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Topic: Odisha

Poor focus & narrative, CM Patnaik’s touch — why BJP got swept by BJD in Odisha rural polls

New Delhi: The Biju Janata Dal's massive victory in Odisha's rural body polls is being seen as a victory for the party's comprehensive ground...

Opposition uproar in Parliament over Modi govt IAS cadre rule change, BJD calls it ‘dangerous’

BJD, usually a friendly party to the BJP in Parliament, joined other Opposition parties in raising a red flag over the issue. It urged the Centre to 'revisit' the proposal immediately.

Mumbai Police arrests MBA graduate from Odisha in Bulli Bai app case

The accused identified as Neeraj Singh confessed to involvement in planning the app with the main accused. With his arrest, Mumbai police have so far arrested 4 persons in the case.

How Odisha resisted Muslim onslaught for centuries—give credit to monarch Jagannath

In 'Gajapati: A King Without a Kingdom', Ashok Kumar Bal mentions how Odisha kept its head high in the face of Muslim invasions.

KIIT campus placement 2022: Five students bag Rs 52 lakh annual packages

KIIT is poised to achieve 100 per cent campus placement for yet another year.

Odisha promulgates ordinance making jail term provision for those giving false information

The ordinance said a candidate who himself or through his proposer gives false information which he knows, or has reason to believe to be false will be punished with imprisonment.

Hunger deaths to ‘rice bowl’: How Odisha’s Kalahandi-Balangir-Koraput corridor turned a corner

Until about 2 decades ago, KBK corridor was once among the most backward regions in the country. Today, it is making big strides forward, even if progress remains uneven.

Puri transformation, ASHA worker in Forbes — snapshots of hidden stories from Odisha

Over 10 days, from 1-10 December, ThePrint travelled more than 2,500 km, across six districts, observing and recording the stories of survival, economic and health development.

No income bar, free OPD — why Odisha says its health insurance scheme trumps Ayushman Bharat

Odisha hasn’t implemented Modi govt’s Ayushman Bharat, claiming the homegrown Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) is better. ThePrint travelled across the state to find out how it works.

On Camera

No insult to Ayurveda. AIIMS an attempt to bring good standards of medical education—Amrit Kaur

On 18 February 1956, 'Rajkumari' Amrit Kaur, India's first health minister, moved the Bill in Lok Sabha for the establishment of AIIMS in Delhi. She wanted it to have the powers and functions of a university because it will 'probably make revolutionary changes in curriculum as well as in modes of teaching'.

Cash-strapped Karnataka hikes fuel tax by Rs 3/l, could earn Rs 2,500-3,000 cr more per yr

Move to bring down differences in commodity prices with neighbouring states, says government. Oppn, dealers blame it on welfare, Congress's guarantees.

With an eye on China, IAF expands taxi track at Leh airport, new shelters being built

Expanded taxi track is smaller than those meant for civilian operations, but is long enough for fighters & military transport aircraft to operate.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.