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Bhubaneswar: The monsoon session of Odisha Assembly began Friday with the state's first woman Speaker Pramila Mallik presiding over the proceeding. Mallik, who hails from the dalit community, is the first woman to occupy the post. She is the 26th full time speaker of the...

Bhubaneswar: One more accused was arrested by the Odisha STF in the OTP Sharing Scam to Pakistani Intelligence Operatives. STF sources here Friday said Mohammad Ekbal Hussain from Gendhua Pathar in Assam’s Nagaon district was arrested September 19. He was produced before a local court...

Bhubaneshwar: Indian Deaf Cricket Association's (IDCA) T-20 National Cricket Championship for Deaf will start here from September 25, the association said in a statement. A total of 19 teams will take part in this seven-day-long championship. Teams are divided into four different groups and will...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Biju Janata Dal leader Pramila Mallik was Friday elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, becoming the first woman to occupy the prestigious post. Speaker in-charge Rajanikant Singh announced Mallik's election as the first woman Speaker of the Odisha Assembly...

Bhubaneswar: Over 1,000 security personnel including 125 police officers have been deployed under a three-tier security arrangement in and around the Odisha Assembly for the monsoon session beginning Friday, an official said. Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Sunil Bansal Thursday reviewed the security arrangements....

Bhubaneswar: Ruling BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said his party strongly supported the Women Reservation Bill tabled in Parliament. "As you know, my party has always promoted the Women Reservation Bill in the Assembly and elsewhere. I hope it will...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik Thursday expelled Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and Remuna MLA Sudhansu Sekhar Parida from the ruling party. A press release issued by the BJD stated that the two MLAs were expelled from the party...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management minister Pramila Mallik Thursday resigned from the Naveen Patnaik cabinet, sources said. Mallik, a six-time MLA handed over her resignation letter to the chief minister which was subsequently forwarded to the governor for approval, they said. With Mallik's resignation,...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police Wednesday claimed it has "credible" evidence against the "well thought conspiracy and organised bank fraud" by leading Odia daily 'Sambad'. Teams of the investigating agency Monday raided the office of the media house, owned by senior...

Bhubaneswar: Several trains under the purview of SER and ECoR were cancelled or diverted Wednesday, including the premium Rajdhani Express and Vande Bharat Express, owing to the blockade by members of the Kurmi community in Jharkhand and Odisha, officials said. A total of seven trains...