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West Bengal, once a dominant player in India’s economy, has seen a consistent decline in both its share of India’s GDP and its relative per capita income over the past six decades. In 1960-61, West Bengal contributed 10.5% to the national GDP, ranking third among Indian states, but this share has shrunk significantly to 5.6%…
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The Army officer’s friend was treated at the AIIMS in Bhubaneswar. Bhubaneswar: An Army officer’s friend – arrested last week and released on bail Wednesday on charges of assaulting cops and vandalising police property – has now said she was sexually harassed, and her partner illegally jailed, while trying to file a complaint at a…
Several others have sustained injuries due to the lightning strikes (Representational) Bhubaneswar: As many as six persons died due to lightning strikes in five different districts of Odisha on Sunday. With this, the death count due to lightning strikes in the state has risen to 15 over the past two days, including nine deaths reported…
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Minister Mukesh Mahaling accused the LoP Naveen Patnaik of breaching the rules of the House. Bhubaneswar: With the Odisha Assembly continuing to witness ruckus for the second day, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling on Tuesday sought the arrest of BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik for alleged indiscipline during Governor address Raghubar…
Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is now the state’s Leader of Opposition, has drawn up a shadow cabinet to scrutinise and take on the ruling BJP and its Chief Minister Mohan Majhi. The move comes ahead of the budget session of the state assembly, which is set to begin from next Monday. The…
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An official told the agency that the team won’t carry out the inventory of valuables immediately. The Ratna Bhandar – the revered treasury – of Lord Jagannath temple in Puri, Odisha, was reopened after 46 years on Sunday. A team of 11 members were formed by the state government to enter the treasury. Orissa HC…
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Governor Raghubar Das assured the victim’s family that strict action would be taken Puri (Odisha): Days after the alleged assault on a Raj Bhavan employee in Odisha by Governor Raghubar Das’s son, the Governor took cognizance of the incident and assured justice for the victim and his family. Baikuntha Pradhan, a Raj Bhavan employee, has…
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Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress workers on Tuesday came to blows at the Master Canteen area of the city during a protest by the former over the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in the Parliament. The police personnel deployed at the spot seemed helpless as the bustling area turned into a…
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At least five people killed in lightning strikes in Odisha on Wednesday. (Representational) Bhubaneswar: As many as five persons died in lightning strikes in Odisha’s Bargarh and Balangir districts on Wednesday. Sukhdev Banchor (58), Niroj Kumbhar (25), and Dhanurjya Nayak (45) from Dewandihi village in Bargarh district had taken shelter under a banyan tree near…
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Mohan Majhi was sworn in as the state’s first BJP chief minister on Wednesday. Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday allocated portfolios to his council of ministers, keeping home, finance and several other departments to himself, according to an order issued by the Raj Bhavan. Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo was…