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Bhubaneswar: Two out of 14 non-major marine and river-based ports are at present operating in Odisha, Commerce and Transport Minister Tukuni Sahu told the state Assembly Thursday. Replying to a question from MLA Bhaskar Madhei (BJP), the Minister said two non-major ports -- Dhamra and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government constituted a Special Task Force at panchayat level to control the rising forest fires in the state, a source in the government said Wednesday. Chief Secretary P K Jena chaired a high-level meeting and directed the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA)...

Bhubaneswar: A suspected spy pigeon was found in Odisha's Puri district, police said Thursday. This is the second incident in the state in a week as another such pigeon was caught from a fishing boat off the Paradip coast in Jagatsinghpur district March 8, they...

Where and how did you spend your childhood? I was born in Cuttack’s Nimchouri. I joined Ravenshaw College for higher education after finishing my schooling at Stewart School in Cuttack. Eventually, I successfully completed my graduation with distinction in Commerce from Ravenshaw. My childhood and...

Bhubaneswar: The dropout rate in the secondary school level in Odisha is at 27.3 per cent as against the national dropout rate of 12.6 per cent, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash told the state Assembly Wednesday. Replying to a question from Mohan...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has closed 2,823 schools having an enrollment of 20 or less than 20 students, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash told the state Assembly Wednesday. Replying to a question from K Narayana Rao, the Minister said as per the policy...

Bhubaneswar: The planned demonstration by as many as 1.5 lakh school teachers has run into trouble after Commissionerate Police refused to grant permission for the protest at Lower PMG area in Bhubaneswar, a source said Wednesday. In view of the ongoing Matriculation examination in Odisha,...

Bhubaneswar: Amid rising prices of commodities, legislators of the Odisha Assembly, cutting across party lines, Wednesday urged Speaker B K Arukha to give a ruling to the government to introduce a Bill in the House for raising the salary and pension of sitting members and...

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers of Odisha have again staged protests over their 13-point charter of demands at Lower Post Master General (Lower PMG) area in Bhubaneswar, a source said Wednesday. The ASHA workers alleged that despite their repeated protests, the...

Bhubaneswar: Reliance Jio has announced the launching of its 5G services in Sundargarh, Bhawanipatna, Janti and Khordha towns of Odisha, taking the benefits of 5G to 17 cities across the state. Jio had previously launched True 5G services in the cities of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela,...