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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday urged BJP workers to focus on winning all the 33 ST-reserved MLA and five Lok Sabha seats in the next elections. Majhi said this during a meeting organised here by the BJP's ST Morcha to felicitate newly...

Bhubaneswar: DAV Public School Unit-8 and AIIMS, Bhubaneswar emerged champions in the Junior and Senior categories, respectively, in the sixth edition of Mettle Meet which witnessed a fierce battle of wits and a fantastic finish at Hotel Crystal Crown here, Sunday. In the Senior category,...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed displeasure over the continuous apathy of the Chief Secretary Odisha towards the repeated notices issued by the commission seeking a response regarding the Action Taken Report in connection with the boat capsize incident that took place...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling said all Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) beneficiaries will continue to get benefits under the new health scheme Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (GJAY). The minister Saturday said GJAY, the new health scheme of the BJP government...

Puri: Singhadwar police has issued a notice to Srinivas Barkhedi, Vice-Chancellor of a Central Sanskrit University, to explain his presence on the chariot during the Rath Yatra here this year. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has issued a directive prohibiting unauthorised persons on the...

Bhubaneswar: To build collaborative efforts to enhance Santali language content online, Wikipedians joined hands together to commemorate the 6th anniversary of Santali Wikipedia. During an online discussion, participants from India, Nepal, and Bangladesh shared their thoughts on recent developments and future prospects of various ongoing...

Bhubaneswar: During a meeting to review the industrial scenario in the state Saturday, Industries Department Secretary Hemant Sharma apprised Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi that around 989 proposals have been received by the government for setting up industries. Of them, 674 projects have got the...

Bhubaneswar: State Transport Authority (STA) is all set to commence enforcement drive throughout the state to curb reckless drivers without valid documentation on the roads. Special teams will be constituted and put in action to inspect and impose fines according to the laid Motor Vehicle...

Bhubaneswar: The body of an Odisha doctor, who died in the devastating landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district two days after celebrating his birthday there, reached home Saturday evening. Dr Bishnu Prasad Chinara, his wife and two others - Dr Swadhi Panda and Sikruti Mohapatra -...