Policy & Politics

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...

Bhubaneswar: The state Government on Tuesday felicitated Omkar Hota, the doctor rushed to a remote village in Malkangiri to help a woman delivery her baby and later carried her on...

New Delhi: A financing agreement for IBRD loan of US $ 119 million (equivalent) for the 'Odisha Higher Education Programme for Excellence & Equity (OHEPEE) Project' was signed with the...

Balasore: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) achieved yet another feat on Tuesday with the successful test flight of ‘Nirbhay’ - India’s first indigenously designed and developed Long Range...

Bhubaneswar: Crops over 1,78,937 hectares of agricultural land in 20 blocks, 19 urban local bodies of nine districts have been affected due to pest attack in the state, revealed Special...

Bhubaneswar: The state government will renovate Assamese litterateur Lakshminath Bezbaroa’s residence in Sambalpur and convert it into a Smruti Peetha. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik made this announcement following a meeting...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday asked secretaries to visit various districts for four days during the first week of every month to oversee implementation of government schemes. While...

New Delhi: Seven shortlisted companies were given ‘Letters of Intent’ for 14 monuments under ‘Adopt a Heritage Scheme’ of Union ministry of tourism at the closing ceremony of ‘Paryatan Parv’...

Bhubaneswar: Paddy procurement for the current kharif season will begin from November 1 in Bargarh and Kalahandi districts, informed Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi. After the paddy procurement committee meeting...

Bhubaneswar: The state government on Wednesday announced drought package for crop loss due to natural calamities in Odisha. As per the package, agriculture input subsidy will be provided to small...