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Bhubaneswar: In a major boost to women empowerment, the state government Thursday signed four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with national-level organisations to strengthen self-help groups (SHGs) under Mission Shakti programme. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, who attended the event as the chief guest, announced that...

Bhubaneswar: Amidst a statewide outrage among farmers over scarcity of fertilisers during the ongoing kharif season, Odisha Food and Supplies Minister K C Patra Thursday admitted to "black marketing" of urea in different parts of the state. "It is a fact that black marketing of...

Bhubaneswar: Gold reserves of around 1,996 kg have been discovered in Deogarh and Keonjhar districts of Odisha, state minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena told the Assembly Thursday. Gold deposits of nearly 1,685 kg were detected in the Adash area of Deogarh and 311.07 kg in Gopur...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has arrested two more persons for the murder of a 25-year-old traffic police constable in Bhubaneswar, an officer said. The deceased, Subhamitra Sahoo, a native of Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district and posted in Bhubaneswar, disappeared after leaving home for duty September 6....

Bhubaneswar: Veteran leftist leader Prakash Karat Thursday said the democracy and Constitution in India could be better protected and strengthened with unity among secular forces. Karat, a former general secretary of the CPI (M), said this while addressing the memorial lecture titled “Sitaram Yechury: In...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government spent a total of Rs 380.95 crore on advertisement during the last three financial years, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Thursday. While replying to a question by Congress MLA Sofia Firdous in the assembly, Majhi said an expenditure of Rs...

Bhubaneswar: In an interesting development in the Odisha Assembly, the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Thursday urged the Speaker to ensure the return of certain items allegedly stolen from them by anti-social elements during a dharna inside the House in March. In that month, Congress...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress on the first day of the Monsoon Session of the Odisha Assembly Thursday submitted a notice for a no-confidence motion against the 15-month-old BJP government in the state. A delegation of Congress MLAs led by legislature party leader Rama Chandra Kadam met...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 42 industrial houses, including government organisations, have owed watercess amounting Rs 3797.14 crore to the Odisha government till March, the assembly was informed Thursday. In a written reply to a query by BJP MLA Tankadhar Tripathy, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi...

Bhubaneswar: The first day of the monsoon session of Odisha Assembly was adjourned after obituary reference was made to seven former members of the House and two personnel of the state police Thursday. As soon as the House assembled at 11am, Speaker Surama Padhy allowed...