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Bhubaneswar: To streamline delivery mechanism of its welfare schemes and ensure transparency, the Odisha government is planning to make Aadhaar mandatory to avail them. Special Secretary, Finance, P K Biswal has written to Additional Chief…

Anything for a friend! For once, President Ram Nath Kovind did away with the protocol to meet his friend and a former Rajya Sabha member from Odisha, Birabhadra Singh, during the valedictory ceremony of the platinum jubilee celebration of…

Bhubaneswar: An Odisha government notification of November 30 has left no room for doubts over merger of the flagship KALIA progamme with the Centre's PM-KISAN scheme. The notification referred to the meeting of the State Cabinet on…

Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday called upon the Utkal University alumni to consider creating an endowment fund to be utilised for infrastructure creation and setting up of centres of excellence. Addressing a special…

Khurda: President Ramnath Kovind on Sunday laid the foundation stone of Paika Bidroh Memorial in Barunei foothills and said that place would inspire generations to come. "I am hopeful that the memorial will transform into a pilgrimage,…

Khurda: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday urged President Ram Nath Kovind to sincerely consider the demand of the people of Odisha to accord the first war of Independence status to the historic Paika Rebellion. He also urged the…

Every 70s & 80s born with some inclination for western music has a special place in their hearts for the songs of the Swedish pop band ABBA. Their songs "Dancing Queen" and "Take A Chance On Me" sold over one million copies each in the…

The quiz culture needs a relook. There is something inherently problematic with it. It prioritises information over knowledge. It skims the surface instead of going deep, and it is often without a sense of context or purpose. And it…

New Delhi: At least 43 people were killed when a fire broke out at a luggage manufacturing factory in a crowded area near central Delhi in the early morning on Sunday. The incident took place at 5 am when the people most of them labourers,…

Bhubaneswar: Confusion continues to prevail over the possible merger of the Odisha government's flagship KALIA Yojana with the Centre's PM-KISAN scheme. While the state government is yet to make a formal announcement in this regard, a…