Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced several measures including hike in their salary for outsourcing employees working in various state government departments through service provider agencies. As per...

Bhubaneswar: Amid speculations about Biju Janata Dal (BJD) getting ready to again forge alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress on Thursday lashed out at Odisha’s ruling party accusing it...

Bhubaneswar: A day after BJP and BJD held parallel meetings, deliberating at their own levels to smoothen rough edges in the possible alliance ahead of the twin elections, speculation is...

Bhubaneswar: Amid speculations about a pre-poll alliance between Bharatiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha, senior saffron leader and former Union Minister Jual Oram on Wednesday said...

Bhubaneswar: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Odisha, Congress on Wednesday mounted a scathing attack on him accusing him of trying to mislead the people by telling lies...

Kolkata: Sandeshkhali, a village in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, has been in the headlines for nearly two months due to Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan’s alleged notoriety and his...

Bhubaneswar: With simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha barely weeks away, former Union Minister Srikant Jena returned to the Congress fold on Wednesday. The four-time MP and three-time...

Bhubaneswar: National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets will be providing first aid to road accident victims as ‘Junior Rakshaks’ in Odisha. The State Transport Department on Wednesday signed a memorandum of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is witnessing a flurry of political activities within 24 hours of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state, triggering speculation about a possible BJD-BJP alliance ahead of...

Bhubaneswar: Former Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of NALCO  Tapan Chand joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of party Odisha unit president Manmohan Samal here on Wednesday. After the joining...