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Many people wonder why youngsters these days are preferring to rent rather than buy a property of their own. Do they not want the security of a roof of their own on their heads? Do they shy away from financial liabilities that such a purchase may bring? We look at the whys of this decision.

Baripada: An eight-feet-long python was rescued from the backyard of a house at Baniabasa village under Udala block of Mayurbhanj district today. According to sources, the snake was spotted near the hen house in the backyard of one Dashrath Hembram. According to sources, the snake had already preyed on a hen. After spotting the reptile, […]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties targeted Odisha government in Assembly today over unscheduled power cuts in several parts of the State even during the winter season. State Energy Minister Prafulla Mallick found himself in the eye of the storm as legislators of both Congress and BJP raised the issue of unscheduled power cuts in the Assembly. As […]

Bhubaneswar: Total 14 bills were passed during monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly which concluded today. On the last day of the session, a bill tabled on pay hike of legislators and ministers was passed in the House following a minor amendment. With the amendment, monthly allowance of former legislators was hiked to Rs 30,000 […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after an under-construction flyover collapsed in Bomikhal area of Bhubaneswar, the Odisha Assembly today witnessed unruly scenes over the matter with Congress chief whip Tara Bahinipati along with party legislators moving to the House well and demanding the Chief Minister’s resignation. Unable to run the House, Speaker Pradip Amat had to adjourn […]

Bhubaneswar: Demanding consensus on a proposal to increase minimum support price (MSP) for paddy to Rs 2,800, Opposition members today created ruckus in the Odisha Assembly leading to adjournment in the proceedings twice today. As soon as the House assembled for the Question Hour, Congress legislators stormed into the well of the State Assembly and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Assembly today witnessed similar pandemonium for the six consecutive day as the stand-off between government and opposition parties over the cases of farmers’ suicide continued in the House on Tuesday. Unable to run the House, Speaker Niranjan Pujari adjourned it for an hour only three minutes after the the House assembled for the […]

Bhubaneswar: Raising the distress sale of tomatoes and other vegetables in State, Opposition Congress today created pandemonium in the Assembly and demanded reply from chief minister and concerned minister on the issue. Unable to run the House, Speaker Niranjan Pujari was forced to adjourn it twice. Soon after the House assembled for the day, Congress […]

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of the brutal murder of Mahendra Swain, General Manager of General Manager of Seaways Shipping and Logistics Private Limited (SSPL), a team of Paradip Police today raided the house of Mahima Mishra, Managing Director of Odisha Stevedores Ltd (OSL) for the second time and interrogated his wife Mala Mishra. Reports […]

Bhubaneswar: The winter session of the Odisha Assembly was adjourned sine die 16 days ahead of schedule. The session of the House which had begun on December 1 had 24 working days till the end of its session on December 31. But it was adjourned sine die after only nine working days. The proposal to […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly Deputy Speaker Sanand Marandi adjourned the proceedings for one hour after Opposition members created ruckus for second time in the day today over the police detention of hundreds of members of the Navnirman Krushak Sanghathan at different places of the State. Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra said in the House the […]

Bhubaneswar: The demonetisation issue rocked the Odisha Assembly today when Congress legislators stormed into the well of the House shouting slogans and created a din leading to an adjournment in the proceedings of the House till 3 pm. Alleging farmers of the State are suffering due to the demonetisation, Congress chief whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati […]

Bhubaneswar: With the month-long winter session of the Odisha Assembly beginning from December 1, the opposition Congress and BJP are ready to take on the government on a number of issues. “We will target the state government on a number of issues notably the Japanese Encephalitis in Malkangiri and the failure of the state government […]

Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: Intensifying its probe into Seaways Shipping and Logistics Private Limited (SSPL) General Manager Mahendra Swain murder case, Jagatsinghpur police on Saturday conducted simultaneous raids at three places including Orissa Stevedores Limited (OSL) owner Mahima Mishra’s house located at Odia bazaar in Cuttack. According to sources, police also raided Mishra’s farm house in Nischintakoili and […]

Bhubaneswar: The opposition today came down heavily on the ruling BJD government over the statement by the party spokesperson Pratap Deb, who, while briefing the media on the step the state government has taken on Mahanadi issue, had said that most departments are used to provide wrong information to the State Assembly. “It was the […]