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Odisha Assembly passes Apartment, VAT Bills
Bhubaneswar, Aug 25: Odisha assembly passed two bills - the Odisha Apartment Ownership (Amendment) Bill, 2015 and Odisha Value-Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2015 amid uproar and walkout by the opposition parties on Monday. The opposition…
No one to be spared in Sarathi Baba case: Odisha Govt
Bhubaneswar, Aug 24: As the Odisha assembly debated the Sarathi baba issue, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh on Monday said no one involved in the case would be spared.
Replying on behalf of Chief Minister Naveen…
Jodi Sankha of Narendrapur – Unbeatable Sound with Tradition
By Srikanta Mohanty: The rich folk culture in Odisha has forever produced timeless forms of dances. Those lend grace to the occasions, when fervor of festivals grips the entire state. The state shares a unique cultural mosaic as every…
21 Infants dead in 4 days, Odisha Rights Panel seeks Report
Bhubaneswar, Aug 24: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Monday directed the state health department to submit an inquiry report into the death of 21 infants in four days in a hospital in Cuttack.
Taking suo motu cognizance of…
Spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to visit Odisha on Aug 31
Spiritual master and the founder of The Art of Living Param Poojya Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji is making a two day visit to Odisha. The icon of non-violence and universal human values, Sri Sri is the founder and the lifetime President of Sri…
167 IAS, IPS, IFS posts lying vacant in Odisha: Naveen
Bhubaneswar, Aug 24: As many as 167 Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS) posts are lying vacant in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Monday.
The chief minister said…
Rayagada Administration suspends 4 Govt employees
Rayagada, Aug 24: Rayagada administration has suspended four govt employees for providing false information in the survey formats meant for enlisting in Public Distribution System(PDS) according to National Food Security Act-2013 (NFSA). As…
Lord Lingaraj Temple – Heart and Soul of Bhubaneswar
By Srikanta Mohanty: “The name of the capital Bhubaneswar is a derivative from the word “Tribhubaneswar” meaning the abode of the Lord of heaven, hell, and earth- the three spheres where atma (spirit of every creature) invariably travels. I…
Odisha Government to crack down on Onion Hoarders
Bhubaneswar, Aug 23: The Odisha government on Sunday asked district collectors to crack down on hoarders following a public outcry due to the skyrocketing prices of onion and pulses.
The Food Supply and Consumer Welfare (FS&CW)…
Odisha Congress Chief Whip Bahinipati hints at quitting
Bhubaneswar, Aug 23: Congress chief whip in the Odisha assembly Tara Prasad Bahinipati on Sunday indicated that he might quit from his post after the ongoing monsoon session of the state legislature.
"This may be my last stint as chief…