Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday exhorted the people to protect and conserve forests in order to enhance green cover in the state. Inaugurating the Divisional Forest Officers' (DFOs) at the...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday dismissed agriculture minister Damodar Rout from the ministry for making certain derogatory remarks against Brahmins. “I strongly disapprove of anyone who makes derogatory...

Kendrapara: Senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra has been expelled from the party's Kendrapara district committee on Friday. District party chief Durjyodhana Sahu 'expelled' him as special invitee for his alleged involvement...

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of activists of the BJP gathered before the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and hurled eggs at the building, alleging irregularities and corruption by the officials. The agitators scuffled...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday wrote to Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, requesting him to release Rs 676.57 crore to meet Odisha's requirement of funds under MGNREGA till...

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...