Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: With the ongoing lockdown ending in another 30 hours, speculation is rife about Odisha easing the curbs and putting the pressure off livelihood sources. While chairing a review meeting...

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced eight new schemes to boost the economy, with a special focus on health and tourism. "Once international travel resumes, the first 5...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Sunday appointed advisors, working president, zone president and senior vice-president of its women's wing. These appointments have been made on the...

Bhubaneswar: After declaring the names of district observers, BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday appointed six party leaders as senior observers. They are Bikram Keshari Arukh, Debi Prasad Mishra, Niranjan...

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Finance on Friday announced relief measures for income taxpayers who have been affected by COVID-19. “Many taxpayers & their families have received financial help...

New Delhi: Union Electronics and Information Technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad complained on Friday that Twitter denied him access to his account for almost an hour citing copyright infringement. Linking...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government would launch Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under the universal immunisation programme in the state on June 30. According to Health and Family Welfare Department notification, it...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday appointed Yashwant K Jethwa as the new Director, Vigilance. The 1994-batch IPS officer was earlier posted as Addl DG of Police, Law and Order....

New Delhi: The Central government may not have managed to get Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi back in India yet, but it has been decided to put some...

Bhubaneswar: Lok Sabha MP Aparajita Sarangi on Tuesday joined the poster war that has erupted between BJP and the BJD since free vaccination for 18 years and the above age...