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Bhubaneswar: The Government of Odisha Tuesday announced restriction on leaves to all government officials, effective immediately until June 30, 2024. This directive, issued by Additional Chief Secretary Surendra Kumar aims to ensure that all officials remain available at their respective headquarters during the swearing-in ceremony...

Bhubaneswar: BJP legislature party in Odisha Tuesday named Mohan Charan Majhi to be the next Chief Minister of the state. Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida have been named as Deputy Chief Ministers. A week after the announcement of the Assembly poll results in...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the Odisha BJP led by its state president Manmohan Samal Tuesday met outgoing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and invited him for the swearing-in ceremony of the first-ever BJP government in Odisha scheduled Wednesday. The new Chief Minister and his Council of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday announced that all state government offices and courts in Bhubaneswar will close after 1pm June 12 due to the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister and Council of Ministers. According to a notification issued by the Revenue and Disaster...

Bhubaneswar: A week after the announcement of the Assembly poll results in Odisha where the BJP got a majority in the 147-member House, its legislature party in the state is all set to hold its first meeting Tuesday evening to select the Chief Minister, a...

New Delhi: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Tuesday said the government will push ahead with its tech-driven agenda of cementing India's global lead in semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, and as a technology and digital hub. Taking charge of Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) -- a...

Bhubaneswar: The first Chief Minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha is scheduled to take oath at a grand ceremony to be held at the Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar at 4.45pm June 12. The Police Commissionerate has drawn up elaborate security plans for...

Bhubaneswar: The 14th edition of the classical dance festival ‘Margi’, organised by Nrutyashala, got off to a colorful start at Rabindra Mandap here, Monday. On the first day of the two-day event, a string of eminent Odishi dancers presented their performances, leaving the audience spellbound....

Cuttack: With the video of a victory rally of Barabati Cuttack Congress going viral in which slogans like “Pakistan Zindabad” were purportedly raised, the Youth Congress members and some residents of Ward No-13, Monday, lodged a complaint at the Cyber police station here alleging that...

Bhubaneswar: At least 41 sunstroke deaths have been reported in Odisha this summer, while 73 other cases are pending inquiry, according to an official statement. During this summer season till Monday, 159 cases of alleged sunstroke deaths have been reported in the state. Of these,...