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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday directed department secretaries to visit remote areas in 14 districts of the state where PM Janman Yojana is being implemented and assess the situation there. The CM gave the directive while reviewing the progress of implementation of PM...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday directed officials to include widowed girls under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Yojana (MKVY), which will soon be implemented in the state. Chairing a meeting at Lok Seva Bhawan here, Majhi stated that the Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Yojana would...

Bhubaneswar: Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) V Narayanan Wednesday said that his organisation was committed to ensuring the safety of the citizens of the country, including the security of its border, both land and sea. Narayanan said, "ISRO has at least 56 operational...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission in Odisha Wednesday deferred the bypolls to a few three-tier panchayat institutions from May 22 as the early onset of monsoon is expected in the region, an official said. The panel had Tuesday issued a notification for the by-elections for...

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo Wednesday said that migration is a multifaceted reality that greatly affects the quality of life and economic growth of people. Singh Deo said this while addressing the South Asia Labour Mobility Conference held under the joint...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday laid down clear guidelines for maternity leave of women employees. The guideline was made public after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi approved it. It said that maternity leave of 180 days can be availed three months before the expected delivery...

Bhubaneswar: Girls performed better than boys in the Plus 2 board examinations in Odisha, the results of which were declared Wednesday. About 82.77 per cent of students cleared the examinations conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police arrested a woman and her daughter from Kolkata for allegedly duping nearly 34,000 people across five states and even Bangladesh through chit funds, a senior officer said Wednesday. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Police's Crime Branch arrested Dwipika...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to hold elections to students' unions in colleges and universities this year, after a gap of seven years. Speaking to reporters here, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi had earlier promised that students' union...

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha Wednesday released the Plus 2 results for the Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational streams. Students can check their results on the official website at chseodisha.nic.in. This year, Plus 2 examinations for all streams—Arts, Science, Commerce, and...