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ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Healthcare, particularly cancer treatment, is a top priority for the state government, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi emphasised during his meeting with a delegation of US-based healthcare institutes including Mayo Clinic here Wednesday. The delegation members discussed steps to strengthen healthcare...

Cuttack: With a day left for the historic Bali Yatra to kick off on the banks of River Mahanadi, all eyes are on South East Asia Pavilion at this year’s trade fair that will feature 15 stalls, exhibiting cultural similarities between Odisha and South East...

Bhubaneswar: Kharvelnagar police Wednesday arrested three hoodlums, including the brother-in-law of the complainant, whose house was burgled of several gold ornaments and cash. One more accused in the case is still at large, said a senior police official of Kharvelnagar police station. One gold chain,...

Bhubaneswar: In a major fillip to fisheries sector, the state Cabinet led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday decided to implement a new scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Maschyajibi Kalyan Yojana (MMKY)’ with a budgetary allocation of Rs 2,239 crore. According to the Cabinet decision, the state...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday decided to form an inter-ministerial committee to resolve different issues and disputes with other states, an official said. The decision in this regard was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The meeting discussed in...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet Wednesday decided to frame a law to prevent unfair practices in examinations for recruiting people and admission into professional educational institutions, a senior officer said. All offences under the proposed act shall be cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has begun the process to return the land, both government and private, acquired for Vedanta university to the government possession and private landowners, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Wednesday. “The state government has initiated the process for the...

Bhubaneswar: With onion prices reaching Rs 70 per kg in the market, the Odisha government Wednesday said it has asked the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED) to sell the vegetable at the rate of Rs 30 per kg in the state....

Bhubaneswar: In order to further strengthen the relationship of the two sister cities in areas of culture, technology and student exchange programmes, a team of delegates from Cupertino, USA led by Mayor Sheila Mohan, City Manager Pamela Wu, Reena Patnaik and Mahesh Pakala visited Bhubaneswar...

Bhubaneswar: The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention will be organised from January 8 to January 10 next year in Bhubaneswar in collaboration with the Odisha government and it will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated. The...