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Puri: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a three-day visit to Odisha, Wednesday visited Jagannath temple in Puri and offered prayers for the welfare of all. She offered prayers to Lord Jagannath, goddess Bimala, Mahalaxmi and other deities in the shrine. A...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 53,000 teachers will be appointed in government-run schools in Odisha, informed School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash in the Assembly here Wednesday. Dash asserted that in a short while, no one will be able to complain over shortage of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's first vehicle scrapping facility would be ready in Khurda district soon, a source in the Commerce and Transport department said Wednesday. According to the source, Empreo Premium, which has almost finished all the requirements to establish its registered vehicle scrapping facility (RVSF) in...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJP and Congress in the Odisha Assembly Wednesday raised objection to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reading out the speech he delivered while replying to the debate on the Home and General Administration department demands. The issue was raised in the Assembly during...

Puri: Shree Jagannath Temple here will remain closed for devotees for four hours Wednesday for a special ritual immediately after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's scheduled visit to the 12th century shrine, official sources said. However, the temple will remain open to the public...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday wondered how investors are making a beeline in the state if there is lawlessness as alleged by the opposition BJP and Congress. All over the country, investors talk about the fact that how peaceful Odisha is, Patnaik said...

Bhubaneswar: The charge sheet in the murder of minister Naba Kishore Das will be filed within prescribed time frame, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told the Odisha Assembly Tuesday. Replying to the discussion on demand of grants for the Home and General Administration Departments, he said:...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday said nothing has been discussed as yet on forming an opposition front ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Patnaik's statement came ahead of his scheduled “courtesy meeting” with Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Thursday. Asked whether any...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's scheduled one-day visit to Odisha March 26 has been postponed, a leader of the BJP's state unit said Tuesday. The new itinerary will be announced later, Odisha BJP general secretary Golak Mohapatra said. The change in programme is likely...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly Tuesday witnessed heated debate with the opposition BJP raising the issue of a BJD MLA's remark during a bureaucrat's recent visit to Nabarangpur and the ruling BJD coming down heavily on the Centre's decision to discontinue the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan...