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New Delhi: Noted author and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s elder sister Gita Mehta passed away Saturday in New Delhi. She was 80. Daughter of former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik, Gita was born in 1943 and completed her education in Cambridge University. She was...

Bhubaneswar: With the opposition BJP and the Congress deciding to boycott the Odisha Assembly Speaker's election scheduled September 21 due to Nuakhai festival, the state government Saturday deferred the polling by a day. The election for the post of Speaker will be held at 9.30...

Cuttack: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday inaugurated the newly constructed Cuttack Netaji Bus Terminal (CNBT) here at Khannagar. Patnaik flagged off the first bus to Puri from the new bus terminal. The foundation stone of the bus terminal was laid on the 125th birth...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approved a proposal to launch a scheme with an estimated cost of over Rs 3,000 crore to ensure sustainable, affordable and safe transportation of passengers and commodities across the state, a minister said. The roll-out of the Location Accessible Multi-modal...

OSSSC PEO Result 2023: The Odisha Subordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) has announced the results for 2,318 positions of Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) and Junior Assistant (JA) across different departments of the Odisha government. All participants in this examination can check their results by visiting...

Bhubaneswar: First meeting of the high-level committee to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous polls will be held September 23, said former president Ram Nath Kovind, who heads it. The government September 2 notified the eight-member committee to examine and make recommendations for holding...

Bhubaneswar: Members of the United Primary Teachers Federation -- who are on strike since September 8 -- Friday announced to continue their agitation till the government concedes to their demands. The protesting teachers are demanding the abolition of the contractual appointment system, salary as per...

Bhubaneswar: Citizens of Odisha can now assist the Transport department in enforcing traffic rules. They can report about riding without helmet violations through the next generation mParivahan App’s ‘Citizen Sentinel’ option, an official source said. The Transport department is seeking active participation of citizens in...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJP Friday decided to boycott the election for the Odisha Assembly Speaker September 21 as it coincided with the 'Nuakhai' festival, an agrarian event in the western region of the state. The BJP's decision came a day after the Congress announced boycott...

Bhubaneswar: Police arrested four persons including a woman from here for duping many people by blackmailing them, an officer said Friday. ACP (Zone-V) of Commissionerate Police, Pradeep Rout said police arrested the four and seized a cheque of Rs 9 lakh, Rs 30,000 cash, a...