Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: The state government on Thursday announced a hike of 1 per cent in dearness allowance of it's employees and pensioners. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved the release of the enhanced DA,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday approved an additional budget provision of Rs 9,829 crore for 2017-18. Following a meeting of council of ministers, chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, at state...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the online pension portal ‘Arpana’ at state secretariat here on Tuesday. Stating that his government is committed to good governance with the help of...

Bhubaneswar: Apparently aggrieved over the goings on in the BJP, the party's Bargarh district president Narayan Sahu jolted the saffron organisation ahead of the forthcoming Bijepur bypoll by resigning from...

Bhubaneswar: Two youths, claiming to be BJP workers, were arrested for threatening BJP state president Basanta Panda with toy guns at the party headquarters here on Monday. The duo, identified...

When he was a high school student in Rayagada, Harishchandra Buxipatra gathered his friends and performed 'shuddhi kriya' (rituals observed on death of near and dear ones which includes tonsuring...

Bhubaneswar: India’s petrochemicals sector is going through a golden period, with growth rates of 14-15% per annum, said Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan after...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday ordered cancellation of Saturday and Sunday holidays of the field officers of agriculture and revenue departments working in 15 rain-hit districts of the state. Reviewing the rain...

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), under the aegis of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, is organising a first-of-its-kind Petrochemical Investors Conclave here on November 16. The theme of the conclave...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to provide agriculture input subsidy to actual farmers, including share croppers and lessees and accordingly, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi on Thursday issued a set of guidelines...