Policy & Politics

Cuttack: Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Friday inaugurated the distribution of the new unified Ayushman Card—combining the benefits of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) and state-sponsored...

Bhubaneswar: The discontent within BJD in the aftermath of Waqf Bill volte-face found another voice on Friday with senior leader Prafulla Mallik reacting sharply to party president Naveen Patnaik's recent...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is set to roll out Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (G-JAY) and Ayushman Vay Vandana Yojana on Friday. The schemes will...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced a 2 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) for Odisha government employees. With this hike, the DA, which was increased...

New Delhi: A political slugfest has broken out over Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar statements about the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, one of the alleged masterminds of the 26/11 Mumbai terror...

Bhubaneswar: In a major move to boost edible oil production, the Odisha government, represented by Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with three...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has allotted new assignments to the officers who were recently promoted to the IAS cadre by the Centre. Some of the promoted IAS officers have been...

Bhubaneswar: Union Health Minister and BJP national president J P Nadda will embark on a two-day visit to Odisha from Friday. Nadda is scheduled to arrive in Bhubaneswar at 1...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will become the 34th state to implement Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana with the launch of the central scheme along with 'Ayushman Vayo-Vandana Yojana' and the...

Bhubaneswar: Former Banki MLA Pravat Tripathy on Thursday called out an alleged lie in BJD president Naveen Patnaik's statement while defending V K Pandian, his close aide, over the party's...