Although there was no formal announcement regarding a pre-poll alliance between the ruling BJD and the Opposition BJP in Odisha, leaders from both parties Wednesday hinted towards a mutual tie-up before the Lok Sabha and assembly elections. While BJD leaders held a marathon meeting...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Congress Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of falsely claiming credit for establishing the Indian Oil refinery at Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district. Addressing a press conference, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Sarat Pattanayak and former chief Prasad Harichandan asserted that the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday launched a health scheme - the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) Nabin Card - for people of the rural areas of the state. Launching the BSKY Nabin Card, Patnaik said that people living in villages, except regular government...

New Delhi: Former Union minister Srikant Jena returned to the Congress Wednesday and asserted that the INDIA bloc will defeat the BJP-BJD's ‘unholy alliance’ in Odisha. Jena had been expelled by the Congress in 2019 for alleged anti-party activities. At a press conference at the...

Bhubaneswar: Former CMD of Nalco Tapan Kumar Chand and five other ex-servicemen Wednesday joined the opposition BJP in Odisha ahead of the Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections. Bharatiya Janata Party's Odisha unit president Manmohan Samal greeted Chand and others who joined the saffron party...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the upcoming elections, BJD supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday called senior members of the party for an important meeting at Naveen Niwas at 3:30pm, a source said. However, the agenda of the meeting is not clear. The source further...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to recruit 10,000 more junior teachers (schematic) to fill up the vacancies in primary and upper-primary schools in Odisha, I&PR Department informed. The department said that the recruitment process will begin after the conclusion of ongoing junior teacher recruitment advertised...

The two-wheeler market in India is on a roll riding on the back of rural sales growth. Are you also witnessing this surge in sales in the Odisha market? It is a known fact that a big share of two-wheeler sales comes from the rural...

Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the revamped citizen-centric website of the party on the occasion of the birth anniversary of legendary leader and former Odisha CM Biju Patnaik, Tuesday. The website (bjdodisha.org.in) showcases multiple pillars of 5T-led transformation across sectors such...