Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: Mounting a blistering attack on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over his statement in the Assembly, opposition Congress on Monday accused him of destroying democracy by promoting ‘babudom’. Charging...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the 2024 twin elections, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has once again indicated his preference for the Narendra Modi-led NDA dispensation over the newly-formed INDIA alliance, making apparent...

Bhubaneswar: With elections approaching, Congress will launch a door-to-door campaign and padyatra across Odisah from tomorrow to tell people about the ‘failure’ of both Central and state governments. Addressing a...

Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha’s first woman speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly Pramila Mallik awaited a tumultuous monsoon session with the BJP and Congress gearing up to corner the ruling BJD...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha got its first woman Assembly Speaker with six-time BJD MLA Pramila Mallik being elected unopposed to the post on Friday, which also saw the beginning of the 8-day...

New Delhi: The Central government issued an advisory on Thursday asking television channels to refrain from giving a platform to those people who are accused of serious crimes, terrorism, or...

Bhubaneswar: School and Mass Education (SME) Minister Sudam Marndi was on Thursday assigned additional charge of Revenue Department. This came hours after Minister Pramila Mallik resigned from the post and...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday expelled Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and Remuna MLA Sudhansu Sekhar Parida from the party for alleged 'anti-people' activities. According...

Bhubaneswar: To check loss of lives in crocodile attacks and drowning incidents, the Odisha government has decided to put up fencing nets around river ghats across the state. In the...

New Delhi: With 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' (NSVA) set for another litmus test in the Rajya Sabha on Day 4 of the special session of Parliament, the BJD on Thursday...