Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: Following the violence at the proposed mega drinking water project site near Bharigada in Kendrapada district on Thursday and arrest of some people the day after, the Congress on...

New Delhi: Twitter restored the accounts of Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders on Saturday morning. The micro-blogging giant had blocked the accounts of around 5,000 Congress leaders and workers...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has set the ball rolling of Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections by seeking suggestions on the 'direct election' of the Mayors of Municipal Corporation and NAC...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan's recent meetings with BJD leaders Pranab Prakash Das and Sushant Rout has fueled speculation about the possibility of him quitting the saffron party again. Speaking...

Bhubaneswar: Those seeking compensation for hit-and-run accidents in Odisha will now get more time to file their claims. The state government has extended the deadline to apply for damages from...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a special package for the pandemic-hit weavers of Odisha. THE PACKAGE >> Rs 50,000 interest-free loan >> 15,000 loom pits to be...

Bhubaneswar: A couple of days after demanding caste-based census for socially and educationally backward classes (SEBC)s, the BJD here on Friday announced to field 27 per cent candidates from other...

Bhubaneswar: Protesting the division of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) zone, former Union minister Srikant Jena on Wednesday urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to take up the matter with the...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik has struck again. In what could be termed as a ‘veiled attack’ on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's style of functioning, he...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the BJP MPs from Odisha met Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi on Tuesday and sought his personal intervention in implementation...