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New Delhi: Former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha claimed on Monday that he had been “arrested” by Delhi police for demanding that migrant workers be sent home safely. The former...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will bear the cost of transport of stranded migrant workers arriving by special trains if the host state refuses to do so. The cost will be...

New Delhi: The Union government has blamed some states for the plight of migrant workers during the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown. According to Minority Affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, despite the...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday unveiled the fourth tranche of economic stimulus package as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant) mission. The latest package...

New Delhi: Over 2.10 lakh stranded passengers travelled back to their home states in 145 Shramik Special trains on May 14 alone. On the first day of their mission, on...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday deputed three young IAS Officers - P Anvesha Reddy, Patil Ashish Ishwar and Hema Kanta Say - to Ganjam district for a period of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday issued revised SOP to avoid congestion at border checkpoints (BCP) by doing away with the individual registration of returnees who have not pre-registered. "Many...

Bhubaneswar: Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) P K Jena has directed all collectors and municipal commissioners to ensure spot registration of non-enrolled returnees at temporary medical camps immediately after their arrival...

Bhubaneswar:  The Odisha government on Wednesday launched an e-pass system for people from other states stranded in Odisha. Anyone intending to travel outside odisha for medical or other emergency requirements...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday re-appointed retired IAS officer Tribikram Pradhan as Special Secretary, Water Resources Department, for a period of one year. The General Administration & Public Grievance...