Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: Key elements of Ekamra Parikrama Project around Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar's Old Town will be ready ahead of Shivratri 2026, Works Minister Prithviraj Harichandan informed on Thursday. Speaking to...

Bhubaneswar: Over 2.19 lakh electric vehicles (EVs) are registered and running in Odisha, Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena told the Assembly on Thursday. He was responding to a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odia Language, Literature & Culture Department has decided to provide a financial grant of Rs 1 crore for Dhanu Jatra, an eleven-day event that transforms Bargarh town in...

Bhubaneswar: To promote 'Dahibara Aloodum' at national and international levels, the Odisha government has recommended for inclusion of the iconic street food of Cuttack city, in Centre's “One District One Cuisine”...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly has passed the Odisha Shops and Commercial Establishments Bill, 2025, which amends the 1956 Act, increasing the maximum daily working hours in all types of shops and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday terminated the Tier-I empanelment of Silicon Tech Lab Pvt Ltd, a Bhubaneswar-based IT firm, amid its alleged complicity in the Odisha Police Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly on Wednesday witnessed heated debate on the manner in which the state government celebrated the 125th birth anniversary of freedom fighter and social reformer Rama Devi....

Bhubaneswar: A total of 7.92 lakh units of deceptively labelled oral rehydration salt (ORS) of various companies worth around Rs 4 crore have so far been recalled from medicine stores...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has a cumulative outstanding electricity dues of Rs 6,956.93 crore, Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo told the Assembly on Wednesday. Replying to a question by Congress MLA...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Wednesday announced the formation of a high-level committee to examine the demands of teachers, professors and employees' associations. The CM informed the Odisha Assembly...