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The Odisha Government is acting fast on its proposal to set up a Legislative Council in the state. It was evident, as the first meeting in this regard was held under the chairmanship of Parliamentary Affairs and Forest & Environment…

The Odisha Government has decided to launch a mega drinking water project for the benefit of people in underdeveloped Kalahandi and Nuapada districts. The project, to be built at a cost of Rs 750 crore, will be completed within two years.…

A ship carrying migrants has been abandoned by the crew member in the Mediterranean off Italy’s south coast. This is the second such incident in last three days, Italian coast guards said. It is reported that, the ship, the Sierra…

In a major development, a Pakistan fishing boat, full of explosives, blew itself up after being chased by the Indian Coast Guard off the Gujarat Coast. The incident occurred on December 31st/1st January. At least four suspected terrorists…

Tata Motors, India’s largest automobile company, recorded 10 per cent growth in car sales including the exports in December 2014. The company sold 41,734 cars including commercial and passenger vehicles, comparing 37, 836 cars sold in last…

BSE Sensex gained 400 points led by shares of banking, pharma, capital goods, consumer durables and energy companies on Friday. Nifty gained 120 points. At 2 p.m. the Sensex was trading 412 points (1.50%) higher at 27,920.08 points and…

Odisha government has been planning to float a coal mining company to participate in the auction of 12 coal blocks located in the state. These blocks have total coal reserve of 6,800 million tonne, and Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC),…

When it comes to Odisha, journalists always bear the brunt. They hardly get support from the government whenever they are in distress. When it happens to senior journalists, we can just imagine the situation of juniors in this profession.…

The government raised excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre with effect from Thursday midnight, keeping retail pump rates unchanged. Excise duty on unbranded petrol and diesel hiked to Rs 6.95 per and Rs 5.96 per litre…

In a significant move, the government slashed the price of non-subsidized cooking gas (LPG) and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) of jet fuel price on Thursday. The price of non-subsidized LPG was cut by Rs 43.50 per cylinder following the…