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Bhubaneswar: Resolution on formation of a Legislative Council or Vidhan Parishad was passed in the Odisha Assembly today in absence of opposition members. All 104 MLAs of the ruling-BJD cast their vote in favour of...

Bhubaneswar: Finance minister Shashi Bhusan Behera today tabled the supplementary budget of Rs 12,790 crore in the State Assembly amid ruckus by the BJP members. The State government made budgetary allocation of Rs 750 crore...

Jajpur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the State government to form a joint committee and take appropriate legal action against the illegal stone quarry operations at Dankari hills of Jajpur district. Taking...

Puri: The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred its hearing of the case on Puri Srimandir reforms after amicus curiae Gopal Subramaniam sought four-week time to submit report. Subramaniam has asked for more time to examine...

Bhubaneswar: Schools across the state wore a festive look as students teamed up to host a number of activities and make their teachers feel special on occasion of Teacher’s Day even as a section of...

Cuttack: Police arrested four persons following a group clash at Maniabandha under Badamba police limits in the district late last night that left one person dead and two others injured. As per reports, two groups...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Swasthya Mission Parichalana Karmachari Sangha has threatened to launch an agitation from September 10 demanding pay hike and regularisation of jobs. The stir will affect 52 services in the State, threatened the...

Chilika: More than 100 passengers on a ferryboat were left stranded in Chilika lake today following dispute among boatmen over ghat services. The boat carrying two buses, 20 bikes and more than 100 passengers travelling...

Bhubaneswar: The State Cabinet will today meet under chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here to discuss several key issues ahead of the monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly beginning tomorrow....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government should identify and provide land for three new proposed medical colleges in the State at the earliest, said Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Sunday. Choubey, who is...

Chitrakonda: Just days after allegations about the faulty design of the newly inaugurated Gurupriya bridge started to make rounds, a team of Odisha Congress led by the OPCC chief Niranjan Patnaik today took stock of...

Bhubaneswar: Monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly which begins from September 4 is likely to be a stormy affair with the Opposition parties gearing up to corner the ruling-BJD on floor of the House. With...

Bhadrak: An engineering girl student lodged a complaint at Bhadrak police station today alleging physical abuse and mental harassment against jailor of Bhadrak jail, Chinmaya Patra. As per the police complaint, the accused Patra lured...

Rourkela: Taking immediate action into the alleged thrashing of five students of Uditnagar Government High School by a cook engaged at the school hostel, the Sundergarh District Child Welfare Committee (CWC) today began probe into...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has submitted necessary documents sought by the Centre for the geographical indication (GI) status to Rasagola, stated Minister for Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Prafulla Samal today. Speaking...

Bhubaneswar/Jatni: After being barred from Janti flyover project work, Panda Infraproject has come down heavily on the Works Department of the Odisha government. The company alleged that the Works department is levelling false and fabricated...

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to provide care to elderly persons, the State government launched a multi-activity centre, named as ‘Anand’ for senior citizens today. In collaboration with Tata Trusts, the Social Security and Empowerment of...

Sambalpur: In a major success, police today arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in the loot at Jamankira branch of Andhra Bank on August 3. While the prime accused has been identified as a...

Keonjhar: Eight mine leaseholders today deposed before the Keonjhar district administration after notices were served to them under the Odisha Public Demands Recovery (OPDR) Act. According to sources, replies had been sought from the mining...

Rayagada: Authorities of JK Paper Mills locked up the plant today after no consensus was reached following discussions with agitating workers on Thursday. As per reports, the protesting workers continued their stir for the eighth...