Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has launched ‘Ama Shasana’, an initiative aimed at strengthening public participation in governance by collecting direct feedback from citizens on various welfare schemes. The CM inaugurated the initiative at Lok Seva Bhawan in the presence of ministers and senior department secretaries. As part of the launch, a dedicated [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik congratulated two Odisha teachers, Basanta Kumar Rana and Tarun Kumar Dash, for their selection for the National Teachers’ Awards 2025, announced by the Union Education Ministry. Rana, a teacher at Government Upper Primary School, Kondel, in Malkangiri’s Korkunda block, is popular for his innovative teaching methods. [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has announced a public holiday for all government offices, revenue, and magistrate courts on August 29 on the occasion of the Nuakhai festival. The announcement was made through a notification issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department. The holiday will cover all state government offices and executive courts, allowing citizens [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has finally nominated new members to the Shree Jagannatha Temple Managing Committee, according to a notification issued by the State Law Department on Tuesday. The state government on Tuesday announced the list of nominations more than one year after the expiry of the tenure of the previous managing committee members. The [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Monday approved several key proposals including the launching of the Electronics Component Manufacturing Policy, 2025. The decision was taken during the Cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi here on Monday. Speaking to media persons, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja on Monday said that following the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Major rivers in the state continue to flow above the danger mark, triggering widespread flooding situations in several parts of Odisha, especially in the northern districts. Speaking to media persons here, the Odisha Water Resources Department Engineer-in-Chief, Chandrasekhar Padhi, on Monday stated that Bhograi, Baliapal, Basta and Jelswar blocks of Balasore district have been [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati visited the residence of BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik to inquire about his health and well-being. Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati’s visit was primarily aimed at enquiring about Naveen Patnaik’s health and overall well-being following his recent stay at a private hospital in the [...]

New Delhi: Er Ashok Basa has been nominated as a Member of the National Building Code Committee (CED 46) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the apex body responsible for revising India’s Building Code. Notably, Er Basa is already serving as a member of the Bridge Standards and Specifications Committee (BSS) of the Indian [...]

Bargarh: Odisha Vigilance apprehended Jagaa Bariha, Sub-Inspector (SI) of Police at Bijepur Police Station, Bargarh district, on Monday, while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 from a local scrap dealer. The arrest took place earlier today following a trap laid by the Vigilance sleuths. According to the Vigilance, SI Bariha had demanded a [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Eastern Region Civil Aviation Ministers’ Conference will be held on Monday in Bhubaneswar to deliberate on opportunities and challenges in strengthening the civil aviation sector across Eastern India. As per an official statement, Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, State Ministers, senior officials, and industry leaders in the sector will gather at the high-profile event. [...]