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Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD member Prasanna Acharya Friday urged Speaker Surama Padhy to direct the government to initiate steps for procurement of Karif paddy at the earliest. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Acharaya wanted the Speaker to direct the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister...

Bhubaneswar: Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Friday strongly defended the state government’s record on women’s safety while replying to an adjournment motion moved in the Assembly regarding the alleged abuse of three minor girls in MV-72 village under Kalimela block of Malkangiri district. The motion was...

Bhubaneswar: An FIR has been registered against BJD leader Manmath Routray for allegedly making defamatory comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi during the recent bypoll to the Nuapada assembly constituency, police said Friday. The cyber police station in...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD and Congress in Odisha accused the BJP government of being insensitive to sexual abuses of women in the state, claiming that the administration's policy of "zero tolerance" to rape was not enough, as people wanted 'zero incidents'. The recent issue relating...

Puri: Popular social media influencer Shubhankar Mishra has landed in trouble after making remarks about the Puri Jagannath Temple. In a recent podcast, he claimed that unmarried couples who visit the temple either break up or fail to get married. His comments have sparked criticism...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday presented a Rs 17,440 crore supplementary budget for the 2025 26 financial year (FY'26) in the assembly to support ongoing schemes in food security, health, education and urban infrastructure. Majhi, who is also in charge of the...

Bhubaneswar: A bomb attack outside Kendriya Vidyalaya-3 (KV-3) in the Gadakana area triggered panic in the state capital Friday. Police said unidentified miscreants hurled crude bombs near the school around 8 a.m. No injuries or property damage were reported. Mancheswar police reached the spot and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has received eight complaints relating to ragging, sexual discrimination and harassment from women students of different colleges and universities over a period of two years, Higher Education minister Suryabanshi Suraj told the state Assembly Friday. Replying to a written question from BJD...

Bhubaneswar: To eradicate Left-Wing Extremism in the state, Odisha government has launched a revised Maoist surrender and rehabilitation policy by enhancing financial assistance, rewards for surrendered firearms and others. Financial assistance for high-ranking surrendered Maoist cadres has been raised from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs...

Bhubaneswar: The state unit of All India Students' Federation (AISF) Thursday strongly opposed the rejection of scholarship applications submitted by students of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas (OAV) for the current academic year. In an official statement, AISF mentioned that the scholarship, provided by the Central Government,...