Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' encourages the country's youth to contribute towards building a developed India. After listening to the programme, Majhi said the PM has been bringing the achievements and...
Kataka: Kataka-Barabati legislator Sofia Firdous is likely to contest the next Assembly election from the Odisha Janata Congress, according to her father and party president Mohammed Moquim. Moquim said Sunday that Firdous would contest the upcoming election from the OJC as a candidate for the...
Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed several parts of Odisha, while a red alert for intense rainfall has been issued for three districts Sunday as a low-pressure system formed over the Bay of Bengal in the morning, weather department officials said. The low-pressure system over the northwest...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to directly deduct court-ordered maintenance grant or alimony from the salaries of male government employees who fail to pay their wives or children despite judicial directions. According to an official statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) Sunday, CM...
Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister and Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment and Energy Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo emphasised the Odisha government’s commitment to reducing reliance on chemical fertilisers and promoting organic farming, while ensuring sustainable, long-term solutions to farmers’ challenges. Singh Deo made the remarks during...
By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: As Bhubaneswar expands with new residential colonies, commercial complexes and concrete infrastructure, kitchen gardens could offer a simple way to address some of the challenges of urban growth—from rising temperatures and shrinking green spaces to reliance on outside sources for...
Bhubaneswar: Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, who chaired a high-level meeting on the proposed Adaptive Resilience Investment in Coastal Systems on Economics (ARISE) Project at Lok Seva Bhavan Saturday, stressed the need for a comprehensive strategy to protect Odisha’s 573-km coastline and enhance...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Saturday said that four persons from the state remain missing following the devastating floods in Nepal, while two others have safely reached India. The missing persons have been identified as Sandeep Mohapatra and his wife Sidharthi Kumari Sahu of Khurda district,...
Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Saturday urged Odisha BJP MPs to call for the reversal of amendments to the MMDR Act, saying the changes would curtail the state's powers to levy taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land. Patnaik, who is also the Leader of...
Bhubaneswar: The state government Saturday announced a monthly incentive of Rs 20,000 for postgraduate-qualified dentists serving under the Odisha Medical Services (Dental) Cadre, an official notification said. The incentive, effective from August 29, will be available to dental surgeons working under the Health and Family...
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Banning books by governments does not surprise much since this has been going on across the world since long. But...
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The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in its latest report released recently has castigated India for...
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Climate justice should become one of the most important points when discussing climate change. The harsh reality of human-induced climate...
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