Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: The Mohan Majhi government in Odisha has enhanced financial power of block development officers (BDOs) and engineers at the panchayat samiti level. This followed the state Cabinet nod to...

Bhubaneswar: A day after two veteran leaders from South Odisha quit BJD, former minister and six-time MLA Amar Prasad Satpathy on Tuesday warned of a rippling effect across the state...

Bhubaneswar: A field inquiry of 2.85 lakh women beneficiaries, who have not received the third instalment of Subhadra Yojana, will be conducted, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida informed on Wednesday....

Bhubaneswar: Amid speculations about possible Cabinet expansion in Odisha, state BJP president Manmohan Samal on Wednesday said a decision on the ministry reshuffle will be taken at the appropriate time....

Bhubaneswar: The state government on Tuesday released a draft ‘Odisha Electric Vehicle Policy 2025’ with an aim to promote use of EVs through adoption, adaptation, research & development apart from...

Bhubaneswar: Still smarting from defeat in the 2024 twin elections, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) walked the political tightrope with caution by abstaining from voting during Tuesday’s Vice President polls,...

Bhubaneswar: The state government on Tuesday transferred some Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officers and gave them new appointments. As per a notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance...

Bhubaneswar: A high-level review meeting will be convened on September 10 to reconsider women applicants earlier exempted from Subhadra Yojana, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida informed on Tuesday. The Deputy CM...

New Delhi: As election for the post of Vice President is underway in the Parliament House, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sulata Deo on Tuesday asserted that the party's decision...

Bhubaneswar: In a major setback for BJD in South Odisha, senior leaders - N Bhaskar Rao and Lal Bihari Himirika - resigned from the primary membership of the party on...