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Bhubaneswar: The BJP has requested the Odisha government to make the use of the Odia language  mandatory in all State Assembly business. The Leader of the Opposition, Pradipta Naik, made…

Bhubaneswar: Commerce and Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera on Thursday informed the State Assembly that 8,89,093 people had applied for driving licence between September 1 and November…

Bhubaneswar: In view of heavy rush at Regional Transport Office (RTO) across the state, the Odisha government is likely to extend the November 30 deadline for updating the vehicle documents…

Bhubaneswar: Members cutting across party lines expressed grave concern in the State Assembly on Wednesday over the online token system for paddy procurement. Demanding scrapping of the…

Bhubaneswar: Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Ranendra Pratap Swain on Wednesday informed the Odisha Assembly that the production of sugar in Odisha was not profitable. The…

Bhubaneswar: There is no proposal to open the Ratna Bhandar of Jagannath Temple and audit the ornaments, Law Minister Pratap Jena informed the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday. Precious…

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of state-wide protest by farmers’ bodies against the new online token system for procurement of paddy, the Odisha government on Monday said that the list of…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government could spend only 37 per cent of the state’s annual budget till September this year, said Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari. Making a statement in the…

Bhubaneswar: Minister of State for Home Dibya Shankar Mishra on Monday informed the Odisha Assembly that 604 cases of rape, involving minor girls, were reported in the state in the first six…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has suspended six junior engineers (JEs) of two power distribution companies (discoms) after a sting operation by a news agency revealed that they were…