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People will give befitting reply to those who derailed bill on women"s quota: Odisha CM Rourkela: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday lambasted the Congress, days after the Centre's bid to implement 33 per cent women's reservation in legislatures in 2029 was derailed in...

Puri: A committee of presiding officers, set up by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Tuesday reviewed the constitutional and procedural framework governing disqualification of legislators under the anti-defection law, officials said. The deliberations were held during the second meeting of the Committee of Presiding Officers...

Bhubaneswar: BJD MP Sasmit Patra Tuesday urged the Election Commission of India Tuesday to ensure that the names of voters should not be deleted without a rigorous, documented, and independently verifiable field inquiry. Patra, in a letter to the CEC Gyanesh Kumar, said, It has...

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, the Excise Department’s Range-I team Monday arrested a youth for allegedly peddling 180 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 18 lakh near an Indian Oil petrol pump on Lewis Road under Badagada police limits, officials said. Acting on a tip-off...

Bhubaneswar: The second National Lok Adalat of the year will be held May 9 across all court premises in Khurda district. The information was shared by Salomi Sahu, Secretary of the Khurda District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Bhubaneswar. In this Lok Adalat, a wide range...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday stressed the importance of preserving and promoting the Odia language, stating that a language thrives only when it is actively spoken, valued and passed on to future generations. He was speaking at the launch of the “Kahuchi Odisha” magazine...

Bhubaneswar: In a landmark achievement for healthcare in Odisha, AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has successfully conducted its first deceased donor liver transplant recently, underscoring the critical importance of liver health and the life-saving potential of organ donation. At the heart of this inspiring story is Radha Parhi, a...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday raised serious concerns over the functioning of Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that the names of a large number of voters are being deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The party,...

New Delhi: Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel has entered into a joint venture agreement with South Korean steel major POSCO to set up a 6 million tonnes per annum steel plant in Odisha, a statement said Monday. The announcement was made at the India-Korea Business Forum...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader from Odisha Saptagiri Ulaka Monday questioned the delay in notifying the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam despite the Bill being passed in Parliament in 2023. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, the Koraput MP said, "Apart from two MPs, all other members...