Government

The Bhadrak district administration on Monday relaxed curfew for six hours following gradual improvement in situation in the district headquarters town, which witnessed violence last week after some miscreants posted obscene remarks on Hindu gods.

The Commissionerate of Police on Sunday said adequate security arrangements would be made for the security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other union ministers.

The district administration has lifted the curfew for four hours in violence-hit Bhadrak town of Odisha after it witnessed communal clash over alleged derogatory remarks on social media against Hindu deities.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday appealed the people to maintain calm and peace in the communal violence-torn Bhadrak town.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday termed Cooperation Minister Damodar Rout’s remark on farmers using agricultural loans for consuming alcohol ‘incorrect’.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said the Odisha government would explore the proposal to waive agricultural loans of farmers in the state.

In the wake of growing instances of attacks on doctors in health institutions, the Odisha government on Wednesday directed the district collectors for tightening of security in all government hospitals to ensure protection to doctors and staff.

Following the Supreme order banning liquor sale along highways, Odisha is likely to incur a loss of revenue to the tune of Rs 1200 crore per annum.

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday confirmed that his Ministry aimed to implement the introduction of Bharat Stage-VI compliant fuel …

The Orissa High Court on Thursday quashed the state government’s amendment to rule 51 of Odisha Zilla Parishad Election Rules of 1994.