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Bhubaneswar: Surpassing previous records, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Saturday rolled out a Budget allocation of Rs1,027 crore for 2024- 25 fiscal, exceeding limits of Rs1,000 crore threshold for the very first time. The allocation marks a 48 per cent increase from the previous year’s...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar Saturday here said the poll panel will act in accordance with the directives of the Supreme Court regarding the electoral bonds scheme. Speaking to reporters, Kumar said the commission always works on the basis of transparency in information flow...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday increased the monthly remuneration of cooks and helpers preparing mid-day meals in schools from Rs 1,400 to Rs 2,000. The decision will benefit 1.10 lakh cooks and helpers working in 55,000 schools, a CMO release said, adding Rs...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar Saturday called upon all collectors and superintendents of police of Odisha to maintain "absolute impartiality", transparency, remain equally accessible to all political parties and ensure a level playing field for all during the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday laid the foundation stone for the Rs3,000 crore Welspun Group's Integrated Textiles Manufacturing Facility and Warehousing Complex at Choudwar in Cuttack district. The proposed complex is expected to create employment for over 10,000 people in and around Choudwar...

Bhubaneswar: Protesting veterinary doctors in Odisha Saturday put their strike on hold following negotiations with the government. After nearly a month-long strike, the agitating veterinary doctors staged a dharna in front of the Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services. Later, a meeting took place...

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned senior BJD MLA and former Odisha minister Prafulla Samal and his son over an alleged money laundering case, sources said Saturday. The probe agency has issued summons to Samal and his son Prayaskanti in connection with Barapada Engineering...

With Odisha Cabinet clearing the implementation of NUA-O Scholarship Scheme, nearly six lakh students studying in Under-graduate (UG) and Post-graduate (PG) courses in state universities and colleges are expected to benefit. A notification issued by the state government informed that the Higher Education Department has...

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJD MLA Prafulla Samal's son along with some others were allegedly involved in misappropriation of funds worth crores of an educational society, the Enforcement Directorate said Saturday. Ten locations in Bhadrak and Bhubaneswar were searched by the central agency February 15...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cabinet has approved creation of as many as 7,142 Accountant-cum-Data Entry Operator posts in the state. The decision was taken during the Cabinet meeting that took place Friday. “7,142 Accountant-cum-Data Entry Operators – Accountant cum-DEO— will work under the administrative control of the...