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Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJP Wednesday asked the Odisha government to make the judicial commission reports on the murder of VHP leader Swami Laxamananda Saraswati public and hand over the case to the CBI for a detailed probe. The demand was made by senior BJP lawmaker and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP Wednesday demanded a CBI inquiry into the murder of senior VHP leader Laxamanananda Saraswati in Kandhamal in August 2008. Senior BJP leader and leader of Opposition Jayanarayan Mishra told during a press conference here that the Odisha government should ask for a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik December 29, 2023 launched the third phase of the state’s flagship free health coverage scheme – Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY). While launching the ‘BSKY Nabin Card’, Patnaik said that families left out in the first two phases of...

Bhubaneswar: Another man who was seriously injured in December 29 explosion at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, died Wednesday, the police said. With the death of Sritam Sahu (23) who hailed from Delang village in Puri district, the toll in the blast rose to two....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday approved a hike in the stipend amount for students of nursing, pharmacy other related categories, officials said. The move followed a request by the students in this regard, they said. Students of Diploma in Pharmacy students will now...

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: A total of 511 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been reported in the country so far with one recorded in Odisha and the maximum in Karnataka, official sources said Wednesday. They said 199 cases have been reported from Karnataka, 148 from...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday instructed officials of all concerned departments to coordinate with the Odia Language, Literature and Culture department to make the ‘Biswa Odia Bhasha Sammilani’ (World Odia Language Conference), 2024 a ‘grand success.’ First of its kind, the Biswa Odia Bhasha...

Bhubaneswar: To ensure responsible behaviour among students, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has made it mandatory for students to sign an anti-drug declaration form. A notification in this regard was issued by the government, Tuesday. Henceforth, the students will have to sign the...

Bhubaneswar: Gobinda Gaipai, a 24-year-old from Sukinda block of Jajpur district, has dedicated himself to initiate behavioral and social change through ‘Nukkad Natak.’ With his team of 10, he has traveled to over 150 panchayats of the state to educate the people and raise awareness...

Bhubaneswar: Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Bargarh district and the Khinda village, birthplace of legendary freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai, in Sambalpur district, have been brought under the Union government’s Swadesh Darshan (SD) scheme to enable their development as tourist destinations. The two sites, popular tourist...