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Bhubaneswar: Empower women to create a circle of protection so that everyone can remain safe and contribute to development, Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy said while attending an event organised by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Sunday. BMC organised a mass run to mark International...

Bhubaneswar: Saheed Nagar Police Sunday arrested a conman from Karnataka for allegedly luring a woman on false promise of marriage and assaulting her physically and sexually in the City, indicating a possible ‘Love Jihad’ angle to the incident. The accused was identified as Irfan Ansari,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government remains dedicated to the development and welfare of the Odia diaspora, Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said in Kolkata Sunday. The Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department organised 'Odisha Utsav' for the first time in Kolkata to connect with the Odia diaspora...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD Sunday took strong exception to the BJP-backed Independent Rajya Sabha poll candidate Dilip Ray claiming former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik, an iconic figure in the state, as his mentor and seeking votes from all parties. The BJD alleged that Ray,...

Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik Sunday slammed the BJP government in Odisha for total failure of leadership over the rising number of incidents of crimes against women. Addressing the party's women leaders and members here on the occasion of International Women's Day, Patnaik said the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested a government engineer for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said. Pramod Kumar Ray, assistant executive engineer (AEE) in the Derabish irrigation sub-division under the Kendrapara irrigation division, was apprehended a day after disproportionate...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday disbursed over Rs 5,100 crore for more than one crore women beneficiaries of the state's flagship ‘Subhadra Yojana’, coinciding with International Women's Day. CM Majhi disbursed the fourth instalment of the scheme at a special event held...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday said his government is committed to take women power forward in every field. CM Majhi said this while greeting all women of the state on the occasion of International Women's Day. The CM in a post on...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: As the world observes International Women’s Day today (March 8), discussions on gender equality and women’s empowerment are gaining momentum across Odisha, with women increasingly making their mark in education, administration, entrepreneurship, sports and public life. Over the years, the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is set to disburse over Rs 5,000 crore among more than 1.02 crore beneficiaries of Subhadra Yojana on the occasion of International Women’s Day Sunday. Addressing media in Bhubaneswar, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said the state government had received 1,12,57,667 applications...