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Bhubaneswar: Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Naveen Patnaik, Thursday raised the Keonjhar incident in the Odisha Assembly, stating that it has severely tarnished the state’s image at the national and international level. Speaking during the Special Session on women’s participation in Indian democracy in Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: A man carrying his sister's skeleton to a bank in Keonjhar caused an uproar during the special session of the Odisha Assembly convened Thursday to discuss "Participation of Women in Indian Democracy", with Congress MLAs walking out of the chamber briefly in protest. As...

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) Wednesday launched the 27th edition of its flagship publication, Women and Men in India 2025: Selected Indicators and Data, during a National Dialogue on “Data for Development” held. The publication presents a comprehensive snapshot of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has initiated efforts to build a robust institutional framework for inclusive governance through the proposed Odisha Resource Centre for Ageing & Divyangjan (ORCAD), a state-level centre of excellence aimed at promoting accessibility, inclusion and coordinated services for elderly persons and Divyangjan across the...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Sulochana Das Wednesday launched a major beautification and green drive for key traffic junctions and median stretches along NH16 passing through the Capital city, with support from Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. In the first phase, plantation work kicked...

Bhubaneswar: Additional Chief Secretary to the Housing and Urban Development department and Chairperson of IDCO Usha Padhee Wednesday reviewed the progress of the Kalinganagar National Industrial Corridor (KNIC) in Jajpur district, with emphasis on accelerating industrial expansion along with urban infrastructure development. During her visit,...

Bhubaneswar: Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra has assured that the supply of domestic LPG across the state remains completely normal, while petrol and diesel stocks are sufficiently available to meet consumer demand. Reviewing the overall fuel supply situation with representatives from...

Bhubaneswar: Employment is not the end of learning, but the beginning of a new chapter, Industries, Skill Development and Technical Education Minister Sampad Chandra Swain said while distributing appointment letters to more than 400 students during the ‘Campus to Career’ programme organised at Government Polytechnic,...

Bhubaneswar: Hailing from the coastal spiritual hub of Puri, Tapeswarnath Das, a vaulting bronze-medalist at the recently concluded senior Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Nationals Championships, has evolved into one of the most compelling figures in Indian gymnastics, a journey defined by world-class mentorship and a resilient...

Bhubaneswar: Amid a political war of words over women's reservation in legislatures, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Wednesday welcomed the state government's decision to convene a one-day special session of the Assembly April 30. The special session has been convened to discuss women's participation in...