Odisha

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out the maiden flight tests of the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced on Sunday. The tests were conducted at 12.30 p.m. on Saturday (August 23) off the coast of Odisha. Sharing the achievement on X, Rajnath Singh [...]

Berhampur: In a breakthrough, the Berhampur Police has successfully rescued four 13-year-old girls within 12 hours of their reported disappearance. The girls, all classmates studying in Class 9 at Government Girls High School, Badabazar, had gone missing together on August 22, 2025. The case began when a 37-year-old mother from Martha Sahi reported her daughter [...]

Varanasi/Bhubaneswar: Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra, Minister, Housing & Urban Development, Government of Odisha, visited the Waste-to-Charcoal Plant RAMANA, Varanasi, the ” Varanasi Harit Koyla Pariyojana” to study its innovative Zero Residue Green Technology for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management. The plant demonstrates the torrefaction process — a thermochemical treatment of waste at 250–300°C in a [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi met with Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition in Assembly Naveen Patnaik here on Saturday. As per the reports, the Chief Minister arrived at Naveen Niwas to personally inquire about the BJD President’s health, following his recent discharge from the hospital. Notably, Naveen Patnaik was admitted [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan announced today that the queue system for darshan at the revered Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri will be implemented starting from September 15. The move aims at streamlining crowd management and ensuring a disciplined darshan experience for devotees, the minister said. The queue system will be rolled out once [...]

Bhubaneswar: A State-level workshop on KPI (Key Performance Indicator) Development for “Viksit Odisha –Vision 2036 & 2047” was held today at the State Convention Centre, Lok Seva Bhavan, Bhubaneswar. The workshop was organised by the Planning and Convergence Department, Government of Odisha in collaboration with Strategic Support Unit (SSU) of the Office of Chief Secretary [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today effected a reshuffle in the OPS cadre officers. As many as 12 officers have been transferred and posted to the new places in the reshuffle, according to an notification issued by the Home Department. Here are the details:

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today effected a major reshuffle in the IPS cadre officers. As many as 17 IPS officers have been transferred and posted to the new places, according to an notification issued by the Home Department. Here are the details:

Bhubaneswar: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, has postponed the Special Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) again, originally set for August 31, due to unavoidable circumstances. A new date will be announced soon, informed the BSE. The exam, meant for primary school teachers, was initially scheduled for July 20 but was cancelled after a [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday inaugurated a two-day international workshop on ‘Best Practices in Human-Elephant Coexistence’ in Bhubaneswar, calling for global collaboration to ensure an end to human-elephant conflict. The workshop aims to strengthen elephant conservation efforts and explore sustainable solutions to reduce human-elephant conflicts. The workshop brought together conservationists, researchers, [...]