Bhubaneswar: As Odisha positions itself among the top-performing states in the country under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra said Saturday that the government is focused on building resilient cities that will...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has announced a hike in daily wages of workers within the range of Rs 472 to Rs 622 with an increase in Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) with retrospective effect from April 1. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced it Friday while...
Bhubaneswar: Beneficiaries left out of the fourth instalment of the Subhadra Yojana will receive financial assistance May 4, 2026, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said Saturday. In a post on X, Parida said the funds will be credited directly to the bank accounts of...
Bhubaneswar: Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, Saturday announced the schedule for the supplementary examinations, which will be held in the first week of July. The application process will reportedly be open from June 8 to June 18. Students who failed the regular matriculation examinations...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday launched the 'ShaktiShree' mobile application and unveiled an internship guideline book to boost higher education in the state. The initiatives were launched during a two-day national workshop in the presence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and...
Bhubaneswar: Over 95 per cent of 5.36 lakh students have cleared the Odisha class X board examination, School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said Saturday. The minister also announced the results of the State Open School Certificate (SOSC) and Madhyama examinations. Gond said out...
Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik Saturday sought Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's "compassionate intervention" over an incident in Odisha, where a tribal man exhumed his sister's skeleton and produced it as proof to withdraw money from a rural bank. Patnaik, in a letter, also urged...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD Friday alleged that the BJP is the lone political party in the country that feels uncomfortable implementing reservation for women in the legislature without raising the number of seats in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies. The BJD's statement came a day...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced a daily increase in Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) by Rs 10, which will come into effect from April 1. Majhi announced while addressing a function marking the celebration of International Labour Day here. The declaration came...
Bhubaneswar: National record holders Dev Kumar Meena of Madhya Pradesh and Baranica Elangovan of Tamil Nadu will be among the top draws in the inaugural Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault Competition which begins here Saturday. The two-day meet is being held at...
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