Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: With no solution to the sharing of Mahanadi river water in sight, the Mahanadi Bachao Andolan (MBA) on Saturday threatened to launch a statewide agitation. In a press briefing,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday maintained that it will not cede an inch of land to Andhra Pradesh. Replying to a question from media persons on the attempt by...

New Delhi: After a year of gloom and downward trend, the interest rate on bank fixed deposits may go up from April as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced...

Bhubaneswar: BJD Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra on Friday put forth facts and figures to justify his party's demand for implementation of Swaminathan Committee recommendations on MSP in letter and...

Bhubaneswar: Kotia will be developed into an model panchayat, said Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Inaugurating a number of welfare projects worth Rs 18 crore for Kotia region in Odisha's...

Bhubaneswar: The Railway budget allocation for Odisha for the year 2021-22 has evoked mixed reactions in the state. Talking to media, Commerce and Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera said the state...

New Delhi: The Central government is strongly pursuing the matter of wrong depiction of India’s map on the World Health Organisation (WHO) website. After it was brought to their notice,...

New Delhi: In a bid to discourage plying of old vehicles, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry has proposed to increase by 25 times the cost of renewal of registration...

Washington: Indian-American Bhavya Lal has been appointed as the acting Chief of Staff of NASA. Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the...

Baripada: The sister of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren met the grieving family of Jharaphula Nayak, a Plus III student of Rama Devi Women’s University, at her native Marundeipasi village...