Asit Tripathy appointed Odisha Chief Secretary
Bhubaneswar, Aug 15 (IANS) The Odisha government on Thursday appointed 1986-batch IAS officer Asit Kumar Tripathy as Chief Secretary. The appointment of Tripathy came after …
Odisha govt announces ‘Mo Sarkar’ intiative from Oct 2
Bhubaneswar, Aug 15 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced a new initiative ‘Mo Sarkar’ based on 5T model of governance which will …
Aditya Padhi appointed Odisha election commissioner
Bhubaneswar, Aug 14 (IANS) Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal here on Wednesday approved the appointment of chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi as the State Election Commissioner. …
Odisha govt abolishes Guard of Honour for CM, ministers
Bhubaneswar, Aug 14 (IANS) The Odisha government on Wednesday abolished the practice of according Guard of Honor and House Guard to Chief Minister, ministers and …
Mahanadi in spate, 11 Odisha districts on high alert
Bhubaneswar, Aug 14 (IANS) Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi on Wednesday asked Collectors of 11 districts to prepare for the impending flood in …
Odisha CM inaugurates Naval Tata Hockey Academy
Bhubaneswar, Aug 13 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated the Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA), a high-performance centre that will groom the …
Odisha CM opposes exam fee hike by CBSE
Bhubaneswar, Aug 13 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday requested Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to ask the CBSE …
8 killed in Odisha rain, floods
Bhubaneswar, Aug 13 (IANS) At least eight people were killed due to the heavy rain and floods in Odisha, a relief official said on Thursday …
Odisha collectors told to be ready for possible floods
Bhubaneswar, Aug 12 (IANS) With Odisha witnessing heavy rainfall, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi on Monday asked the district collectors to remain prepared for …
Implement Aushman Bharat Yojana, BJP MPs urge Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Aug 12 (IANS) The central government is building up pressure on the Odisha government for implementation of Aushman Bharat Yojana. In a letter BJP …
Odisha woman given talaq over phone, police register case
Bhubaneswar, Aug 10 (IANS) Days after Parliament passed a Bill criminalising triple talaq, the Odisha Police have registered the first case of instant divorce in …
Malaysian cargo ship drifts towards Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Aug 10 (IANS) A Malaysian cargo ship, which was on its way to Visakhapatnam, has anchored near Chilika Lake in Odisha after losing direction …
Include Puri, Konark in iconic tourist list: Odisha BJP MPs
Bhubaneswar, Aug 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs from Odisha have requested Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel to include the Jagannath temple …
3 killed, 2 missing in Odisha due to floods
Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 (IANS) At least three people died while two others were missing due to incessant rainfall that triggered flash floods in Odisha, the …
Odisha developing Vision 2030 for industries
Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 (IANS) The Odisha government is developing a Vision 2030 for downstream industries to achieve more than 50 per cent value addition to …
Delhi to remain partly cloudy, heavy rain forecast for Odisha, Chhattisgarh
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The national capital is expected to remain partly cloudy, with light drizzle in isolated places, even as the Met Department …
HI, FIH donate Rs 31 lakh to Odisha CM Relief Fund
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Hockey India on Wednesday donated Rs 31 lakh to the Odisha CM’s Relief Fund. HI said that this was in …
Bijay Kumar Sharma given additional charge of Odisha DGP
Bhubaneswar, Aug 7 (IANS) The Odisha government on Wednesday gave additional charge to 1986-batch IPS officer Bijay Kumar Sharma by appointing him as the Director …
Odisha CM launches 22 projects worth over Rs 4,400 cr
Bhubaneswar, Aug 7 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched 22 new projects, 10 inaugurations and 12 groundbreakings, worth Rs 4,461.42 crore that …
Odisha CM condoles Sushma Swaraj’s demise
Bhubaneswar, Aug 7 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday condoled the death of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. “Deeply saddened by the …
Odisha government clears projects worth Rs 1,036.39 cr
