Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo chaired a high-level review meeting Thursday at the Lok Seva Bhavan Conference Hall to assess the progress of the Upper Lanth and Lower Indra Irrigation Projects. The meeting was attended by Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary Anu Garg...
Bhubaneswar: A day after the Odisha government announced 11.25 per cent reservation for students from Socially and Economically Backward Class (SEBC) in higher education, the state's three major political parties Thursday accused each other of denying social justice to a large section of the population....
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday asked the development officers at the district level to work for the betterment of people by giving up their old habits and political favouritism as followed during the previous government. While addressing the conference of the Block...
Bhubaneswar: The Centre has approved national highway projects worth Rs 13,000 crore in Odisha during the ongoing 2025-26 fiscal, a state minister said Thursday. Out of those projects, the Odisha government has set a target to complete road construction work to the tune of Rs...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday declared unseasonal rains as state state-specific disaster so that farmers can be compensated for crop loss, a statement said. A proposal of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department in this regard was approved by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, it...
Bhubaneswar: The body of a woman was found outside a hotel where she was staying for the last two months in Jagamara area of Odisha's Bhubaneswar, police said Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Sonali Mahapatra, a resident of Nayagarh district. She was employed...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha vigilance Thursday unearthed disproportionate assets including four buildings, five plots, and deposits worth Rs 65 lakh of an additional block development officer (ABDO). On suspicion that the ABDO possesses assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, vigilance teams launched search operations...
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway Thursday said it has decided to add four coaches to the Vande Bharat Express between Howrah and Puri, owing to high demand for tickets by passengers. The expansion of coaches from 16 to 20 will take effect from May 16,...
Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD in Odisha Thursday asked the BJP to prove its ‘patriotism’ by dismissing Madhya Pradesh Minister Vijay Shah, who allegedly made derogatory remarks against Colonel Sofia Qureshi. BJD spokesperson Lekhashree Samantsinghar alleged that the Shah's statement showed the mindset of the BJP....
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Higher Education Department Thursday signed a MoU with the National Stock Exchange (NSE) to enhance financial literacy through investor awareness programmes and to implement student skilling initiatives. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in the presence of Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj....
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