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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha assembly Wednesday passed four bills, including the land acquisition and resettlement one that will enable the government to exempt strategic and development projects from social impact assessments. The bills were passed when members of the opposition BJP and Congress walked out from...

Bhubaneswar: At least 137 labourers died and 132 others were injured in industrial accidents in different factories of Odisha in the last three years, a minister said Wednesday. A compensation amount of Rs 48.31 crore has been paid to the victims during this period, Labour...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly witnessed ruckus Wednesday over certain remarks of Leader of Opposition Jaynaraan Mishra against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Niranjan Pujari and Government Chief Whip Prashanta Kumar Muduli urged Speaker Pramila Mallik to expunge what Mishra said and ensure that it...

Bhubaneswar: SAI International School secured first rank for 2023-24 in a national survey of day-cum-boarding schools conducted by Education World in collaboration with Centre for Forecasting and Research, New Delhi. The City-based SAI International School secured first rank jointly with Emerald Heights International School of...

Bhubaneswar: Former BJD MP from Kalahandi district Arka Keshari Deo joined BJP along with his wife Malvika at a function in the state party office here Wednesday, said a source. BJP Odisha President Manmohan Samal, party Kalahandi MP Basant Kumar Panda and party MLA Pradeepta...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP moved a breach of privilege notice against Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the Assembly Wednesday for allegedly calling opposition parties “anti-people” in his "suo-moto" statement in the House September 25 and demanded an apology from him. Moving the privilege notice, Opposition...

Bhubaneswar: In the backdrop of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik rating the Narendra Modi government '8 out of 10', the state units of the BJP and Congress Wednesday gave the BJD dispensation 'zero' for being "neck-deep in corruption". Patnaik, during an event Sunday, had lauded...

Bhubaneswar: The authorities of Regional Transport Office (RTO), Bhubaneswar-I has lodged a case against online cab aggregator companies like OLA, Uber, Rapido for operating in the state capital and adjoining areas without license. The RTO asserted that the aggregators are required to obtain license from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has said that the ruling BJD will launch a ‘Jan Sampark Padayatra' from October 2 to October 11 to highlight the state government's welfare programmes among people. Patnaik, in an open letter to all the party functionaries, said the...

Bhubaneswar: A day after its introduction, the state Assembly Tuesday passed the Odisha Apartment (Ownership and Management) Bill, 2023 to regulate apartment ownership and management, replacing the Odisha Apartment (Ownership and Management) Ordinance, 2023. The Bill would help regulate the use of common area in...