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Cuttack: President Droupadi Murmu Friday asserted that development can take place only when peace prevails, and said many religious institutions are working to spread spiritual consciousness in the country. Murmu, while attending the golden jubilee celebrations of ‘Brahma Kumaris' held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor...

Bhubaneswar: With the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) estimating a decline of about 25 per cent in leopard numbers in only four years, the Odisha government Friday said it would conduct a survey to ascertain the animal count from May. The NTCA report on the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday inaugurated a "state-of-the-art" bus terminal at Baramunda in the state capital. The Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bus Terminal, built over 17.32 acres of land by the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), is situated at the same place where the old...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday virtually inaugurated nine industrial projects and laid the foundation stone of 23 others, officials said. The Rs6,992.94 crore worth projects, spread over 14 districts, are likely to provide employment to 24,508 people, they said. “Our industrial portfolio is...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered the “highest-ever” collection of gross GST of Rs5,135.81 crore during February, an official said Friday. The state's gross GST collection was Rs4,519.35 crore in February 2023. Odisha's state GST collection stood at Rs2,295.41 crore during February against Rs1,673.96 crore in the corresponding...

Bhubaneswar: Youth Congress supporters hurled tomatoes and eggs at Odisha police after they were prevented from marching towards Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's residence during a protest rally against 'unemployment' and 'corruption' in Bhubaneswar Friday. Led by their national president BV Srinivas, hundreds of youth Congress...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 1,152 new lecturers, officers and other staff joined various departments of the Odisha government Friday in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. Of them, 997 are lecturers in non-government-aided colleges, 57 inspectors of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday announced a hike in the remuneration of temporary teachers and regularisation of the services of those who passed the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET). Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced in this regard, a statement issued by the Chief Ministers Office...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) vice-president Rajat Choudhury has resigned from the primary membership of the party with immediate effect. Choudhury sent his resignation letter to OPCC president Sarat Pattanayak. “With a heavy heart, I am submitting my resignation with immediate effect. I am...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Warehousing Corporation (OSWC) provided one 10-seater e-vehicle for Rs 11.90 lakh to the Capital Hospital here out of its CSR fund in an event held in the hospital campus, Thursday. Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Minister of FS&CW, Cooperation, and Higher Education, presented...