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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday said more than one crore women have registered themselves under the 'Subhadra Yojana', a financial assistance scheme launched by the BJP government in the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the ambitious women-centric scheme September 17,...

Bhubaneswar: As the Capital city gears up to celebrate Durga Puja, beginning October 9, commuters as well as residents are preparing themselves to brace for the harrowing traffic jams and chaos that is synonymous with big pandals lining some of the arterials roads here during...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP government in Odisha has decided to change the colour of government buildings and offices across the state to shades of orange and red, officials said. The exterior walls will be painted orange with red borders, they said. Works Department Special Secretary Lakshmi...

Bhubaneswar: Claiming widespread irregularities in the examinations -- for the posts of RI, ICDS Supervisors, ARI, Amin, and SFS, conducted by Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission’s (OSSSC) -- a large number of aspirants under the aegis of Students Against Corruption organised a major protest in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday demanded a helicopter and 12 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) from the Union government to combat Maoists in the state. The Chief Minister said this amid the possibility of Maoist cadres entering Odisha from...

Bhubaneswar: Private bus operators in 14 districts of Odisha have decided to call off their proposed strike after a meeting with Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena on their demand in Berhampur Monday. The private bus owners' associations in the 14 south and western Odisha districts...

Bhubaneswar: Young conservationist and founder of Odisha Paryavaran Sanrakshan Abhiyan Trust Soumya Ranjan Biswal urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to take immediate action to protect the critically vulnerable Olive Ridley sea turtle breeding site at Devi River Mouth. A Limca Book of Records holder...

Bhubaneswar: Orissa Environmental Society (OES) organised a seminar ‘Safeguarding our natural heritage’ during the wildlife week celebration here Sunday. The programme was organised under the chairmanship of the OES president Sundara Narayana Patro. Scientist-C and head of the Regional Museum of Natural History here Gaurav...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant visit aimed at addressing the concerns of displaced street vendors, Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Usha Padhee visited Puri to assess the progress of the rehabilitation efforts for street vendors evicted from Bada Danda. Padhee toured the vending zone currently...