Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: Even as suspense over BJD-BJP alliance talks lingers, senior BJD leader and former minister Pratap Jena stirred a row on Sunday by announcing Prasant Behera, the incumbent MLA, as...

New Delhi: In a sudden turn of events, Arun Goel resigned as Election Commissioner (EC) on Saturday, leaving the poll body with only Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar at...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced 15 days of casual leave in a year for employees working in various non-government-aided educational institutions in Odisha. Additionally, female block grant...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Saturday approved the amendment in the NUA-O scholarship guidelines to extend its scope to more students. Speaking to media after the Cabinet meeting, chaired by...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced an increase in the monthly incentive of community support staff working under Mission Shakti. The monthly incentive of MBK, Bank Mitra and...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday called upon 1,294 newly appointed government officials to work with the goal of ensuring public welfare. He was speaking at an orientation programme...

Puri/ Bhubaneswar: Despite the lack of clarity on the possible alliance between BJD and BJP, speculation is rife over which party would bag the politically-important Puri Lok Sabha seat in...

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal ruled out any truck with BJD, the saffron party’s election in-charge for the state Vijaypal Singh Tomar on Saturday said that...

Bhubaneswar: The alliance talks between Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Odisha appeared to have been hit by...

Bhopal: In a major jolt to the Congress and INDIA bloc, five senior Congress leaders – including former Union minister Suresh Pachouri – quit the grand old party and joined...