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Bhubaneswar: The Pahala police Wednesday arrested two individuals for allegedly planning and looting Rs 20 lakh from an acquaintance, officials said. The accused have been identified as Babul Behera (25) and Saroj Sutar (30). According to police, the complainant, who manages GST and IT returns...

Bhubaneswar: Eight central trade unions Wednesday issued a stern warning to the Centre and the state government, demanding withdrawal of the new labour codes, cancellation of the 10-hour workday notification, and a ban on nightshift duties for women workers. In this connection, a massive protest...

New Delhi: Odisha’s Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) have witnessed a steady rise in allocation of grants recommended by three successive Central Finance Commissions, Union Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh) informed the Rajya Sabha Wednesday. In a written statement, Singh said the Ministry...

Bhubaneswar: Pratidin Editor Sudhir Kumar Panda and Puri Lok Sabha MP Sambit Patra were among the nine persons nominated by the Centre as members to the Press Council of India (PCI) under the provisions of the Press Council Act, 1978, official sources said Wednesday. The...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Wednesday passed a Bill paving the way for women to work night shifts and raising the daily working hours from nine to 10. The Odisha Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Bill, 2025, was cleared amid a walkout by the opposition BJD and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Wednesday decided to set up a high-level committee to examine various demands of teachers, lecturers and other staffers in state, aided and private educational institutions. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said in the Assembly that the committee headed by retired IAS officer...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has paid Rs 1.6 crore to actress Madhuri Dixit Nene after making her the ambassador of state handlooms, a minister informed the state Assembly Wednesday. Madhuri Dixit has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Odisha handlooms this year and Rs 1.6...

Bhubaneswar: TMP MP Mahua Moitra Wednesday alleged that four Bengali-speaking Indians were “thrown out” of Nayagrah district in BJP-ruled Odisha since they are Bengalis. The Odiaha Police denied the charge and said it has set no deadline or asked any person to leave Nayagarh district...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday criticised the manner in which the Odisha government marked the 125th birth anniversary of freedom fighter Rama Devi, even as Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Speaker Surama Padhy and other leaders paid floral tributes at her statue on...

Bhubaneswar: Food, Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Wednesday said the state government has streamlined the paddy procurement system in Odisha to make it clean and transparent, ensuring timely purchase at government-fixed price, swift payment of farmers’ dues and prompt resolution of farmers’...