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Odisha govt to withdraw MLA, minister pay hike bills after backlash

India, March 26 -- The Odisha government on Thursday withdrew four bills introduced in December to increase threefold the salaries of MLAs, ministers, speaker and deputy speaker. In an official commu... Read More


Odisha introduces new excise policy; no liquor shops around Jagannath Temple

India, March 26 -- The Odisha government on Thursday introduced a triennial excise policy for the period April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2029, replacing the earlier system of annual policies. Under this ... Read More


Odisha: Maoist commander with a bounty of rRs.r55 lakh surrenders

India, March 24 -- A state committee member of Maoists carrying a Rs.55-lakh bounty, Sukru, has surrendered before police in Kandhamal district along with an AK-47 rifle, Odisha DGP YB Khurania said o... Read More


BJD suspends 6 MLAs days after they cross-voted in RS elections

Bhubaneswar, March 22 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday suspended six of its legislators who had voted for BJP-backed independent candidate Dilip Ray in the recently concluded Rajya Sabha poll,... Read More


BJD suspends 6 MLAs days after they cross-voted in RS elections

Bhubaneswar, March 22 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday suspended six of its legislators who had voted for BJP-backed independent candidate Dilip Ray in the recently concluded Rajya Sabha poll,... Read More


Tribe shuns ex-MLA, kin over daughter's marriage

Bhubaneswar, March 22 -- Former Odisha MLA Sadashiv Pradhani and his family have allegedly been ostracised by a district unit of a tribal council for violating traditional norms by arranging an inter-... Read More


Jagannath Temple treasury audit from March 25; ornaments to be verified after 40 years

India, March 21 -- The Jagannath Temple in Puri will, from Wednesday, see more than a dozen experts, including goldsmiths, gemmologists, temple servitors and committee members, verify its vast trove o... Read More


Biju Janata Dal suspends 6 MLAs in Odisha over cross-voting in Rajya Sabha polls

India, March 21 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday suspended six of its Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), who voted for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-backed Independent candidate Dilip ... Read More


Odisha: Retired headmaster, banker son arrested for rRs.r5.56-crore fraud over 6 years

India, March 19 -- The Odisha vigilance department has busted a family-run scam that went undetected for nearly six years, arresting a bank branch head and his retired headmaster father for allegedly ... Read More


Biju Naveen Foundation: Patnaik clarifies timing amid BJP attack over intent

India, March 18 -- Amid mounting political heat in Odisha, former chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday clarified the formation of the 'Biju Naveen Inspirational Foundation', explaining that it w... Read More