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Bhubaneswar: Tata Power-led Odisha Discoms have awarded contracts worth Rs 11,481 crore to local contractors and suppliers, an official said. The joint ventures between Tata Power and the Odisha government, placed orders worth Rs 8,690 crore with local MSMEs and Rs 2,791 crore to non-MSMEs...

Bhubaneswar: Three labourers from West Bengal met a tragic end Friday while repairing and cleaning a septic tank at an apartment complex in Trisulia locality of this town. The deceased were identified as Abu Tahir Ali, 36, son of Mohammed Abul Seikh; Almin Seikh, 27,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday laid the foundation stone for India's "first" silicon carbide manufacturing facility, at Infovalley, on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, a statement said. The facility will be set up by RIR Power Electronics Ltd, a firm working in semiconductor...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Anupriya Patel Friday said Odisha is ready to become a leader in the petrochemical sector which is projected to be a USD 1 trillion industry by 2047. Addressing a conference "Advanced India: Indian Chemicals and Petrochemicals Paving the Future" here, she said...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has identified as many as 3,009 beggars in the state, who will get assistance under a scheme called 'Sahaya', the Assembly was informed Friday. The Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Minister, Nityananda Gond, said the government has opened rehabilitation...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 572 tribal girl students and women have become victims of rape during the last five years in Odisha, SC & ST development minister Nityananda Gond told state Assembly Friday. In a written reply to a query by Congress legislator Tara Prasad...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly was adjourned twice Friday amid a ruckus over the proposed name change of Ravenshaw University with opposition BJD and Congress members demanding the withdrawal of a police case against a sitting MLA. The issue was raised during Zero Hour, a day after...

New Delhi: Former BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar joined the BJP in the presence of senior party leaders Friday. BJD Friday expelled Kumar for "anti-party activities", soon after he tendered his resignation from the Upper House of Parliament, a source said. Kumar joined the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday expelled its Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar for "anti-party activities", soon after he tendered his resignation from the Upper House of Parliament. Kumar joined the BJP in Delhi in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, MP Bhartruhari...

Bhubaneswar: The row over the idea of renaming Ravenshaw University in Cuttack intensified after police booked a BJD MLA and two party leaders for their alleged involvement in a group clash. The trio - BJD MLA Byomkesh Roy and party leaders Lenin Mohanty and Akram...