Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle in the IAS cadre officer, giving new responsibilities to several officers. As per official notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, senior IAS officer Samarth Verma has been appointed as Director, Minor Minerals, Bhubaneswar. “Samarth Verma, Director, Technical Education & Training, Odisha, [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik today expressed serious concern over the Odisha BJP Government’s recent moves on the long-standing Mahanadi water dispute. He demanded full transparency and called for an urgent all-party meeting to clarify the nature of the “mutual agreement” reportedly being explored by the state government with the BJP-led [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance arrested Jagannath Pattnaik, an executive engineer of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), on Thursday for possessing disproportionate assets (DA) far exceeding his known income sources. Pattnaik is set to be produced before the Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar, later today. Vigilance searches on Pattnaik’s properties uncovered substantial assets, including three multi-storeyed buildings [...]

Bhubaneswar: A general coach of Mahima Gosain Express derailed near Sambalpur City Railway station on Thursday morning, triggering panic among passengers. According to initial reports, the incident occurred just minutes before the train was scheduled to arrive at Sambalpur City Station. The train was on its scheduled route from Bhubaneswar to Sambalpur when the derailment [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education Department has directed the heads of all government and non-government aided colleges to conduct awareness programmes on the abuse of drugs among the youth, with an aim to make their campuses drug-free. In a letter issued on Wednesday, the Department stated that the growing menace of drug and narcotic substance [...]

Bhubaneswar: The condition of the 16-year-old girl who was set on fire by unknown assailants in the Balanga area of Puri district on July 19, and was later airlifted to AIIMS, Delhi the next day for better treatment, still remains critical. A press note issued by AIIMS, New Delhi on Wednesday, the victim minor continues [...]

Kolkata: The Odisha government on Wednesday informed the Calcutta High Court that not a single Bengali-speaking Indian from West Bengal was arrested by the state police in apprehension of them being illegal Bangladesh infiltrators. The counsel for the Odisha government also informed the division bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Reetobrata Kumar Mitra that [...]

Bhanjanagar: A supervisor in Tata Power’s vigilance section in Bhanjanagar, Ganjam district, attempted suicide on Wednesday inside the company’s office premises, driven by alleged harassment and a termination notice from an outsourcing company. The supervisor has been identified as Bhaktaram Sahu. Having served for four years, Bhaktaram faced accusations of unsatisfactory work, leading to a [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Odisha Government on Tuesday transferred several IAS officers across the state. As per an official notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, Hemant Sharma, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, lndustries Department with additional charge of Chairman, IPICOL is allowed to remain in additional charge of [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, the Odisha Government on Tuesday announced the appointment of dynamic IAS officer Keerthi Vasan V as Collector and District Magistrate, Ganjam. An official notification has been issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department in this regard. Currently, Keerthi Vasan is serving as the Collector & District Magistrate, Koraput. [...]