Policy & Politics

Puri: Normal life in Odisha's Puri district was partially hit on Thursday by a six-hour hartal called by the Opposition BJD, demanding justice for a 15-year-old girl who died of...

Bhubaneswar: Former Deputy Speaker of Odisha Assembly Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj breathed his last at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar late on Wednesday. He was 70. A member of the...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, who is on a two-day visit to Delhi, on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil. According to...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Presence of Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, Deputy CM K V Singh Deo and Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal in the national capital has fuelled speculation about impending political...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, who is on a two-day visit to Delhi, met BJP MPs on Parliament premises on Wednesday. Sources said that the CM is likely to meet...

Bhubaneswar: To promote and preserve the linguistic heritage of Odisha, Housing & Urban Development on Wednesday issued a directive, mandating the use of Odia script on signboards of all shops...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued a notification, mandating a uniform saffron-themed colour code for all new and existing government buildings during repairs and renovations. The notification issued by the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recently received a national award in the category of emerging states in organ donation and transplantation. Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda congratulated the...

Bhubaneswar: In a move to enforce accountability in governance, the Odisha government has asked all departments to furnish details of incompetent officials and employees. It also warned of compulsory retirement...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday appointed Babita Patra as the chairperson of the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR). Patra, a resident of Mayur Vihar in...