Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The rift in BJD, struggling to keep its flock together since the 2024 twin polls debacle, has come out into the open over the flip-flop surrounding voting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. A gag order is said to have now been…
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Bhubaneswar: Former Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena was sworn in as the Chairperson of the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) on Tuesday. Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati administered the oath of office to Jena at a simple…
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Bhubaneswar: The Department of Financial Services (DFS) has notified amalgamation of 26 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), including two from Odisha, as part of the Government of India’s ‘One state-one RRB’ scheme. This is fourth phase of…
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Bhubaneswar: The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), launched ten years ago, has gone a long way in funding micro and small enterprises and making them an ‘unbreakable’ part of India's growth story. As of March 2023, Odisha had…
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Cuttack: Results of the High School Certificate (HSC) Examination, commonly known as the Matriculation or the class 10 board examination, conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, are expected to be announced in the…
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday announced that leading technology company HCLTech is all set to launch its operations in the state. The Chief Minister made this announcement while speaking at the Investors’ Meet in…
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Bhubaneswar: Mercury soared to 41 degree Celsius in Jharsuguda by 2.30 pm on Monday amid 2-3 degree Celsius rise in day temperature forecast for Odisha. Sambalpur recorded 39.8 degree C, followed by Rourkela (39) and Hirakud (38.8). A…
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Bhubaneswar: The 73rd All India Police Hockey Championship – 2025, hosted by the Odisha Police under the aegis of the All-India Police Sports Control Board, was formally inaugurated on Monday at the 7th Battalion Ground in Bhubaneswar. …
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Bhubaneswar: Embroiled in a major controversy over Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra’s support to waqf Bill, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has been under stinging attack from within the outfit as well as from other political parties in Odisha. …
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Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday said that he would look into the controversy, which has erupted on the party’s last-minute change in stance on Wakf Amendment Bill-2025. After a meeting with Rajya Sabha member Munna…
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