Policy & Politics

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued a notice to the Odisha government asking the latter to submit a report on incidents of farmers’ suicide in...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has started an ambitious plantation programme for plantation of two crore trees within a km along both sides of Mahanadi and other major rivers of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Tuesday signed a MoU with Germany-based KFW Development Bank for urban infrastructure development projects. The MoU was signed in presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who said,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday effected a major reshuffle in bureaucracy by transferring 17 senior IAS officers. Senior OAS officer Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra, on being promoted to IAS cadre,...

Bhubaneswar: Fuel rates will be reduced by 30-40 percent with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in two-wheelers and auto-rickshaws, said Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday. Inaugurating...

Bhubaneswar: Marking another significant milestone in the spread of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga in Odisha, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will launch supply of Compressed Natural...

Athamallik: Vigilance sleuths on Thursday arrested a technical assistant of Athamalik block in Odisha's Angul district on charges of accepting bribe. The arrested person was identified as Narayan Swain. Officers of the...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD has decided to raise major issues including Mahanadi river water-sharing dispute and submergence due to Polavaram multipurpose project on Godavari river in the winter session of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has emerged as a model state for others in collecting funds under District Mineral Foundation (DMF), informed Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Wednesday. Following a review meeting with...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched an innovative social media grievance handling mechanism on Wednesday. Launching the new social media system, the Chief Minister said that he would personally monitor the...