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Bhubaneswar: With a threefold hike in the salary and allowances of Odisha MLAs triggering a political row and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik announcing that he would forgo the enhanced benefits, all eyes are now on Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, whose assent is required for...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday announced a hefty increase in the stipend for the post-graduation students of government Ayurvedic and Homoeopathic colleges in the state. The stipend of PG first-year students has been increased by 55 per cent. While earlier their monthly...

Bhubaneswar: Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police Crime Branch has arrested a man for his alleged involvement in an inter-state job racket, an officer said Monday. The accused has been identified as Gautam Kumar, a native of Bihar. He was arrested from New Delhi's...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar will soon get a global visa application centre after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday approved a proposal in this regard, officials said. The proposed centre will operate from the Babasaheb Ambedkar Bus Terminal building at Baramunda, where the state government...

Cuttack: Former Odisha MLA and senior leader Mohammed Moquim, who was expelled from Congress over involvement in "anti-party activities", Monday said that party national president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi are "not able to deliver" and a change in leadership is necessary....

Bhubaneswar/Jajpur: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Monday condemned the attack on supporters of former MLA and senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Pranab Kumar Balabantaray in the Dharmasala area of Jajpur district on Sunday, demanding stringent action against the culprits behind...

New Delhi: Argentine football great Lionel Messi's arrival for the final leg of his G.O.A.T Tour has been delayed after his flight was deferred due to inclement weather. Messi, who was in Mumbai for the second day of his three-day whirlwind trip to India, was...

Bhubaneswar/Jajpur: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders and workers are holding a dharna before the DGP camp office Monday, demanding the arrest of the persons involved in the attack on party workers in Jajpur district December 14. At least 15 people were injured, five of them...

Mahakalapara: The abandoned World Bank wetland inside the Gahirmatha forest area of Kendrapara district have emerged as a major winter haven for migratory birds arriving from distant regions, prompting conservationists to call for greater awareness to protect them from poaching and poisoning. Birds from the...

Pattamundai: Even as nearly 80 per cent of the kharif paddy harvest has been completed in Pattamundai subdivision and adjoining areas of Kendrapara district, the government is yet to open procurement mandis, pushing farmers into distress sale and fuelling illegal paddy trade. With mandis remaining...