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Bhubaneswar:  Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday announced a 3 per cent increase in dearness allowance of state government employees. The DA rate has now increased from 55 per cent to 58 per cent, according to an official release. It will be implemented retrospectively from...

Bhubaneswar:  BJP candidate Jay Dholakia Thursday said he will file his nomination papers for the Nuapada Assembly bypoll October 18. BJP's Central Election Committee  Wednesday had announced Jay Dholakia's name as its candidate for Nuapada by-poll, and he was to file his nomination papers Thursday....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday greeted BJD president Naveen Patnaik on his 79th birthday. “Warm birthday greetings to Shri @Naveen_Odisha Ji. May Mahaprabhu Jagannath bless him with good health, happiness, and a long life ahead,” Kambhampati said...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Seva Ratna Samman 2025 award ceremony, organised by the Bright Odisha Foundation, honoured distinguished individuals for their outstanding contributions across various fields of service. A total of 35 accomplished personalities were felicitated at the grand event held at Soochana Bhawan here recently....

Bhubaneswar: The office of the Engineer-in-Chief (Electricity)-cum-PCEI (O), functioning as the State Designated Agency (SDA) under the department of Energy, organised the first stakeholder consultation meeting on the draft Odisha Energy Conservation and Sustainable Building Code (OECSBC) here recently. The event aimed to engage key...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP Mahila Morcha president Aiswarya Biswal Wednesday claimed that the West Bengal government took action against the accused in the recent gangrape of an Odia medical student in Durgapur only after strong intervention by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Addressing a press conference...

Bhubaneswar: To honour the invaluable contributions of women farmers to Indian agriculture and rural development, the ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture (ICAR-CIWA), in collaboration with the Extension Division of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, celebrated ‘Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas’ with great enthusiasm...

Bhubaneswar: The Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department will organise a two-day Odisha Urban Conclave–2025 here on the theme ‘Sustainable Urban Development & Governance  Towards Viksit Odisha @2036 and Viksit Bharat @2047’, beginning October 23. The event will bring together all urban local bodies (ULBs)...

Bhubaneswar: People with disabilities are capable, creative, and contribute meaningfully to society. This powerful message resonated at the 10th edition of ‘Dhwani’ – The Disability Film Festival of Diversity and Inclusion that concluded at Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odisha Research Centre here, Wednesday. The two-day film...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday observed the 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah, a nationwide initiative dedicated to combating malnutrition and promoting holistic child health and nutrition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the month-long observation September 17, which aims to foster mass awareness and collective responsibility...