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Bhubaneswar: Dubbing the BJP government's move of delinking Biju Patnaik's name from the Panchayati Raj Divas as an “insult” to the Odisha stalwart, opposition BJD and Congress Tuesday urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to reconsider the decision. The Odisha government had earlier announced its...

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the controversy over the rescheduling of celebration of Panchayati Raj Divas by the Odisha government, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has announced to hold state-wide protests across the state on March 6 against the government’s decision. During a press conference in Bhubaneswar Tuesday,...

Bhubaneswar: Members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) Tuesday staged a protest here Tuesday over the suicide of a Class-12 girl of the Kendrapara district and demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Holding banners and party flags, the NSUI activists...

Bhubaneswar: Eight people were arrested as an inter-state ATM robbery gang was busted by the Odisha Police, an officer said Tuesday. The arrests were made during an investigation into the robbery at an SBI ATM in Sriram Nagar in Bhubaneswar, Police Commissioner Suresh Dev Datta...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ordered an on-spot inquiry into the death of a Nepalese girl student at KIIT University in Odisha and asked its officials to submit a report by March 10. The NHRC issued the order while acting on a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday announced ex-gratia assistance of Rs 4 lakh each for the kin of two government job aspirants who died during physical tests. The money would be released from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF), an official statement said....

Bhubaneswar: The state’s first Dinosaur Park, ‘Dinosaur Alive!!! In the Prehistoric Kingdom' was inaugurated at the Regional Science Centre (RSC), Bhubaneswar, by Science & Technology Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Monday. Speaking at the inauguration, Minister Patra called it a remarkable addition to Odisha’s scientific and...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Monday decided to celebrate Panchayati Raj Diwas April 24, instead of March 5 on the birthday of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik—earlier. The decision was taken to align the celebration of the day with National Panchayati Raj Diwas which is observed...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday launched a special initiative at the chief minister's grievance cell under which the needy are being provided instant financial assistance. The initiative was launched at the instruction of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who heard problems of the people assembled...

Bhubaneswar: A tattoo of Lord Jagannath on a foreign woman's thigh has triggered outrage in Odisha, leading to the arrest of two persons - the artist who drew the figure and his boss, a police official said. A photo of the tattoo drawn at a...