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Bhubaneswar: As COVID-19 continues to spread its tentacles in Odisha, politicians, MLAs and MPs are seen to be increasingly falling prey to the disease. The latest addition to the list of high profile politicians who have been infected with COVID-19 is the BJD MLA from Nabarangpur, Ramesh Chandra Majhi. Following the revelation, the parliamentarian has […]

Bhubaneswar: Yet again keeping the ‘stop work order’ in abeyance, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday extended the construction period for the Polavaram Multipurpose Project in Andhra Pradesh by two years. And with the growing amiability between PM Modi and Andhra CM Jagan Reddy, Odisha government has now claimed that the signing of two-year […]

Nabarangpur: Irate locals of Kalegaon today gheraoed BJD’s Jharigaon Assembly seat candidate Prakash Majhi while he was campaigning in the village. The incident came to light after a video purportedly showing Prakash being opposed surfaced on different social media platforms. As per reports, Prakash, who is minister Ramesh Majhi’s younger brother, had visited Kalegaon for […]

Daringbadi: Tension ran high in Daringbadi area of Kandhamal district after reports that a class-VIII girl delivered a baby at a residential school. Irate locals staged a demonstration and blocked NH-59 demanding probe and immediate arrest of the accused involved in the incident. Vehicular traffic between Daringbadi and Berhampur and other parts of the district […]

Bhubaneswar: The second day of the winter session of Odisha Assembly witnessed uproarious scenes today with Congress MLA disrupting the proceedings during Question Hour and accusing SC and ST Development Minister, Ramesh Majhi of presenting misleading facts in the House. Congress members alleged that members for Tribal Development Council are being selected on the basis […]

Bhubaneswar: The admission of SC/ST students into 11 model schools will begin from this academic year, informed Minister for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Development Ramesh Majhi on Thursday. Students will be enrolled at one Biju Patnaik Model School, six Ekalavya Model Residential Schools and four Kalinga Model Residential Schools in the State. “A notification […]

Bhubaneswar: Launching a scathing attack on Union Minister Jual Oram, Odisha minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi on Tuesday said the Tribal Affairs Minister’s statement in the Rajya Sabha on the controversial Polavaram project was not based on facts. Majhi, ST, SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Minister, in a letter to Oram said, “While relying […]

Bhubaneswar/Angul: A day after the tragic bus accident that claimed six lives in Angul, the district administration held rash driving and over loading responsible for the mishap. Based on the report of three-member probe committee formed by the administration, Angul Collector Anil Samal also made the carelessness of the biker, who was also killed after […]

Koraput: Demanding a CBI probe into the links of senior Congress leader and former Nabarangpur MP Pradip Majhi and his family with the Seashore Group, a chit fund company and their arrest, the ruling BJD today staged demonstrations in several areas in the undivided Koraput district. While Commerce and Transport minister and Jharigan MLA Ramesh […]

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed the Transport department to finish the railway line work on Khurda-Balangir route from Balangir side on stipulated time

Odisha government, which has decided to submit a report to the Centre on shifting of five toll gates on the National Highway in 10 days, will come up with a notification tomorrow to put the revised toll fee on hold as per the demands of the Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association

Transport Minister Ramesh Majhi on Saturday clarified that the hiked toll to be collected at the eight toll plazas in the State as per the notification by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been put on hold for the time being

Pipli (Puri): Private bus services on the Bhubaneswar-Puri route remained suspended for quite some time this morning in protest against the insistence of the personnel at the Pipili gate on collecting the increased toll despite the state government's decision on May 31 to put the decision on hold till the dispute with the bus operators' association was resolved.

Bhubaneswar: Bowing to the long-standing demand of Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association, the State government today brought in an automatic fare adjustment mechanism in view of frequent rise and fall of fuel prices and hiked bus fares as part of implementation of the new module. The fares, which have been increased ranging between 4 and […]

In a bid to beef up safety and security of passengers, especially women commuters, the State government is planning to make it mandatory for all the bus operators to install close-circuit television (CCTV) cameras and general packet radio service (GPRS) system in their buses