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Bhubaneswar: The queue darshan system at Srimandir would start from January 20, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said here Tuesday. According to official sources, the new system incorporates a six-lane ramp enclosed by wooden collapsible barricades at Natamandap, situated opposite the sanctum sanctorum. The new system...

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha government signed an MoU with the Centre for implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) in the state, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Tuesday said that thorough investigation will be carried out into the alleged corruption...

Bhubaneswar: The members of Loktantra Senani, an organisation representing individuals detained during the 1975 Emergency, Tuesday, felicitated Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Bhubaneswar airport upon his return from Delhi over the state government's decision to provide pension and other facilities to those affected...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi congratulated Payal Nag for clinching two gold medals at the 6th Para Archery National Championship in Jaipur. Payal, a native of Bolangir, had lost both her arms and legs in 2015 after accidentally coming in contact with a...

Bhubaneswar: Lakhs of people across Odisha took dips in waterbodies Tuesday morning on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. After returning from New Delhi, Chief Minister Majhi went home to Keonjhar district and took a dip in the Baitarani river in the Patna area. He then...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik Tuesday said the state government is planning to include 200 ml of fortified milk in mid-day meals for school children. The minister's comment comes a day after President Droupadi Murmu virtually launched a 'Gift Milk'...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday extended warm greetings to the people of Odisha on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. “Heartfelt greetings and best wishes to everyone on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti. Makar Sankranti marks the northward movement of the Sun (Uttarayan),...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday slammed the previous Naveen Patnaik government for not implementing the 'Ayushman Bharat' scheme in the state, alleging that the BJD dispensation had deprived people of benefits of the health insurance programme for its "interest". Majhi arrived this...

Bhubaneswar: In what would further strengthen the mangrove conservation efforts, a groundbreaking initiative is underway in Devi River Mouth, connecting Puri and Jagatsinghpur areas, as US-based renowned Odia scientist Anjan Kumar Panda is all set to pioneer this initiative through Artificial Intelligence (AI). Mangroves have...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Monday upheld its earlier order that validated a policy requiring matriculation as the minimum qualification for grant of licence to those undertaking photography business on the Sun Temple premises at Konark. The move came from a division bench of Chief...