Bhubaneswar, Aug 6 (IANS) The Odisha government on Tuesday approved seven investment proposals with an investment of Rs 1036.39 crore, which will create employment opportunities …
Odisha DGP Sharma to be new member of Lokayukta
Bhubaneswar, Aug 6 (IANS) Director General of Police (DGP) Rajendra Prasad Sharma has been selected as the new member of Odisha Lokayukta and Odisha Governor …
Cyclone Fani caused Rs 24,176 cr damage in Odisha: Report
Bhubaneswar, Aug 6 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday released a damage assessment report on cyclone Fani which estimates the total damage and …
Fourth body recovered in MCL accident in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Aug 5 (IANS) The fourth body was recovered after 14 days of the coal mine accident at Bharatpur open cast coal mines in Talcher …
MCL’s coal production continues to remain paralysed in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Aug 4 (IANS) Coal mining and despatch operations continued to remain paralysed at the Talcher Coalfields of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) for the 12th …
Over Rs 280 cr lost as strike at Odisha coalfields continues
Bhubaneswar, Aug 2 (IANS) Coal production and supply from Talcher Coalfields of Mahanadi Coal Fields Limited (MCL) remained paralysed for the 10th consecutive day on …
Odisha BJP MLA apologises for remark against Muslim women
Bhubaneswar, Aug 2 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deputy leader in Odisha Assembly Bishnu Charan Sethi on Friday expressed regret over his controversial remark against …
Odisha govt extends tenure of chit fund inquiry commission
Bhubaneswar, Aug 2 (IANS) The Odisha government has extended the tenure of the Justice M.M. Das Commission inquiring into the chit fund scam for six …
Uproar in Odisha House over BJP MLA’s remark on talaq
Bhubaneswar, Aug 1 (IANS) The Odisha Assembly on Thursday witnessed pandemonium after Bishnu Charan Sethi, deputy leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said triple …
Odisha receives 17.7% deficit rainfall in June-July
Bhubaneswar, Aug 1 (IANS) Odisha has received 17.7 per cent deficit rainfall in the months of June and July, said an official of Special Relief …
Odisha raised Rs 5,571 cr VAT from petrol, diesel in 2018-19
Bhubaneswar, July 31 (IANS) The Odisha government has collected Rs 5,571.34 crore Value Added Tax (VAT) from petrol and diesel in the financial year 2018-19, …
Odisha to seek GI tag for traditional sweets: minister
Bhubaneswar, July 30 (IANS) Odisha’s Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Dibya Shankar Mishra, on Tuesday said the state government will further try …
Deer most hunted animal in Odisha: minister
Bhubaneswar, July 30 (IANS) Deer is the most hunted wild animal in Odisha as a total of 106 deer of different species have been killed …
137 criminal cases against public servants in Odisha this year: CM
Bhubaneswar, July 29 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here on Monday the state vigilance had registered 137 criminal cases against public servants this …
‘Odisha Rasagola’ gets GI tag in battle with Bengal
Bhubaneswar, July 29 (IANS) Rasagola, the sweet delicacy of Odisha, got the Geographical Indication (GI) tag on Monday, signalling the end of the bitter battle …
Talcher Coalfields stir hits power plants in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, July 29 (IANS) Work at Talcher Coalfields of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) remained paralysed for the sixth day on Monday affecting supply to coal-fired …
MCL coal mine manager suspended over mishap in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, July 27 (IANS) Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) Chairman-cum-Managing Director B.N. Shukla suspended V.K. Singh, manager of Bharatpur open cast mine project in Talcher coalfields, …
Odisha MLAs give standing ovation to scientists for Chandrayaan-2
Bhubaneswar, July 27 (IANS) Legislators in the Odisha assembly on Saturday gave a standing ovation to the scientists involved in the successful launch of India’s …
Man gets death sentence for rape, murder of minor in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, July 26 (IANS) A local court in Odisha on Friday awarded the death sentence to a person for the rape and murder of a …
3 bodies recovered from Odisha coal mine collapse
Bhubaneswar, July 26 (IANS) Two more bodies of coal workers, who were trapped in a coal mine in Odisha’s Talcher, have been recovered as the …
Groundwater level decreases by 6.71% in Odisha: minister
Bhubaneswar, July 25 (IANS) The groundwater level has decreased by 6.71 per cent between 2009 and 2017 in Odisha, a state minister said on Thursday. …