Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday claimed that over 1 lakh jobs in both government and private sectors have been given during the 15 months of BJP dispensation in the state. Addressing the 11th 'Nijukti Mela' (appointment fair) here, Majhi said 30,032 people...
Bhubaneswar: A 86-year-old woman, who was presumed dead, was found alive Monday moments before her last rites were to be performed at a crematorium in the pilgrim town of Puri. The woman, P Laxmi, hailed from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, and she was presumed dead when...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's prominent writer Devdas Chhotray will receive the prestigious 'Sarala Puraskar' for his short-story collection 'Matinee Show'. The award is given annually by Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Limited's charitable trust IMPaCT (Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust). Chhotray will be presented with the 46th...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday virtually performed the ground-breaking ceremony for 27 major industrial projects, which will bring a total investment of Rs 25,308 crore and generate 52,000 jobs. He asserted that Odisha was moving from promise to performance, potential to prosperity....
Bhubaneswar: Noting that development and environment should complement each other, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday urged entrepreneurs and industrial houses operating in the state to plant maximum number of saplings as part of the 'Ek Ped Maa Ki Naam-2' campaign. Majhi made this...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Monday launched a grievance module of the women-centric welfare scheme, Subhadra Yojana, to ensure timely redressal of complaints. She said it will ensure transparency and accountability. Through this module, grievances of Subhadra Yojana applicants, such as rejection of...
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers Monday took out a protest rally in Bhubaneswar to highlight the "scarcity" of fertilisers in the state. A scuffle ensued when the protesters attempted to break the barricade and enter the Raj Bhavan, and police stopped them. The police...
Bhubaneswar/Rourkela: Odisha Police arrested three persons for allegedly defrauding an investor of Rs 13.72 lakh through a fake online investment scheme, officials said Monday. The accused were identified as Abinash Ojha (35), Jagan Sahoo (24) and Pratik Chaurasia (21), all residents of Rourkela in Sundargarh...
Puri: The third All-India T10 Tennis Ball Cricket Championship, organised under the aegis of the T10 Tennis Ball Cricket Association of India with support from Odisha T10 Tennis Cricket Association and Shree Jagannath Darshan Charitable Trust, concluded Sunday at the Shree Jagannath Cricket Stadium in...
Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress Sunday launched scathing attacks on the state government over the ongoing “fertiliser crisis” across several districts across Odisha. Speaking to media persons Sunday, senior BJD leader Prasanna Acharya questioned the state government's claims regarding the availability of...
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