Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has directed all urban local bodies (ULBs) to launch special drive for disposal of “Mo Khata” (organic compost) before the deadline. Sarada Prasad Panda, Joint Secretary...

Bhubaneswar: Twenty-six regional political parties have received 5,100 donations worth Rs 189.801 crore during 2021-22, as per a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). However, no donations have...

Bhubaneswar: Mounting a stinging attack on the BJD government in Odisha over recent violence in Sambalpur, opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday alleged that the state is witnessing anarchy...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead 2024 elections, Congress has appointed new office-bearers for the Odisha unit of the party, including five senior vice presidents, 12 vice presidents, 39 general secretaries and 61 secretaries....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Monday approved the proposal to extend the sponsorship of national men's and women's hockey teams for another 10 years. The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing apprehensions about a possible terror attack in the state, BJP MP from Bargarh Suresh Pujari on Monday demanded a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into recent incidents, including...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday disbursed interest subvention of Rs 441.76  crore on farm loans benefitting 35 lakh farmers in the state. The Chief Minister distributed the...

Bhubaneswar: Former MP Tathagata Satpathy created a flutter when he attended the inauguration of new BJD party office Sankha Bhavan in Odisha capital on Sunday. Scotching speculation that he might...

Bhubaneswar: Two months after he joined Congress, Bijay Patnaik was on Saturday given a major responsibility in the party in Odisha ahead of Jharsuguda Assembly by-election. The bureaucrat-turned-politician has been...

Bhubaneswar: In big jolt to Congress ahead of Jharsuguda bypoll, its 2019 MLA candidate from the assembly constituency Mahendra Naik joined Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday. He was formally inducted...