Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of increase of salaries, allowances and pensions of Members of Parliament, Odisha Assembly members cutting across party lines demanded their salary revision. The demand for hike in salaries of MLAs and…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday announced plans to reopen schools that were previously shut down as part of the merger policy of the previous regime. This information was shared by School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda…
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Bhubaneswar: In a major to expand urban transportation in Odisha, the ‘Ama Bus’ service will soon be extended to eight more places in the state. The service will be made available in Angul, Jharsuguda, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Baripada, Jeypore,…
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Bhubaneswar: In view of the heatwave warning, the Odisha government on Thursday directed the Collectors of all districts to take necessary precautionary steps. The Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department sent a communication to…
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Bhubaneswar: The searing heatwave returned to Odisha on Thursday as the day temperature soared past 40-degree Celsius in several places of the state. Amid rising temperatures, Jharsuguda turned out to be the hottest place recording 41.4…
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Bhubaneswar: Students of state-run and aided schools in Odisha will be provided eggs in midday meal and nutrient-rich laddoos thrice a week from April 1, coinciding with Utkala Dibasa. In a letter to the state nodal officer, PM POSHAN…
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Bhubaneswar: Congress workers on Thursday attempted to set a police van on fire as the Mahatma Gandhi Marg here turned into a battlefield during the Vidha Sabha gherao programme over the issue of women’s safety in Odisha. “The driver of…
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Bhubaneswar: A day after condemning the suspension of Congress MLAs and their eviction from the well of the House by engaging police, the BJD members on Thursday sprinkled ‘Gangajal’ to purify the Assembly premises in Odisha capital. …
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) suffered a loss of over Rs 45 crore in last two years as its annual expenditure exceeded the income, the state Assembly was informed on Thursday. This information was…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government converted 263 hamlets into revenue villages within one year and the process is underway for more such conversion, the state Assembly was informed on Thursday. A proposal for the conversion of 147 more…
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