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Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Cabinet held here Monday chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accorded approval to make the recently released Odia Movie ‘Delivery Boy’ tax-free. Briefing newspersons after the cabinet meeting Chief Secretary PK Jena said the film would be made tax-free with effect from...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Monday issued a Yellow Warning for several districts of Odisha. Upto 8.30 AM of May 30: As per the Yellow Warning (be updated), thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50kmph are very likely to...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the 2024 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, the Odisha government Monday announced a new rural housing scheme 'Mo Ghara'. Approximately 4 lakh people will be covered under the new scheme for which the government will bear Rs 2150 crore over a period...

Bhubaneswar: Commencement of online form fillup for admission into Class-XI began Monday at 11am through Student Academic Management System (SAMS) portal. According to a letter issued by School and Mass Education Department, the last date for submission of the online application form is June 20,...

Bhubaneswar: Raids were conducted by a special squad of Commissionerate Police on several nightclubs and bars located in Bhubaneswar over allegations of openly violating norms. As a part of ‘Safe City’ drive, nightclubs and bars in Chandrasekharpur, Infocity and Patia areas were raided Saturday night...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Sunday issued a Yellow Warning for several districts of Odisha. Upto 8.30 AM of May 29: As per the Yellow Warning (be updated), thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50kmph are very likely to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Saturday said it has approached the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for taking assistance from the FBI to investigate the murder of minister Naba Kishore Das. In a statement, the government said assistant sub-inspector of police Gopal Krishna Das, who allegedly...

Bhubaneswar: Active investor facilitations and Odisha’s progressive Tourism Policy have helped welcome global hospitality brands and amusement park with investments worth over Rs5,000 crore, said Tourism Minister Aswini Kumar Patra, Saturday. Addressing media here, Patra said despite the Covid pandemic, the state has witnessed a...

Puri: Lions’ Gate, the main entrance to Srimandir in Puri, will be coated with silver during the annual Rath Yatra when the deities will be away from the 12th-century shrine, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Ranjan Kumar Das said, Saturday. A devotee has...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to create a dedicated fund to provide financial assistance to members of women self-help groups (SHGs) in case of accidental deaths, major injuries and diseases, Mission Shakti commissioner cum secretary Sujata R Karthikeyan said here, Saturday. Chief Minister Naveen...