Policy & Politics

New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satyapal Malik has triggered a political storm with his comments on 2019 Pulwama attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. While claiming...

Bhubaneswar: Dubbing the BJD government in Odisha as ‘anti-poor’, opposition BJP on Sunday accused it of depriving the eligible beneficiaries of houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) by delaying...

Bhubaneswar: BJP candidate Tankadhra Tripathy is set to file his nomination for the by-election to Jharsuguda Assembly constituency in Odisha on April 17. A host of senior leaders including BJP...

Bhubaneswar: With tension prevailing in Odisha’s arson-hit Sambalpur where curfew has been claimed, Opposition BJP and Congress on Saturday held the BJD government and police responsible for the large scale...

Jharsuguda: Congress candidate Tarun Pandey on Saturday filed his nonimation for Jharsuguda Assembly by-election in Odisha scheduled on May 10. Accompanied by a number of senior Congress leaders, Pandey took...

Bhubaneswar: Adding a new feather to its cap, Odisha has bagged the prestigious Global Planet Award 2023 in the United States for implementing satellite image based validation of paddy crop...

Bhubaneswar: In order to ensure improve management of water resources, the Odisha government has signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee in Uttarakhand. The Department of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has increased the financial assistance for cremation under its Harischandra Yojana. On the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday, the assistance for the poor people...

Bhubaneswar: A fresh war of words erupted between Odisha’s Revenue Minister Pramila Mallik and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday over the issue of Kotia area in Koraput where...

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Tankadhar Tripathy as its candidate for Jharsuguda by-election scheduled on May 10. BJP’s Central Election Committee announced his candidature last evening. A...