Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The State Cabinet on Thursday approved eleven proposals including the GST Bill and Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill. “At the cabinet meeting convened for the first time after ministry...

Bhubaneswar: The LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) has crossed the 2.2 crore-mark in the country. A total of 10.89 lakh new connections have been issued to BPL...

Kendrapara: Over 30 people were rescued from drowning after a boat capsized in Brahmani river at Rajnagar in Kendrapara district on Wednesday morning. The incident took place when the people...

Bolangir: Agitated over erratic water supply for the last several days, residents of Belapada in Bolangir district on Wednesday blocked the national highway for over an hour causing hardship to...

Bhubaneswar: Former chairman of state finance commission Prof Sudhakar Panda has joined as the first vice chancellor of Birla Global University (BGU) here. In his maiden address to faculties and...

Bhubaneswar: Having been able to attract projects involving 54 industrial units worth Rs.1,11,500 cr within five months of ‘Make In Odisha Conclave’, the Naveen Patnaik government is planning to further...

Bhubaneswar: Former MP Jayaram Pangi joined the BJP at the party office here on Tuesday. Pangi, along with hundreds of his supporters, were welcomed to the BJP by Union petroleum...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to check sudden spurt of petrol theft, the special squads of food supplies and consumer welfare department conducted simultaneous raids at different petrol pumps here on...

Kalahandi/Bhubaneswar: Five persons were killed and 30 injured after a mini truck carrying them turned turtle on Bhawanipatna-Khariar road near Borda in Kalahandi district on Tuesday. The accident took place...

Dhenkanal: A major fire reduced more than 20 houses to ashes at Surapratap village under Bhuban block in Dhenkanal district on Monday. According to the villagers, their valuables, including cash,...