Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: All eyes are on the state government's decision regarding who would head the special investigation team (SIT) to probe into the alleged rape and subsequent suicide of a minor...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader Damodar Rout has been excluded from the list of 40 star campaigners released by the party for the upcoming Bijepur bypoll on February 24. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Taking...

Bhubaneswar: The stage is set for a high voltage campaign by political parties for the ensuing byelection to Bijepur Assembly constituency in Odisha’s Bargarh district scheduled on February 24. Sources in...

Bhubaneswar: Taking strong exception to the alleged arm-twisting tactics of the Odisha government which has laid conditions asking teachers and staff of all private schools and colleges to compulsorily submit ...

Bhubaneswar: The rural Sanitation campaign under Swachh Bharat Mission has gathered momentum in Odisha with  individual household latrine (IHHL) coverage growing by 44 per cent over the last three years. This was...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced formation of a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe alleged gangrape and subsequent suicide of minor girl at Kunduli in...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday said the demand of the BJP for a CBI probe into Kunduli suicide is nothing but a poll gimmick. “The BJP is...

Bhubaneswar: Putting speculation at rest, the Congress on Sunday declared Pranaya Sahu as its candidate for the February 25 bypoll to Bijepur assembly constituency in Odisha. A party release said...

Bhubaneswar: Former bureaucrat Naba Kumar Nayak was appointed the State Election Commissioner (SEC), ahead of the urban local body elections due in November, 2018. He will replace Rabi Narayan Senapati,...

Bargarh: Ahead of the ensuing byelection to the Bijepur Assembly constituency in Odisha’s Bargarh district scheduled on February 24, BJP candidate Ashok Panigrahi will file his nomination papers on Friday....