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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Legislative Assembly will convene its Budget Session for 2026 from February 17, according to the official schedule released by the State Parliamentary Affairs Department. The session will continue till April 8 and will be held in two phases, comprising a total of...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Friday sought clarification from Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi or his office on whether the state is soliciting a loan from the World Bank. The Opposition party sought clarification a day after the Chief Minister and senior Odisha government officials met...

Kendrapara/Bhubaneswar: At least three persons, including a woman identified as infiltrators from Bangladesh, were recently deported to their homeland with the help of the Border Security Force (BSF), a senior officer said Friday. The three infiltrators were staying illegally for a long time in Odisha's...

Bhubaneswar: A domestic help working at the official residence of Odisha minister Krushna Chandra Patra in Bhubaneswar died due to alleged electrocution Thursday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Shankarshan Nag, 46, a native of the Belpahar area in Bolangir district. According to...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Police has arrested three accused fraudsters for allegedly duping several investors of over Rs 2 crore on the pretext of online trading, a senior EOW official informed Friday. The accused, identified as Bikram Keshari Sahoo of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Legislative Assembly will hold its Budget Session for 2026 from February 17 and continue till April 8. The session will begin with an address by Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati. The House will then take up the Motion of Thanks on the Governor’s address,...

Cuttack: Orissa High Court has reaffirmed the importance of family planning and population control while dismissing an appeal challenging the disqualification of a gram panchayat member for having more than two children. A Division Bench comprising Justices Krishna Shripad Dixit and Chittaranjan Dash, in a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra Friday directed concerned officers to upkeep statues installed in public parks developed in different towns of the state. While holding meetings with department officers about the current status of parks, Mahapatra said statues of eminent...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Friday launched the Odisha Agriculture Drought Mitigation Programme (OADMP), which aims to build climate resilience, enhance productivity, and promote crop diversification in drought-prone districts. The programme has been launched under the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF), an official said. A memorandum...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of implementing the Shri Jagannath Darshan Yojana (SJDY), the Odisha government has asked all district collectors to personally monitor and expedite the collection of consent forms from eligible beneficiaries. The SJDY is to facilitate economically weaker senior citizens and widows of all ages...