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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...

Konark: Giving two hoots to the fishing ban imposed by the government for the nesting season of Olive Ridley sea turtles, illegal fishing trawlers are active near Chandrabhaga beach, proving fatal to the rare marine species, reports said. The discovery of a carcass of an...

Cuttack: At a time when the state government is focusing on quality healthcare and aiming at transforming Sriram Chandra Bhanj (SCB) Medical College and Hospital here into a world-class health facility, shortage of medicines at the Niramaya centres on the hospital premises have sparked concern....

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will attend the MoU signing ceremony for implementation of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) at New Delhi Monday. Also Read: Illegal trawlers killing Olive Ridley turtles near Chandrabhaga beach: Report The agreement will be signed between National...

Bhubaneswar: The Health department is scheduled to hold a crucial meeting January 15 to address concerns regarding Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the state and to prepare strategies to implement guidelines, if issued, by the Centre. The meeting assumes significance as deliberations will be made with...

Bhubaneswar: The second Patha Utsav of the year at Jagamara New Road witnessed overwhelming enthusiasm and response from the citizens when the street turned into a stage. The event, launched by Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra, Ekamra-Bhubaneswar MLA Babu Singh, City Mayor...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik has announced that he would bear the expenses of studies of both minor daughters of the BMC employee who was killed in Bhubaneswar in broad daylight a few days ago. The 36-year-old man, Sahadev Nayak,...