Bhubaneswar: The state government will launch a special anti-drug campaign September 1, in a bid to curb the consumption, smuggling and sale of illegal drugs and intoxicants. This was revealed at a high-level meeting chaired by state Law and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan at Lok...
Bhubaneswar: The proposed GST reforms will bring a huge change in trade and commerce in the country, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Friday. Addressing the valedictory session of a seminar on 'Viksit Odisha, 2036 -- Odisha on Growth Path' organised by the Indian...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Friday said sports serve as a true equaliser, breaking barriers of caste, creed and gender, and uniting everyone under the shared spirit of excellence. He was speaking at the National Sports Day celebration held in Bhubaneswar at Jayadev Bhawan....
Bhubaneswar: Amidst reported discontent within party ranks over recent appointments in its frontal organisations, BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday urged the newly appointed heads of the party's youth and student wings to work as a team and remain polite and graceful in public conduct. Patnaik...
Bhubaneswar: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said Friday that the role of Parliamentary committees has been growing as they work above the divide of partisan politics at a time when the declining level of discussion and dialogue in Parliament and state Assemblies has caused concerns....
Bhubaneswar: Noting that Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Committees of Parliament and state/union territories legislatures work above political lines, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Friday suggested that they make recommendations for framing polices and schemes keeping in view the changing requirements of the communities....
Bhubaneswar: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Friday inaugurated the National Conference of Scheduled Castes and Tribes Welfare Committees of Parliament and State/Union Territories Legislatures in Bhubaneswar. Birla opened the two-day conference here in the presence of Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Tribal Affairs Minister...
Bhubaneswar: Kohima, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Aizawl, Gangtok, Itanagar and Mumbai have emerged as the safest cities in the country for women, while Patna, Jaipur, Faridabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Srinagar and Ranchi were ranked the lowest, according to the National Annual Report & Index on Women’s Safety (NARI)...
Bhubaneswar: With a fleet of 450 e-buses already operational on the roads and future plans to cross the 1,000 mark in the coming years, Odisha has positioned itself as a frontrunner in sustainable urban transport, securing the fifth position in India in the adoption of...
Bhubaneswar: A 30-member delegation from the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) wing of the Sri Lankan government, currently on a five-day visit to Odisha, toured the Kalinga Stadium and Odisha State Museum (OSM) here Thursday. During the visit, delegations explored various state-of-the-art sports facilities at...
Climate justice should become one of the most important points when discussing climate change. The harsh reality of human-induced climate...
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Uttar Pradesh’s latest babu reshuffle, while seemingly routine, is difficult to view in isolation. The Yogi Adityanath government has moved...
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Two crucial developments – one in Maharashtra and the other in Gujarat – in quick succession show two opposing sides...
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