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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...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Odisha and main opposition Biju Janata Dal Monday engaged in a war of words over the alleged conversion of 'Sankha Bhawan', the BJD party headquarters in Bhubaneswar, into a restaurant. Senior BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan took a dig...

Bhubaneshwar: IIM-Sambalpur has introduced a full-time MBA programme in Business Analytics at its Delhi campus, a statement said Monday. Candidates with a high CAT percentile and having STEM academic background with one year of relevant experience can apply for admission, it said. IIM-Sambalpur also signed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Monday became the 34th state to join the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana scheme, seven months after the BJP came to power in the state. As Odisha joined the health insurance programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the people of the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday announced a monthly pension of Rs 20,000 and other benefits for people jailed during Emergency, a notification by the state home department said. January 2, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi declared the provision of monthly pension for those arrested and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday embarked on a two-day visit to New Delhi during which he will remain present at the signing of an MoU with the Centre for implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme in the state. The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri...

Bhubaneswar: The body of a class 12 girl student of Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya was found hanging in her hostel room in Bhubaneswar Monday, a police official said. The deceased was identified as Utkalika Swain, a resident of Kendrapara district. Swain allegedly used her dupatta to...

Bhubaneswar: Every public space should be a safe space for people of all abilities, said Deputy Secretary of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) department Sanyasi Behera at a function on the concluding day of the nine-day tactical urbanism event ‘Sensesphere’ in...