Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday inaugurated the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bus Terminal at Baramunda in the state capital.

 More heatwave days than normal are predicted in Odisha this summer, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday.

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission (EC) Friday asked parties and their leaders to refrain from seeking votes on the basis of caste, religion and language, and not insult the devotee-deity relation or make any suggestion of a divine censure.

The state government Friday announced a hike in the remuneration of temporary teachers and regularisation of the services of those who passed the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET).

Odisha has registered a record gross goods and services tax (GST) collection of `5,135.81 crore as well as the third highest ever state GST collection of `2,295.41 crore during February 2024, official sources said Friday.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday virtually inaugurated nine industrial projects and laid the foundation stone of 23 others, officials said. The `6,992.94-crore projects, spread across 14 districts, are likely to provide employment to 24,508 people, they said.

The Location Accessible Multi-Modal Initiative (LAccMI) bus service launched by the Odisha government has proved to be of great help to the candidates appearing the HSC and Plus II examinations in tribal dominated Nabarangpur district.

In a major development, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has accepted the controversial SocioEconomic and Educational Survey Report, also known as the caste census report.

In an unprecedented move, the Bihar government has ordered freezing of the bank accounts of all state-run universities, barring one, and withheld salaries of their vice-chancellors for allegedly being absent at a recent review meeting convened by the education department.

The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea of self-styled godman Asaram, serving life term in a rape case, for suspension of the sentence because of his deteriorating health condition.

India Friday sealed five major defence acquisition contracts worth `39,125 crore including procurement of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, radars, weapon systems and aero-engines for MiG-29 jets as part of efforts to boost the combat capabilities of the armed forces.

Google Friday began removing some apps, including popular matrimony apps, from its Play Store in India over a dispute on service fee payments.

Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIUIND) has imposed a Rs 5.49 crore penalty on Paytm Payments Bank for violating anti-money laundering rules, the Finance Ministry said Friday.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday said nearly 97.62 per cent of the Rs 2,000 bank notes have returned to the banking system, and only about Rs 8,470 crore worth of the withdrawn notes are still with the public.

“A few players will suffer, but let it be,” said legendary former India captain Kapil Dev Friday as he backed the BCCI’s decision to terminate central contracts for lack of commitment to domestic cricket, calling it a muchneeded step to protect marquee first-class events like the Ranji Trophy.