Odisha

Bhawanipatna: A 27-year-old Maoist, Kesab Veladi alias Ramdas, surrendered before the Kalahandi police on Tuesday. The Odisha government had announced a cash reward of Rs 4 lakh on his head....

Ganjam: Locals here recently teamed up with the Forest Department to clean the four-km-long beach from Gokharakuda to Podampeta near the Rushikulya river, thereby paving the way for mass nesting...

Bhubaneswar: The annual budget 2020-21 presented by Finance minister Niranjan Pujari in the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday proposed Rs 7700 crore allocation to the Health sector. Following are the allocations...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday warned teachers and staff of all government and non-government aided colleges of strict action if found participating in agitations while on leave. In a...

Bhubaneswar: While uncouth activities such as sleeping, slapping, watching porn are not new for the legislative assemblies in India, BJP MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi added to the list by singing...

Bhubaneswar: Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on Tuesday said that the state government will give away Chief Minister’s award for champion banks providing priority lending to the farmers, women self-help groups...

Bhubaneswar: Riding high on Odisha’s achievements in the field of sports, Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on Tuesday proposed Rs.301 crore for Sports and Youth Services Department. The budget includes Rs.140...

Bhubaneswar: With an objective to boost the socio-economic growth of the farmers, the Odisha government has proposed a massive allocation for the Agriculture and allied sector (13 per cent) in...

Bhubaneswar: With a vision to turn Odisha into a world-class tourist destination, Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on Tuesday proposed to double the budgetary allocation to the Tourism Department. It has...

Bhubaneswar: Finance Minister Niranjan Puri presented the e-budget 2020 in the Odisha assembly on Tuesday. Here are 25 key highlights of the annual budget for 2020-21: --- Agriculture and allied...