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Bhubaneswar: Bureaucrat-entrepreneur-turned-politician Ashwini Vaishnaw’s entry into the Union cabinet comes two years after he surprised all in Odisha's political circles when he was elected to the Upper House of Parliament as a BJP candidate despite the saffron party lacking the required numbers to send a...

Bhubaneswar: The Health department Wednesday claimed that all 30 districts in the state would have at least one RT-PCR lab by August 15 in its attempt to boost the testing facilities for Covid-19. The announcement was made by Health department Additional Chief Secretary PK Mohapatra....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha unit of BJP Wednesday launched three-day long agitation across the state in protest against irregularities in the allotment of pucca houses to ineligible beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). The BJP activists held demonstrations in front of all block offices in...

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of Congress party workers Wednesday held demonstrations in front of all block offices in Odisha as the party launched a 10-day statewide agitation protesting the hike in oil prices. Beating cymbals and bells, the Congress activists today lodged their protest against the hike...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government plans to engage teachers, especially those who are undergoing training, to provide doorstep education support to students residing in remote areas, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash informed Wednesday. The decision was taken in the interest of students who have been...

Bhubaneswar: Following a departmental inquiry, the Commissionerate Police Wednesday dismissed two accused home guards from service after they were found guilty for kicking a minor boy who had been selling tea at his father's shop at Kesura area in Bhubaneswar when partial lockdown was in...

Konark: A minor girl who became unsuccessful in her recent school examination died by suicide late Tuesday night in Konark area in Puri district. Local police Wednesday recovered the minor’s half-burnt body which was kept for cremation. Cops have initiated a probe in this connection....

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and Lok Sabha MP from Mayurbhanj in Odisha, Bishweswar Tudu has been asked to remain present at Rashtrapati Bhavan this evening. Tudu told this after attending a meeting at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence, 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, in New Delhi...

Bhubaneswar: Several Left parties Wednesday called for a six-hour-long Odisha Bandh July 15 to protest against exorbitant hike in fuel prices and other essential commodities, a source said. In a joint statement, the parties alleged that the Union, as well as state governments, are responsible...

Khurda: Unidentified looters decamped with gold ornaments worth lakhs of rupees late Tuesday night from a jewellery shop in Khurda town. The incident took place near Patitapaban Square in Gurujang. According to a police source, two miscreants barged into Pattanaik Jewellers after breaking open its...