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Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress Wednesday came down heavily on Odisha's BJP government, accusing it of remaining silent as the profit-making Waltair division is being delinked from the East Coast Railway Zone (ECoR). The issue was raised in the Assembly during Zero Hour by BJD...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has exempted electricity dues amounting to Rs 4,097.67 crore for 14 industries under various schemes during the last 10 years, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo told the Assembly Wednesday. In a written reply to a question from senior Congress...

Bhubaneswar: Double-decker electric buses are likely to be introduced in the state soon as part of the housing and urban development department’s plan to revamp the City’s public transport scenario. “The buses will be introduced in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and in Puri initially,” Housing and Urban...

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Ports & Inland Water Transport signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways, and Coasts (NTCPWC), IIT Madras, Tuesday. The agreement focuses on preparing the Odisha Maritime Perspective Plan (OMPP). The agreement was signed in...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The launch of the Shakti Application marks a significant and progressive step toward combating Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Odisha, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said during an event here Tuesday. The initiative driven by the Department of Women and Child Development...

Bhubaneswar: A massive rally was held in Bhubaneswar Tuesday to protest the alleged atrocities on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. The rally, organised by Hindu Suraksha Manch (HSM), started at the Exhibition Ground and ended at Lower PMG with hundreds of people participating. With placards and...

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha is gearing up to host the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas from January 8 to be attended by around 7,000 NRIs, the state government is making homestay arrangements for the visitors apart from hotel accommodations. The homestay owners have been provided training in...

Bhubaneswar: Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will visit Odisha in January and his country is the first overseas partner of the state's investor summit 'Utkarsh Odisha- Make in Odisha Conclave 2025'. Simon Wong, the High Commissioner of Singapore to India, said this to Chief Minister Mohan...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 857 elephants died in the past 11 years in Odisha, with electrocution being the key cause of unnatural death of the animal, the state Assembly was informed Tuesday. Diseases, accidents, poaching and electrocution were some of the other reasons for elephant...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday reviewed the ongoing preparations for the upcoming 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) convention during a high-level meeting at the Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is scheduled to be held in Bhubaneswar between January...