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Bhubaneswar: The State Assembly was adjourned till 3 pm on Monday over the issue of alleged sexual abuse of an HIV-infected girl in a childcare home and the rape of a minor girl in Angul. The issue cropped up during the zero hour. Raising…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has set a target for Rs 45,500 crore revenue collection in 2019-20 financial year, Finance minister Niranjan Pujari told the State Assembly on Monday. Making a statement during the question hour, Pujari…

Bhubaneswar: Women & Child Development and Mission Shakti Minister, Tukuni Sahu on Saturday informed the State Assembly that a total of 602 minor children from Odisha have gone missing in the last three months. The minister, while…

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: The Odisha government will introduce a new sports policy very soon, Sports & Youth Services Minister Tusharkanti Behera informed the Assembly on Friday. The new policy is now being drafted as per the guidelines of the…

Bhubaneswar: Agriculture minister Arun Sahu on Wednesday informed the members in the State Assembly that the Odisha government has provided financial assistance to 51,05,290 farmers under the KALIA scheme. The minister, while replying to a…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said the murder of three persons of Sadanandapur near Pattnaikia Chhak in Puri district was an unfortunate incident. The Chief Minister said this in the Assembly while making a…

Bhubaneswar: A total of 369 people have died in elephant attacks in Odisha in the last five years, Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh told the Assembly on Tuesday. Besides, 207 people were injured in such incidents during…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has submitted a list of farmers to the Centre for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM Kisan). Confirming this on Tuesday, the State Agriculture Department said so far, a list of 30 lakh…

Bhubaneswar: Law Minister Pratap Jena on Tuesday informed the Odisha Assembly that in the last two years, the state government has taken action against 836 officers for gross irregularities in the ongoing state and centrally sponsored…