Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of Amit Shah's two-day tour of Odisha, senior Congress leader Tara Prasad Bahinipati on Saturday claimed that the Union Home Minister's visit will trigger fear in the ruling...

Bhubaneswar: To further galvanise the fight against COVID amid a recent spurt in cases, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday appealed to the people of Odisha to take free...

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday urged the Centre to allow Odisha to migrate the data of eligible beneficiaries from Rural Housing Portal to PWL of Pradhan Mantri...

Bhubaneswar: Accusing both the Central and state governments of adopting ‘anti-people policies, Congress staged demonstrations across Odisha on Friday as part of the party’s  nationwide protest against sky-rocketing prices of...

Bhubaneswar: The State-Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) on Thursday approved 11 investment proposals worth Rs 2253.15 crore. The meeting was held online under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Suresh...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Wednesday effected a bureaucratic reshuffle in the state. Dr Arabinda Kumar Padhee, who recently returned from central deputation, has been appointed Principal Secretary, Agriculture &...

Bhubaneswar: To curb ragging in educational institutions in Odisha, the Higher Education Department on Wednesday asked the Vice Chancellors of universities and Principals of degree colleges and aided/unaided non-government colleges...

Bhubaneswar: To impart proper skills to unemployed tribal youths in the state, the Odisha Government will set up two new Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) in Sambalpur and Balangir districts. This...

Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has come down heavily on Odisha’s Forest Department over unsuccessful plantations resulting in wasteful expenditure. In its audit report placed in the Assembly...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday appointed Sasmit Patra as the leader of the regional party from Odisha in Rajya Sabha, organisational secretary Pranab Prakash Das informed. Similarly,...