Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: The first session of 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly is set to commence on July 22 (Monday) and continue till September 13 (Friday). according to the Provisional Calendar, issued by...

Bhubaneswar: After its unexpected loss at the hustings, will the BJD’s experiment of forming a ‘shadow cabinet’ help it revive its political fortunes? Though not a first in the country’s...

Bhubaneswar: National president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) J P Nadda arrived in Bhubaneswar on Friday to attend the state party unit’s executive committee meeting being held in Puri. Nadda,...

Bhubaneswar: A meeting of Rajya Sabha members of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is slated to be held in Bhubaneswar on Friday to discuss and chalk out the regional party’s...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah launched the National Narcotics Helpline ‘MANAS’ (Madak Padarth Nishedh Asuchna Kendra) during the 7th Apex Level Meeting of Narco-Coordination...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday appointed senior IAS officer Roopa Roshan Sahoo as Commissioner-cum-Secretary of ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department full-time. A notification has...

Bhubaneswar: After Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik formed a ‘shadow cabinet’ with 50 MLAs, senior BJD leader Amar Prasad Satpathy on Thursday welcomed the move and said similar spirit...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday appointed Cuttack Collector Arindam Dakua as private secretary to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. All eyes were on this post which was earlier held...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has dissolved the State Planning Board, it was officially stated on Wednesday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the proposal for dissolution of this planning...

Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was in the eye of a storm on Wednesday. Speaking at the party’s state executive meeting here, the Leader of Opposition said it was time...