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Bhubaneswar, April 11 The BJD strongly condemned the alleged brutality by the Odisha government towards tribal protesters at the Sijimali area in Rayagada district, where bauxite mining was being protested, and sought intervention from President Droupadi Murmu.The Congress and Left parties...

Bhubaneswar, April 10 The Odisha government on Friday said the proposed Metro Rail project in Bhubaneswar has not been scrapped and remains under consideration, amid a political row over a recent cabinet decision to put it on hold citing feasibility concerns.Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...

Bhubaneswar, April 10 The Odisha government on Friday announced the Atal Bus Stand scheme to establish bus stands across the state, with a budgetary allocation of Rs 3,400 crore for a period of six years.The proposed modern bus stands will feature facilities such as digital information display...

Bhubaneswar, April 10 – Member of Parliament Aparajita Sarangi wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday, strongly urging the Odisha government to reconsider its recent decision to halt the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project.In her letter, Sarangi emphasized that Bhubaneswar is...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 Senior BJD leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra wrote to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday, urging him to revive the Bhubaneswar Metro project through a structured collaboration between the Union and the state government, on the lines of Jaipur Metro...

Puri, Apr 8 The second phase of the inventory of the Puri Jagannath temple's Ratna Bhandar (treasury) commenced on Wednesday and is scheduled to continue until April 11, officials said.The first day of the second phase of inventory continued for seven hours, an official said.A select team of...

Bhubaneswar, April 6 The Odisha government appointed chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of Special Development Councils (SDCs) in 23 districts on Monday, officials said.According to a list shared by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Basistha Nayak has been appointed chairman of the SDC in the...

Bhubaneswar, April 5 The Odisha government has decided to distribute nearly 80,000 smartphones to anganwadi workers for effective monitoring of the nutritional status of mothers and children, officials said on Sunday.A total of ₹93 crore will be spent on the project, they said.These devices...

Bhubaneswar, April 5 The Odisha government has increased the quotas for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students and introduced reservation for the Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) in medical and technical education.The decision was made at the cabinet meeting chaired by...

Bhubaneswar, April 4 In a landmark decision, the Odisha government on Saturday enhanced the reservation for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students and introduced a quota for the Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) in medical and technical education.The decision was taken at...

Bhubaneswar, April 3 – The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) severely criticised the Odisha government on Friday over the proposed merger of Palasa and Ichchapuram with the proposed Vishakhapatnam division of the South Coast Railway zone.The party alleged that instead of Odisha benefiting more...

Bhubaneswar, April 1 The Odisha government will provide aids and appliances to 'divyang' (specially-abled) students in higher educational institutions across the state, officials said on Wednesday.As part of the initiative, each institution will be provided with three wheelchairs, they said...

Bhubaneswar, April 1 – Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday expressed his deepest gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his heartfelt wishes on the occasion of Utkal Divas.Responding to PM Modi's letter, CM Majhi said, “On this auspicious occasion of Utkal Divas, I...

Bhubaneswar, April 1 The Odisha government has appointed four ministers and 26 MLAs from the ruling BJP as chairpersons of the district planning committees (DPC), officials said.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the names of the heads of the planning committees for 30 districts...

Bhubaneswar, April 1 The Odisha government withdrew four bills relating to a threefold increase in the salaries, allowances, and pensions of all MLAs, before Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned the budget session sine die, five days ahead of schedule.The bills, which were passed unanimously on the...

Bhubaneswar, March 31 The Odisha government withdrew four bills on Tuesday night relating to a threefold increase in the salaries, allowances, and pensions of MLAs, ministers, the chief minister, and others, before Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned the budget session sine die, five days ahead of...

Bhubaneswar, March 27 The opposition BJD in Odisha demanded on Friday that the state's BJP government reduce the VAT rate on petrol and diesel, asserting that reducing the central excise duty on fuel is not enough to alleviate the suffering of the people.The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) also said...

Bhubaneswar, March 26 Amid widespread public outrage, the Odisha government moved on Thursday to withdraw four bills passed in the Assembly, but pending the Governor's assent on a three-fold increase in the salaries, allowances, and pensions of MLAs, ministers, chief minister, speaker, and...

Bhubaneswar, March 26 – The Secretariat of the Odisha Legislative Assembly has formally notified members about the withdrawal of the controversial amendment bills that proposed a threefold increase in the salaries and allowances of legislators and ministers.In an official communication...

Bhubaneswar, March 24 The Odisha government disbursed an interest subsidy of ₹208.35 crore to more than 2.67 lakh women self-help groups (SHGs) on Tuesday.Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida disbursed the funds to the women SHGs at a special event here.She also distributed ₹6.43 crore as a...