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Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik slammed the annual state Budget presented in the Assembly Friday by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, calling the Budget "full menu in an empty kitchen." Speaking to media persons on the Budget outside...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday presented a Rs 3.10 lakh crore Budget for 2026-27, with focus on agriculture, rural development and women empowerment. Out of the total outlay, Rs 1,80,000 crore has been earmarked for programme expenditure, around 58 per cent of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced a new scheme, ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangal Yojana’, under which girls born in economically weaker section families will receive Rs 1,00,001 upon completion of graduation. Presenting the annual Budget for 2026-27 in the Assembly, CM Majhi said...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday proposed setting up four new universities in Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Jharsuguda and Jagatsinghpur districts while presenting the annual Budget for 2026-27 in the state Assembly. The Chief Minister, who also holds the Finance portfolio, also proposed two new...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has allocated Rs 530 crore for flood management in the state budget. An outlay of Rs 1,000 crore has been earmarked for the In-Stream Storage Structure Programme, while Rs 180 crore has been allocated for the Nabakrushna Choudhury Secha Unnayan Yojana....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the Finance portfolio, presented the annual Budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the state Assembly Friday. This year, the total Budget outlay is reportedly Rs 3.10 lakh crore. Out of the total outlay, Rs...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has introduced a ‘third gender’ category in the application form for the Odisha Civil Services Examination 2025, following directions from the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC). The provision has been included in a revised notification issued by the Odisha Public Service...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress members disrupted proceedings of the Odisha Assembly for the third consecutive day Friday over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement. As soon as the House assembled for the Question Hour at 10.30 am, BJD and Congress members rushed to the well...

Bhubaneswar: A young man was found dead under mysterious circumstances Thursday night in a hotel in the Pokhariput area of Bhubaneswar. Police said the man’s girlfriend has reportedly gone missing following his death. The deceased has been identified as Bubuna Pradhan, a resident of Old...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will table the state budget for the 2026-27 financial year in the Assembly today at 4 p.m. This year’s budget is estimated to touch Rs 3.20 lakh crore, compared with an outlay of Rs 2.90 lakh crore in the...