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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday approved 18 investment proposals worth Rs 3,877 crore, which would generate employment for 7,565 people, an official said. The projects got the state government's nod at the meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), chaired by Chief Secretary...

People will give befitting reply to those who derailed bill on women"s quota: Odisha CM Rourkela: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday lambasted the Congress, days after the Centre's bid to implement 33 per cent women's reservation in legislatures in 2029 was derailed in...

Puri: A committee of presiding officers, set up by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Tuesday reviewed the constitutional and procedural framework governing disqualification of legislators under the anti-defection law, officials said. The deliberations were held during the second meeting of the Committee of Presiding Officers...

Bhubaneswar: BJD MP Sasmit Patra Tuesday urged the Election Commission of India Tuesday to ensure that the names of voters should not be deleted without a rigorous, documented, and independently verifiable field inquiry. Patra, in a letter to the CEC Gyanesh Kumar, said, It has...

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, the Excise Department’s Range-I team Monday arrested a youth for allegedly peddling 180 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 18 lakh near an Indian Oil petrol pump on Lewis Road under Badagada police limits, officials said. Acting on a tip-off...

Bhubaneswar: The second National Lok Adalat of the year will be held May 9 across all court premises in Khurda district. The information was shared by Salomi Sahu, Secretary of the Khurda District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Bhubaneswar. In this Lok Adalat, a wide range...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday stressed the importance of preserving and promoting the Odia language, stating that a language thrives only when it is actively spoken, valued and passed on to future generations. He was speaking at the launch of the “Kahuchi Odisha” magazine...

Bhubaneswar: In a landmark achievement for healthcare in Odisha, AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has successfully conducted its first deceased donor liver transplant recently, underscoring the critical importance of liver health and the life-saving potential of organ donation. At the heart of this inspiring story is Radha Parhi, a...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday raised serious concerns over the functioning of Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that the names of a large number of voters are being deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The party,...

New Delhi: Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel has entered into a joint venture agreement with South Korean steel major POSCO to set up a 6 million tonnes per annum steel plant in Odisha, a statement said Monday. The announcement was made at the India-Korea Business Forum...