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Bhubaneswar: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah Friday unveiled 199 developmental projects in police, health, education and other departments valued at Rs 3,275 crore in Odisha. During his one-day visit to the state, Shah inaugurated 69 projects worth Rs 1,159 crore and laid foundation...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan Friday launched a citizen awareness initiative on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls and appealed to voters in the state, especially those in urban areas, to verify their details in the 2002 electoral rolls....

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday blamed the Opposition BJD for the “backwardness of Odisha”, which was ruled by the regional party for 20 years, and accused the Congress of indulging in "negative politics". Shah was addressing a public meeting in Bhubaneswar after launching...

Mundali: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday asserted that the country is on the verge of eliminating Maoists by the end of this month, and said security forces will defeat those who dream of building a red corridor from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh to Pashupati...

Bhubaneswar: At least five people were killed in road accidents in three districts of Odisha Friday, police said. Two people died in motorcycle accidents in Nayagarh and Puri districts each, while one man lost his life when a truck crashed into a house where he...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived at Bhubaneswar airport Friday. He reached the city in an Air Force aircraft and was welcomed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and State BJP president Manmohan Samal. Shah has scheduled separate programmes in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, and Paradip....

Bhubaneswar: Five persons were arrested for allegedly assaulting police personnel and vandalising a PCR van during Holi patrolling near Jhumka Dam under the jurisdiction of Chandaka police station, police said Thursday. The accused were identified as Jyoti Shankar Biswal (47), Rabindra Bhoi (31), Gobinda Behera...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to undertake a one-day visit to Odisha Friday, during which he would attend at least five official programmes and address a gathering at Paradip, sources said. Shah, who was earlier scheduled to arrive here Thursday evening, later...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha witnessed a rare political development Thursday as the BJD exited from its NDA past to jointly field a common candidate with the Congress and CPI(M) in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, aiming to prevent the BJP from securing an additional seat in the...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Thursday alleged that the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in the state were in great danger and needed to be empowered. Patnaik said this while paying tribute to his father and former CM Biju...