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Bhubaneswar: Amid pandemonium in Odisha Legislative Assembly, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Narasingha Mishra Wednesday again wrote a letter to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seeking his intervention to restore normalcy in the House. The CLP leader appealed Naveen Patnaik to call an all-party meeting to restore...

Bhubaneswar: The State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) of Odisha headed by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra Wednesday sanctioned 543 road and 77 bridge construction projects under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). As many as 340 such projects were earlier sanctioned in the first phase...

Bhubaneswar: In view of coronavirus outbreak, only 1,000 voters will be allowed to cast their franchise at any particular booth for Pipili bypoll, Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sushil Kumar Lohani Wednesday said. Briefing about the bypoll, the CEO added that compared to last Pipili...

Bhubaneswar: At least four persons including a father and his son sustained critical burn injuries as a power transformer exploded in Chadrasekharpur area of Bhubaneswar in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to a source, the injured persons had been working at the tiffin stalls...

Bhubaneswar:  The Odisha government has urged the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct the All- India NEET UG 2021 examinations in all the 30 districts of the state instead of selected seven cities. The request was made by Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare,...

Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance department probing the alleged multi-crore rupees PPE kit scam Tuesday submitted a preliminary probe report before the Lokayukta here. The three-member bench of Odisha Lokayukta will go through the report on the next hearing scheduled to be held March 26. Earlier, while...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Tuesday received a preliminary sketch of the face of an unknown woman whose skeleton was recovered from a seized SUV on the premises of Janla police outpost in February. Speaking to the media, Bhubaneswar DCP Umashankar Dash said that a software...

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the automobile industry hard. Now, people involved with this industry are looking forward to revival and growth. While the Centre’s Scrappage Policy has given this industry a ray of hope, high taxes hinder growth. In an interview with Orissa POST,...

Bhubaneswar: The capital city projected itself as an ultra ‘smart city’ in the country ahead of the Hockey World Cup 2018. Fast forward to 2021, a slew of ambitious projects launched then are lying waste now. Among the many projects launched by the Bhubaneswar Smart...

Achyuta Samanta, who was born to a poor family, is now one of the biggest social entrepreneurs globally. His life story is an inspiration to all. He dedicated himself to the cause of upliftment of the poor. He is also the founder of Kalinga Institute...