India

ONI Bureau:  —–   House rent allowance for Odisha MLAs, Ministers revised to Rs 1000/ day from Rs 100/month; former members of Assembly to receive Rs 2000/month healthcare allowance. —–   BJD launches state-wide awareness campaign…

ONI Bureau:   —–    All schools in Bhubaneswar to remain closed tomorrow after State government declares holiday in view of heavy rainfall forecast. All anganwadi centres in Odisha also remain closed tomorrow. Collectors in districts to…

ONI Bureau:  The Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) that was signed on Thursday after the first ever India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue will give India access to high-end US defence technology. COMCASA is one of…

ONI Bureau:   —–   Senior BJD leader Damodar Rout alleges Rs 30 crore scam in purchase of polythene for Omfed milk pouch during Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy's tenure; Maharathy refuses charges levelled against him. —–   …

ONI Bureau:  In a huge victory for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community in India, the Supreme Court on Thursday decriminalised Section 377 and legalised homosexuality. Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said LGBT…

ONI Bureau:  The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday has approved the establishment and operationalization of permanent campus of seven new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Amritsar, Bodh Gaya,…

ONI Bureau:  —–   Inter-ministerial committee to meet today to discuss demands of teachers, informs S&ME Minister Badri Narayan Patra today. —–   Odisha Assembly: Speaker accepts adjournment notice moved by Congress over crop…

ONI Bureau:   —–   Odisha Health Department clarifies that there is no Central Govt support for Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana and it's fully funded by the State out of its own resources, govt to spend Rs 1003.52 crore. —–   BJD MP Pinaki…

ONI Bureau:  Poonam Khetrapal Singh on Wednesday was elected as Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia for a second five-year term, World Health Organisation said. Singh's candidature was unopposed, as the 11 member countries of WHO…

ONI Bureau:  The Supreme Court on Wednesday choose 10 identity proof documents from a list of 15 to be accepted as a valid claim of people left out of the final draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) and sought the views of…