Governance

Bhubaneswar: After the Orissa High Court issued notice to the state government over a plea for CBI probe into the murder of VHP leader Laxmanananda Saraswati, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday demanded that the reports of judicial…
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Bhubaneswar: With the Centre constituting the 16th Finance Commission, people have started speculating over the Odisha government forming the state panel. While many are keen to know as to when the Odisha government will constitute the…
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Bhubaneswar: Senior IPS officer Arun Kumar Sarangi was on Saturday given additional charge of Odisha’s Director General of Police (DGP). Sarangi, a 1990 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre, will remain DGP in-charge until regular DGP is…
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New Delhi: On a day when most eyes in India are on Ayodhya, there was good news filtering through for a certain section of savers. The Narendra Modi government has hiked the interest rate for ‘Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana’ by 20 basis…
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Bhubaneswar: Odia IPS officer Utkal Ranjan Sahoo has been made the Director General of Police (DGP) in Rajasthan following the VRS of incumbent Umesh Mishra. As per reports, Sahu will hold additional charge of DGP Rajasthan and also…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday launched the third phase of its flagship health scheme Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) with plan to cover 90 per cent of the state’s population by including all left out rural families. …
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena has appealed to the people to organise plastic-free picnics in natural spots across the state. In a press release on Sunday, the chief secretary told the people to be “ambassadors…
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Bhubaneswar: Well-known social scientist and activist Prof Jean Dreze called for a law on healthcare to strengthen public health services in Odisha. Speaking at a round table discussion, organised by Odisha Khadya Adhikar Abhijan and…
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Cuttack: Urgent cases in the Orissa High Court will be moved before before the Acting Chief Justice B R Sarangi during the ensuing winter holidays. “As directed, it is hereby informed that urgent case(s), if any, may be moved before the…
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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Friday upheld the merit list of 1,104 candidates published by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) for recruitment of Assistant Section Officers (ASO). While ruling that there were no…
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