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No extension of deadline of amnesty scheme: Odisha Minister
Bhubaneswar: With the deadline of Sarbakhyama Yojana (amnesty scheme) to regularize unapproved construction in urban areas of Odisha ending today, Housing and Urban Development Minister Pratap Jena in no ambiguous terms said that there will…
Impersonation: Young Odisha girl held for appearing Matric exam for boyfriend
Sambalpur: Obtaining an admit card fraudulently to appear in annual matriculation examination conducted by Board of Secondary Education (BSE) for her boyfriend proved costly for a young girl as she was caught red-handed during examination.…
Odisha Congress Chief alleges BJD leaders’ involvement in grave crimes
Bhubaneswar: Launching a scathing attack on Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik today said the many leaders and workers of the ruling party have found to be directly involved in several…
Odisha: BJD woman leader, who set herself afire, succumbs
Bhubaneswar: BJD woman leader Meenakshi Mishra, who had set herself ablaze protesting her son's arrest, succumbed to burn injuries at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar today.
She was admitted to the hospital with 95% burn injuries.…
10,210 sex workers in Odisha: Minister
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has as many as 10,210 sex workers in 22 of the 30 districts of the state, Health and Family Welfare minister Naba Kishore Das told the Assembly on Wednesday. Das said this while replying to a question in the Assembly.…
Oppn, ruling members attack Odisha Ministers for dishonouring Speaker’s ruling
Bhubaneswar: Cutting across party lines, members of the State Assembly today alleged that the Ministers are ignoring the Speaker’s ruling on different issues. The legislators including the ruling party members said the Ministers are not…
No plan to merge Odisha’s Kalia scheme with PM Kisan Yojana: Minister
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday said that it has no plan to merge its own farmers welfare scheme, KALIA, with the PM Kisan Yojana. Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment minister Arun Kumar Sahoo made this statement while…
Odisha MLAs express concern over ‘mismanagement’ in paddy procurement
Bhubaneswar: Cutting across party lines, MLAs in the Odisha Assembly on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the "gross mismanagement" in the paddy procurement during the Kharif season.
The issue was raised by senior BJD MLA and former…
Fight breaks out at Congress party office in Odisha’s Bhadrak
Bhadrak: Couple of days after a group clash at Puri Congress Bhawan, similar scene was witnessed at Congress party office in Bhadrak today. While a meeting was underway at the party office in Bhadrak town in presence of AICC Secretary Rudra…
Odisha: BSE rubbishes Matric question paper leak claim
Cuttack: Putting rumours to rest, the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) clarified that Matric question paper was not leaked today. Speaking to media persons, the board’s President Ramashish Hazra said the Odia question paper being…