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Bhubaneswar: Under the chairmanship of Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Lok Seva Bhawan a review meeting was held at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar Friday, to formulate a special policy for the construction, repair and improvement of roads in the state. Housing and...

Bhubaneswar: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said his ministry is looking forward to partnering with the state government for organising events like Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in future. In a letter to CM Mohan Charan Majhi, he congratulated the state government for making the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to invest Rs6,152 crore to ease the burgeoning traffic congestion in Bhubaneswar, and improve connectivity. The decision regarding Bhubaneswar’s decongestion plan was taken at a high-level review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday. Sources in the...

Bhubaneswar: The Kharvela Nagar police recovered the bodies of two men, believed to be 23-25 years old, from a rented accommodation in Punjabi Colony near Satyanagar area in Bhubaneswar, Friday. Inspector-in-charge (IIC) Rajanikanta Mishra said the deceased - Debasish Sahoo and Gyanaranjan Behera- hailed from...

Dehradun/Bhubaneswar: Odisha's women’s rugby team clinched the gold medal in a dominant 29-5 victory over Bihar in the women's final at the 38th National Games Friday. In the men's final, Haryana defeated Maharashtra 22-7. The competition on the day was intense across various sports. While...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday demanded an immediate apology from the Opposition Congress over the remarks made by party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on President Droupadi Murmu and said those were insults for the people of Odisha and the Santal...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday enhanced its paddy procurement target for the Kharif crop season this year from 65 lakh metric tonnes to 77 lakh MT. The decision was taken during a meeting of a group of ministers, led by Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Friday arrested eight NSUI activists for holding a demonstration and showing black flags to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat during his travel in Bhubaneswar the previous day. The arrested youths, who were detained by the police Thursday evening from the spot, were in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday visited the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack and reviewed preparations for the ODI match between India and England February 9. The CM expressed satisfaction over the arrangements after taking stock of the preparations. “The preparatory work is being...

Bhubaneswar: Madhusudan Padhi Friday took charge as the Odisha State Election Commissioner. Padhi, a retired IAS officer, succeeded AP Padhi as the eighth State Election Commissioner. Soon after taking charge, Padhi expressed confidence that the State Election Commission would smoothly conduct the upcoming panchayat and...