Bhubaneswar: Reiterating the government’s vision of “Viksit Odisha, Viksit Bharat,” Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday said Odisha aims to become the MSME gateway of Eastern India. He was speaking at the Odisha Industrial Conclave 2025, organised by Laghu Udyog Bharati here at the Railway...
Bhubaneswar: The state government is seriously considering bringing a separate cow-protection law to shut down illegal slaughterhouses and cow smuggling, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichadan said Saturday, adding that a clear picture in this regard is likely to emerge in the next Assembly session. After holding...
Cuttack: With an aim to promote quality seed availability, strengthen potato production, and support farmers with improved planting material for the upcoming Rabi season, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo distributed certified seed potato to farmers, under the scheme ‘Development of Potato, Vegetable &...
Bhadrak: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal in Odisha suffered a setback in Bhadrak district after three block chairpersons resigned from the party, a BJD functionary said Sunday. Banta block chairperson Manoranjan Ghadei, Urmila Nayak of Bhadrak and Bhandaripokhari's Sumati Sethi have resigned from the BJD...
Ranchi: India survived a scare and sailed past South Africa in a closely-fought encounter to grab a 17-run victory in the first ODI and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. It was a tough battle...
Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD Sunday said it will join other Opposition parties to demand a detailed discussion on electoral transparency in the Winter Session of the Parliament. The Winter Session, which will begin Monday, will conclude December 19. This Winter Session has 15 sittings,...
Bhubaneswar: Trouble mounted for social media influencer Subhankar Mishra, as a senior servitor of the 12th-century Jagannath Temple, Puri, Sunday filed a police complaint, accusing him of hurting the sentiments of Lord Jagannath's devotees. In his complaint, Gourahari Pradhan alleged, "For the past few days,...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has asked its employees to submit their updated annual property statements for being considered for promotion, officials said. The General Administration Department issued an order in this regard November 27, which came to the fore Sunday, they said. As per the...
Bhubaneswar: Police have busted an illegal arms manufacturing unit in Odisha's Nayagarh district and arrested two persons in this connection, an officer said Sunday. Based on specific inputs, a team of Ranpur police station in the district conducted a raid in a house at Godipada...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked all district collectors to allocate sites to landless families covered under different rural housing schemes. Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department Secretary Girish SN recently wrote a letter to the collectors in this regard. He said all eligible landless beneficiaries...
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