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Talcher: Thermal power generation in the central PSU National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) at Kaniha in Odisha’s Angul district has been badly hit due to the ongoing strike by the BJP. They  are demanding safety of coalmine workers in…

New Delhi: The government is likely to table the Bill to ban Triple Talaq for discussion and passage in Lok Sabha on Thursday. The proposed law criminalises instant divorce by Muslim men and seeks jail term for the guilty. The ruling BJP…

Kendrapara: The BJD took an unassailable lead in the Patkura Assembly seat, the counting for which began on Wednesday. By the end of the 16th round of counting, BJD candidate Sabitri Agarwalla polled 89,389 votes while BJP candidate Bijoy…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was adjourned till 3 pm on Monday as the Opposition Congress and BJP members demanded a discussion on the rising incidents of rape and sexual abuse of minor girls and missing children in the state. As soon…

Bhubaneswar: The massive irregularities reported in the Odisha Khadi and Gramodyog Board (OKGB) rocked the Odisha Assembly on Saturday with the Opposition BJP demanding a probe into the scam. Raising the issue during zero hour, leader of…

Bhubaneswar: Aparajita Sarangi endeared herself to the denizens for her measures to transform Bhubaneswar's profile during her tenure as the city's municipal commissioner. Her enviable reputation came to the fore once again on Friday as…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly on Thursday witnessed uproarious scene with the opposition Congress and BJP members demanding action against Kendrapara SP Niti Sekhar for allegedly manhandling a journalist. Raising the issue during zero…

Bhubaneswar: Two BJP leaders of Cuttack district were suspended from the party on Monday for anti-party activity and gross indiscipline in the party organisation. The two leaders—Jyoti Ranjan Palei, president of the Cuttack Nagar Zilla…

Bhubaneswar: The morning session of the Odisha Assembly was adjourned on Monday following uproar by BJP members. As soon as the House session began, Speaker Surya Narayan Patro announced resumption of the question hour. However, protesting…

Bhubaneswar: After remaining tight-lipped for nearly three weeks, senior BJP leader Jayanarayan Mishra on Friday expressed his anguish for not being picked as leader of the Opposition. “All my party MLAs had told me that they have proposed…