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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’...

Bhubaneswar: The class 12 theory examination conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) of Odisha will be held from February 18 to March 21. Announcing the detailed schedule for the Higher Secondary Examination 2026 here Wednesday, CHSE Chairman Mrunal Kanti Das said the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has completed e-KYC (know your customer) verification of 3.12 crore out of 3.26 crore PDS beneficiaries (96 per cent) so far, a minister informed the assembly Wednesday. In a written statement to the House, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna...

Bhubaneswar: Outstanding electricity dues totalling Rs 6,957.57 crore remain unpaid by industrial, commercial and domestic consumers across Odisha, Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo told the Assembly Wednesday. Singh Deo, who is in charge of the Energy Department, gave the information in a written reply...

Bhubaneswar: In a move to safeguard public health, the Health & Family Welfare Department has intensified its statewide crackdown on the illegal sale of Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) kits, misuse of abortion pills and unsafe self-medication practices. The Drugs Control Directorate has been directed...