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New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Union Cabinet has approved four semiconductor projects for Odisha, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh, Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Tuesday. The proposals have been approved under the India Semiconductor Mission, which has an outlay of Rs 76,000 crore to provide financial...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will this year bring a new Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) Policy, which is likely to contain the provision of making land losers stakeholders in the projects. Odisha's Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Monday said that the new R&R policy will...

Bhubaneswar: A couple threatened to die by self-immolation along with their seven-year-old daughter near Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's residence on Lower PMG Road in Bhubaneswar Tuesday, but were rescued by the police, an officer said. The family hails from Boudh district and was...

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Tuesday expressed deep shock and anguish over the death of another girl by self-immolation in Gaisilet area of Bargarh district. The 13-year-old girl, who was staying at her maternal uncle's house at Phiringimal...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Relentless human activities like mining, agriculture, industrial development and urbanisation in Odisha’s elephant landscape have severely disrupted traditional habitat corridors, leading to increased conflicts between humans and the gentle giants, experts said Monday on the eve of World Elephant Day. According...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has rejected the proposal made by some organisations for sale of Puri Jagannath temple's 'Mahaprasad' on online platform, state Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said here Monday. Speaking to media persons here, Harichandan said some organisations recently requested the Shree Jagannath Temple...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal Monday announced that it would approach the Orissa High Court regarding vote discrepancy in the 2024 Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, as the Election Commission of India has "failed" to give any satisfactory reply to the regional outfit on the...

Bhubaneswar: A woman, who was seriously injured along with her minor daughter and son in a 'hit and run' case in Bhubaneswar, succumbed to her injuries Monday, police said. The deceased was identified as Rebati Raul of Patrapada area here under Khandagiri police station limits....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has resolved over 88 per cent of public grievances he received during 13 sessions in Bhubaneswar, an official release said. According to a statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Majhi received 12,252 grievances till the 13th round...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday reiterated his commitment to resolving issues during the 14th session of his public hearing programme. The session, attended by several ministers and senior officials, saw appeals from citizens across the state. Among them was an elderly man,...