Policy & Politics

Ahmedabad: Rahul Gandhi is never far away from a controversy. In the latest row, triggered by a viral video, Rahul and the Congress party have been facing flak after party supporters...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to enhance efficiency, the Odisha government has asked all its departments to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology as part of administrative reforms measures in the...

Imphal: The Manipur government is taking every precaution to prepare for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit since ethnic violence broke in the northeastern state in May 2023. Announcing Modi’s...

Bhubaneswar: The simmering factionalism in BJD, following the resignation of two veteran leaders, on Friday snowballed into a no-confidence motion against Vice-Chairperson of Rayagada Municipality Shubhra Panda. Of the 24...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday effected a minor reshuffle in the IAS cadre, transferring four officers. According to the notification issued by the General Administration department, Vijay Amruta Kulange...

Bhubaneswar: A day after a war of words between senior BJD leaders Prafulla Mallik and Pratap Jena, confusion prevailed on Friday over the former's exit from the party. The BJD,...

Bhubaneswar: Though disenchantment within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is getting exposed by senior leaders at regular intervals, former Minister Prafulla Mallik on Friday rubbished talks of a parallel political...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday decried the enhanced financial powers to Block Development Officers (BDOs) as an assault on democracy and the three-tier Panchayati Raj system...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to set up the state’s first mud crab hatchery with a production capacity of 5 lakh seed units at Paradip to bring down the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet has approved regulations, reintroducing examination fee for those appearing in different recruitment tests for government jobs conducted by state agencies, with refunds for those who attend....