Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Speaker Surya Narayan Patra has called an all-party meeting before the commencement of the first session of the 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly from June 25. The Speaker will discuss with the newly elected legislators regarding the smooth conduct of the Assembly proceedings during the session, which will have 30 working days in two phases. [...]

Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon is likely to reach Odisha in the next two to three days, said private weather forecaster Skymet Weather Services. With some prominent systems persisting close to Odisha, the State will observe rain and thundershowers with increased intensity now, the agency predicted. Due to increasing rains, the monsoon is expected to step [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT-Roorkee) declared the results of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) – Advanced 2019 . Sambit Behera from Odisha’s state capital Bhubaneswar topped in SC category of all India level entrance test. Kartikey Gupta Chandresh from Maharashtra has topped the JEE Advanced 2019 examination this year. He has obtained [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has greeted the people of the State on the occasion of the three-day Raja festival that began today with much pump and grandeur to welcome the monsoon. Naveen took to Twitter and wished everyone ‘Happy Raja and prayed for prosperity for all”. “I wish this unique Odia festival brings [...]

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day today, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has praised the people who donate blood regularly and urged all to join the noble cause. Every blood donor is a life saver and there is no greater act of humanity than donating blood, the Odisha CM mentioned in a [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today approved creation of two more Revenue inspection (RI) circles in Bargarh District. The Chief Minister approved creation of RI circles – Dava and Laudidhara under Jharbandh block – along with reorganisation of Jharbandh RI circle, an official release said. Earlier, the Odisha Government had announced creation of three [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today sanctioned an amount of seven crore fifty eight thousand rupees from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund as financial assistance for house building to the Fani affected people of Puri district. According to an official statement, the assistance will be given to those who are not eligible to get relief [...]

Chatrapur: The Ganjam district administration has organised the monthly ‘Mo Gelha Jhia’ programme here today to celebrate the birthday of newborn girls with much fanfare. Through the programme, a first of its kind in the country, the administration aimed at spreading awareness among the people about the importance of girl child and gender equality. Aska [...]

Bhubaneswar: Kamal Kishore, member of the National Disaster Management Authority, who os on a three day visit to Odisha has appreciated Odisha’s response to Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani. He said the handling of the Cyclone Fani was World Class. Responding to media persons after his meeting with the Chief Secretary, he said “the State’s [...]

New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today condoled the tragic death of Odia Flight Lieutenant Sunit Mohanty, who was among the air-warriors on board the ill-fated AN-32 transport aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) that crashed in Arunachal Pradesh. “Deeply saddened by the news of our air warriors who lost their lives in AN [...]