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Bhubaneswar: Scores of special education teacher aspirants from different parts of Odisha Friday demonstrated at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar demanding appointment as regular teachers. Holding placards, the aspirants – who are members of 'Odisha Special Educator Federation for Divyang' (OSEFD) -- sold different food items...

Bhubaneswar: MLA Premananda Nayak, who represents Telkoi constituency in Keonjahr district, has resigned from primary membership of Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Nayak informed that he had sent his resignation letter to BJD Supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and the party's organisational secretary through e-mail...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 960 people from six districts of Odisha boarded a special train here to visit to Tirupati and Vellore as part of the state government's pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens, an official said. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday flagged off the...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 60 migrant labourers from Odisha died in other states across the country in the last six years, Labour Minister Sarada Prasad Nayak said Thursday while answering a question posed by BJP leader Kusum Tete in the Assembly. Nayak also informed the...

Bhubaneswar: To combat the threat of intestinal worms among children and women, the Department of Health and Family Welfare will deworm 12 million children and women across the state during National Deworming Day (NDD). The first round of deworming will take place February 10 and...

Bhubaneswar: Excise department sleuths Thursday claimed to have busted an interstate drug syndicate by arresting five men and seized 30 kg of marijuana from their possession. The accused, all from Bihar, had plans to escape to their state by train when the police intercepted them...

Bhubaneswar: The International Theatre Festival of India, also known as Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM), organised by the National School of Drama (NSD) - New Delhi, kicked off here at Rabindra Mandap with the Hindi play Taj Mahal Ka Tender. Written by Ajay Shukla and directed...

Bhubaneswar: Arresting the free-fall after a hat-trick of defeats will be the top-most agenda of Indian women's hockey team as it gears up to face the United States in its fourth FIH Pro League 2023-24 clash here Friday. Having failed to qualify for the Paris...

Bhubaneswar: Noting that Odisha has now become more than a 100 billion dollar economy, Odisha Finance Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha Thursday presented an interim budget of Rs 1.18 lakh crore for the first four months of the 2024-25 fiscal in the assembly. The state government...