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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is working on a new legislation to simplify land administration and address long-pending issues, and it is likely to be tabled in the upcoming budget session of the Assembly, a state minister said Monday. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has secured first position in distribution of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jana Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY) cards to eligible persons in just nine months of its implementation in the state, Health minister Mukesh Mahaling said in Bhubaneswar Monday. Mahaling was speaking at the National...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Monday demanded dismissal of Steel and Mines minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena in the wake of ED raids against illegal sand and black stone mining in Ganjam district. During the raids January 16, ED in a statement stated that its sleuths seized Rs...

Bhubaneswar: A three-day 'Matsya Prani Samavesh Odisha 2026' will be organised in Bhubaneswar from January 21, a minister said Monday. Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik said that Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is scheduled to inaugurate the fair at Janata Maidan, while...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress, under the banner of the Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sangathan (RGPRS) Monday organised a satyagraha (protest march) at the Lower PMG Square in Bhubaneswar, protesting the replacement of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) with the newly introduced VB–G...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and other prominent personalities Monday paid tributes to freedom fighter and social reformer Prabati Giri on her birth centenary. Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly,...

Cuttack: A gas pipeline burst in the CDA area of Cuttack city during construction work Monday, causing panic among the people, police said. Emergency teams were rushed to the spot for immediate repairs, a senior officer said. The incident took place at Sector 9 of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has unveiled the state government's mouthpiece 'Pragati Prabaha', published by the Department of Information and Public Relations. The mouthpiece, which would disseminate information about the ongoing developmental works and the state government's key initiatives, was launched by Majhi...

Bhubaneswar/ Bhawanipatna: Amid protests over the alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said his government is making arrangements to buy the crop from farmers, as the Centre has agreed to lift 8 lakh tonnes of rice. Addressing a programme...

Bhubaneswar: Intensifying their agitation against the alleged illegal garbage dumping yard near Sainik School in the city, members of the ‘Save Sainik School and Remove Garbage Dump’ campaign announced a sit-in protest in front of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) offi ce January 27. At...