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Bhubaneswar: A total of 452 children in Odisha are suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM), Women and Child Development Child Minister Tukuni Sahu informed the Assembly, Saturday. She gave a written reply to a question asked by Congress legislator Santosh Singh Saluja and said that...

Bhubaneswar: As many 8,83,639 unemployed youths have registered themselves with different employment exchange offices in the state till  January 31 this year, Skill Development and Technical Education Minister Premananda Nayak said in Assembly, Saturday. In a written reply to MLA Suresh Kumar Routray, the minister...

Bhubaneswar: Raising the Mahanga double murder case in the state Assembly Saturday, Opposition BJP and Congress demanded the resignation and requisite action against Minister Pratap Jena for his alleged involvement in the crime. During the Zero Hour, Leader of Opposition Pradipta Naik said that an...

Bhubaneswar: Inaugurating the first edition of the Business Eminence Awards function here Saturday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday lauded the efforts of the business leaders in maintaining a positive business climate even during the COVID-19 pandemic. The programme jointly organised by Orissa POST and its...

New Delhi: Irritated by the small size of letters and improper spacing between words and lines, the Orissa High Court asked the Director General of Police (DGP) to instruct all police stations in the state to use a proper pattern while writing chargesheets and FIRs....

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, accompanied by First Lady Savita Kovind, reached Odisha on a three-day visit Saturday evening. Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi, Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi, Odisha Chief Secretary SC Mohapatra and DGP...

Cuttack: With town bus service in Cuttack town being withdrawn in 2015, buses purchased spending crores of rupees are reportedly rusting away in the depot. With a view to control the air pollution level in the city and provide a common transport system to commuters,...

Bhubaneswar: Putting all speculations on imposition of lockdown and night curfew to an end, Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena Saturday clarified that no such decision has so far been taken. At the same time, he made it clear that COVID-19 cases are rising...

Bhubaneswar: With the polling date for Pipili by-election coming close, Biju Janata Dal has deployed several of its top leaders in the Assembly constituency to manage the campaign. According to a source in BJD, electioneering in each panchayat will be monitored by either an MLA...

Puri: Five persons involved in the murderous attack on Pradip Kumar Tripathy at Mishra Sahi in Puri March 16 after he refused to pay extortion money were arrested, Friday. The arrested were identified as Bijaya Kumar Sahu alias Kuna (27), Biranchi Narayan Panigrahi alias Babuna...