Bhubaneswar, March 31 Amid a walkout by opposition MLAs, the Odisha Assembly passed an appropriation bill on Tuesday, allowing the state government to spend ₹3.10 lakh crore from its consolidated fund during the financial year 2026-27.Speaking in favor of the bill, Chief Minister Mohan Charan...
Bhubaneswar, March 31 The Odisha Assembly was adjourned for about 40 minutes on Tuesday as opposition members strongly protested alleged "insult" to the son of the soil and former chief minister Biju Patnaik by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey.As soon as the House assembled for the Question Hour at...
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Bhubaneswar, March 30 The names of 7.68 lakh voters in Odisha were removed from the electoral roll for various reasons from June 2025 to March 22 this year, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the state assembly on Monday.Responding to a written question from BJD legislator Ranendra Pratap...
Bhubaneswar, March 20 – On the occasion of "Pakhala Divas" (Pakhala Day), the Odisha Tourism Department achieved a historic global milestone on Friday, securing a Guinness World Record for the largest serving of fermented rice (Pakhala), with a total of 1,174 kg prepared and presented in a...
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Bhubaneswar, March 16 The Odisha government on Monday appointed retired district judge Laxmidhar Biswal to lead the judicial inquiry into the devastating fire at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack, in which at least 10 people died and 11 others suffered burn injuries.The panel is...
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Bhubaneswar, March 16 At least ten patients died after a major fire erupted in an ICU at the Odisha government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital here early Monday morning, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said.The chief minister, who rushed to the hospital, said that around 11 hospital...
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Bhubaneswar, March 1 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has discussed with the Ministry of External Affairs the safe return of people from the state who are residing or stranded in West Asia, a minister said here on Sunday.Responding to a media query on the rescue of Odia people from the...
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Bhubaneswar, February 21 Four of the six Odia workers, stranded in Thailand, returned to Odisha on Saturday after the state government took steps to rescue them from the Southeast Asian country, an official statement said.The Directorate of Odisha Paribar, under the Odia Language, Literature &...
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Bhubaneswar, February 16 Former Odisha MLA and popular doctor, Raseswari Panigrahi, died on Monday at her residence in Sambalpur district, her doctor said.She was 79 years old and unmarried.Panigrahi was undergoing treatment due to neurological complications. Her condition worsened on Sunday...
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Bhubaneswar, February 16 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced a ₹330 crore package to revive the Ekamra beautification and modernization project at the Shree Lingaraj temple in the state capital, Bhubaneswar.The Ekamra Kshetra Amenities and Monument Revival Action (Ekamra)...
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Bhubaneswar, February 14 The BJD on Saturday accused the BJP government in Odisha of not making any effort to fulfill the 2014 election promise of a special category status for the state, and urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to clarify on the long-standing issue.Addressing a press...
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