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Bhubaneswar: The women's wing of Odisha Congress Thursday staged a protest outside the assembly, demanding immediate implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures. Holding posters, banners and party flags, Congress workers took part in a 'Vidhan Sabha Gherao' protest...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday urged Opposition BJD to broaden its understanding of women's empowerment and not restrict it to financial help to self-help groups or reservation in local bodies. Majhi made the remarks while piloting a discussion in a special Assembly...

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by rain brought relief from prevailing heatwave conditions across several districts of Odisha Thursday, even as seven towns continued to record temperatures above 40 degree Celsius. Thunderstorms, rain and lightning were reported in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sundargarh, Angul, Phulbani, Boudh and Rourkela during...

Puri: Government claims of women’s empowerment under the Subhadra Yojana ring hollow as an elderly woman was injured while travelling to a bank to withdraw her pension. She was rescued by locals, taken to a nearby hospital and later dropped off at home. The injured...

Bhubaneswar: The result of the Class X examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) of Odisha will be published May 2, officials said Thursday. The results of the Annual High School Certificate, State Open School Certificate and Madhyama examinations-2026 will be available on...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Thursday claimed that several countries have advised their women citizens not to visit Odisha as, he alleged, rapes and murders have become a "daily affair" in the state. The leader of the Opposition said this to reporters outside the Assembly...

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...