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Bhubaneswar: Two unidentified persons allegedly threw ink at Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Sarat Pattnayak at the party's headquarters here. The incident took place around 11.30 am when the two masked accused entered the Pattnayak's chamber in the Congress Bhavan here and splashed blue ink...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi led the celebration of the 10th International Yoga Day in the state Friday. For the first time after the BJP formed government in Odisha, the day was celebrated across the state in a big way Friday morning to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government suspended an assistant engineer of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) over the death of a boy in an open drain. According to a press statement of the Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department, assistant engineer Santosh Kumar Das has been found guilty...

Bhubaneswar: The state government will observe the International Day of Yoga with community participation June 21 across Odisha. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will grace an event which will be held Friday at Kalinga Stadium. Similarly, other ministers and MLAs will also be present in...

Bhubaneswar: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the state government will work on improving household assistance to make Odisha a nutritional hub for food security, Food Supply and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushma Chandra Patro said Thursday. “This is a significant initiative for achieving...

Bhubaneswar: The state’s first rice ATM (Automated Teller Machine) will be set up in the Capital City within a week’s time to streamline Public Distribution System (PDS) for ration card beneficiaries, informed Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra, Thursday. Patra, who took...

Bhubaneswar: Farmers in Odisha will be paid Rs3,100 minimum support price (MSP) for paddy per quintal this Kharif season, state Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra announced Thursday. “We had promised to pay Rs3,100 as MSP for paddy. The farmers will receive...

Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon has covered parts of several south Odisha districts such as Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada and Gajapati, the regional centre of IMD Bhubaneswar informed Thursday. “Over the next five days, thunderstorms and lightning accompanied with gusty surface winds with speed reaching 30-40kmph are...

Bhubaneswar: All schools in the state will revert to their regular timetable from June 22, Odisha government said Thursday. In a statement, the School and Mass Education department said schools will operate from 6:30am to 10:30am June 21 due to hot and humid weather conditions...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Raghubar Das and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday extended their greetings to President Droupadi Murmu on her 66th birthday. "May she be blessed with good health and fortitude as she continues to guide our nation with grace and wisdom," the governor...