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New Delhi: Nine states, including Odisha, are a cause of concern for the Centre. “These nine states are new concern areas for us,” said a union government official. “...several issues of…

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of the alleged scams in procurement of masks and PPE kits to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Odisha government has been charged with corruption over…

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), government of India, on Friday issued an order, as an addition to the consolidated revised guidelines, whereby people stranded in other states,…

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday laid down the guidelines for return of migrant workers and others to their home states from different places. The Union Home…

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the situation in Maharashtra, where more than 300 people have died of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Odisha government has decided to bring back the…

New Delhi: Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to chief secretaries of all states clarifying that there are no directives in the revised guidelines of the government which allows a…

Bhubaneswar: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has directed all states and union territories (UTs) to monitor the availability and distribution of drugs, masks, gloves and…

New Delhi: The Centre has apprised all states including, Odisha and the Union Territories, of the partial modification in the list of items and norms of assistance from the State Disaster…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will hold a meeting with top state officials to review Odisha's pending issues with the Centre in New Delhi on Wednesday. The review comes a day…