Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: A day after BJD pulled up the BJP-led Centre for allegedly neglecting bypoll-bound Padampur in railway connectivity, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday clarified that Odisha Rail Infrastructure...

Bhubaneswar: A fortnight before the bypoll to Padampur in Odisha, the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government on Sunday raked up the 'shelved' railway line between Bargarh and Nuapada via Padampur. In...

Bhubaneswar: Amid whirlwind campaigning for Padampur bypoll, the BJP on Sunday moved the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha, over alleged violation of the model code of conduct by Higher Education Minister...

Bhubaneswar: To streamline vehicle parking and monetise the vacant unused land parcels, the Odisha government has decided to set up truck terminals along the highways. According to official sources, the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has announced creation of 2,000 additional posts of doctors for the peripheral health institutions of the state. According to an official order issued by the Health...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet approved two major policies on development of ports and welfare of children at a meeting on Friday. The Cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief...

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Bargarh: The nominees of BJD, BJP and Congress for the Padampur bypoll in Odisha's Bargarh district, scheduled on December 5,  filed their nomination papers at the sub-collector office on Thursday....

Bhubaneswar: The BJD on Thursday scoffed at an indefinite satyagraha outside the Odisha Assembly, starting Friday, announced by the BJP over alleged malpractice by state authorities and insurance companies in...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the political slugfest between the BJD and BJP over farmer issues ahead of the December 5 by-election to the Padampur Assembly constituency in Odisha's Bargarh district, Union Minister...