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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on his 73rd birthday on Wednesday. “Greetings to Odisha’s CM Shri Naveen Patnaik Ji on his birthday. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life," the PM…

Bhubaneswar: The brokers arrested from Regional Transport Office (RTOs) premises in Odisha will be told to identify corrupt transport staff, Commerce and Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera said. “These brokers are ruling the roost in…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik appointed Rohit Pujari as the government deputy chief whip in place of Pranab Balabantray on Monday. Pujari had won from Redhakhol in the Assembly elections this year. He had…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to completely ban single-use plastic items from October 2, Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha said on Tuesday. The minister said the state government's decision was in line…

Puri: Shankaracharya of Puri Swami Nischalananda Saraswati on Thursday said efforts were on to disparage the sanctity of Gobardhan Peeth. “Neither the Chief Minister nor any political party has the willingness and concern to maintain the…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will unfurl the tricolour at the state-level Independence Day in Bhubaneswar on August 15. Apart from the Chief Minister, the following ministers will grace I-Day function at the district level.…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has circulated a vision document among educational institutions asking them to concentrate on skilling of students of degree colleges to enhance their employability. Under 5T ((Transparency, Team Work,…

Bhubaneswar: Propelled by the plight of Padma awardee Daitari Naik, who announced that he would return his award to the government, the Odisha government has decided to provide a monthly allowance to such awardees with a poor economic…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly on Tuesday was adjourned for 10 minutes following an uproar by Opposition Congress members over the residential school pregnancy case in the state capital. Raising the issue during zero hour, leader of the…