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New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, during his visit to the national capital Thursday, held key meetings with Union ministers Bhupender Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnaw, focusing on a wide array of development issues concerning Odisha. In his meeting with Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav,...

Bhubaneswar: Former minister Snehangini Chhuria was appointed the president of the BJD women's wing Thursday, a statement said. Chhuria, a prominent Dalit leader, would function as the president of the Biju Mahila Janata Dal (BMJD) with immediate effect, it said. BJD president Naveen Patnaik also...

Bhubaneswar: High drama prevailed in an apartment in Bhubaneswar Thursday after a police team from Assam waited for nearly three hours to conduct a raid at a flat, ultimately broke open its lock, but did not find the man in search of whom they had...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said that Odisha will majorly benefit from the reforms in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) announced during the 56th GST council meeting held in New Delhi. Speaking to media persons, CM Majhi said, as promised by Prime...

Bhubaneswar: Renowned Odia music director Abhijit Majumdar (54) is critically ill and on ventilator support at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, hospital authorities said Thursday. According to hospital sources, Majumdar, who has multiple comorbid conditions including hypertension, hypothyroidism, and chronic liver disease, was admitted to AIIMS emergency ward...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD Thursday demanded complete GST exemption on kendu leaf and handloom products and asked the Centre to compensate the estimated revenue loss of Rs 1,000 crore per month towards the change in the goods and services tax slabs. Addressing a press conference...

Bhubaneswar: Assam Police, working with the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police, launched a raid Thursday in the city’s Infocity area in search of a most-wanted criminal. Police identified the suspect as Samir Pattnaik, who is accused of running scams and fraud schemes worth crores of rupees in...

Bhubaneswar: Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan Wednesday assured that ongoing road repair works in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar will be completed by September 20, ahead of the Puja season. The assurance comes amid growing public concern over the deteriorating condition of roads in both...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Parents’ Federation (OPF) has expressed serious concern over recurring safety lapses in Tribal Residential Welfare (TRW) schools across the state, particularly affecting girl students. In a letter to ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department Commissioner-cum-Secretary B Parameswaran, the...

Bhubaneswar: Executive Vice President – Marketing and Exports at ITC Ltd Karunesh Bajaj was unanimously elected as the Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for the year 2025-2026. With a distinguished career spanning close to three decades in brand building, marketing strategy, and leadership...