Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has received applause from the World Food Programme (WFP) for successful implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) n the state, reports said on Saturday. The WFP...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha cabinet on Friday approved the proposal to merge the Directorate of Mines and the Directorate of Geology under the Steel and Mines Department. An IAS or IFS...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha cabinet on Friday approved amendments to the Odisha Civil Services (Combined Competitive Recruitment Examination) Rules, 1991. To reduce the burden on candidates preparing for the civil services...

Cuttack: Cuttack-Barabati Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim may face disqualification following his conviction in a 22-year-old loan fraud case. On Thursday, the Special Vigilance court sentenced Moquim, who is the former...

Bhubaneswar: Former president of Odisha Khadi & Village Industries Board Tejeswar Parida on Friday resigned from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)’s primary membership. He tendered his resignation in an email...

New Delhi: In the final count, it is Shashi Tharoor vs. Mallikarjun Kharge in the race for Congress president. Veteran leader Digvijaya Singh opted out, leaving Shashi Tharoor as the...

Bhubaneswar: Hailing his party as a people’s movement and not just a political party, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said it has all along been...

New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday announced that he will not contest the party’s presidential polls and took moral responsibility for the political crisis in the state,...

Bhubaneswar: In a stinging attack on the BJD government in Odisha, senior BJP leaders on Thursday claimed that party President J P Nadda’s visit to the state to bolster its...

Bhubaneswar: BJP National President JP Nadda arrived in the Odisha capital around 12.30 pm on Thursday on a two-day visit to the state. He was accorded a grand welcome at...