Government

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to relax weekend shutdown in four districts of Ganjam, Khurda, Gajapati and Cuttack and Rourkela till 11 am on Independence Day (Saturday) to allow...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Odisha government has decided to celebrate the 74th Independence Day without the participation of general policy as a safety measure....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to increase its testing capacity to 30,000 a day by next week. The capacity of RT-PCR tests is likely to go up to 10,000...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday appointed female leaders as district in-charge of the State Women Committee to monitor organizational work in the districts....

New Delhi: In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat mission, the government will stop the import of 101 defence items “beyond given timeline” to boost indigenous production. Announcing...

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has altered dates for the bi-weekly lockdown in August yet again. Lockdown in West Bengal will now be enforced on August 5, 8, 20, 21,...

Kathmandu: The Nepal government will send its revised map to India and the United Nations within the next fortnight. The controversial map, which has led to a lot of heartburn...

New Delhi: The NITI Aayog has suggested that a Dak Bank (postal bank) be created by merging regional rural banks, among a slew of recommendations to the government. The suggestion...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday informed about achieving 5 lakh COVID-19 testing milestone. National Health Mission (NHM) Director Shalini Pandit further said that 54 testing laboratories are currently operational in 30...

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has submitted to the Supreme Court that its July 6 guidelines, mandating universities across India to conduct their final-year examination by September end,...