Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has carried out a significant reshuffle in the Indian Police Service (IPS) and Odisha Police Service (OPS) cadre, transferring 18 senior officers across various districts and key units. According to a notification issued by the Home Department, the following are the key transfers: Madkar Sandeep Sampat, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Nawarangpur [...]

Bhubaneshwar: Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik on Saturday raised serious concerns over the alleged deterioration of law and order in the state, writing to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and seeking immediate intervention in an incident involving BJD MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain. In his letter, Naveen [...]

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange and yellow weather warnings for several districts of Odisha as thunderstorm and rainfall activity is expected to intensify over the next few days amid the advancement of the southwest monsoon. According to the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, the southwest monsoon has advanced further into parts of [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha will announce the +2 Examination Result 2026 for Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational streams on May 20, 2026. The results will be declared at the CHSE headquarters in Bhubaneswar between 12 PM and 1 PM. Students will be able to access their results on the official [...]

Dhenkanal: Former Revenue Inspector (RI) of Sadangi Circle under Gondia Tahasil in Dhenkanal district, Pravati Swain, who is currently posted as RI of Bhuban, was convicted in a bribery case by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Dhenkanal. She was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years along with a fine. Swain had been chargesheeted by [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, extended warm congratulations to V. D. Satheesan on being sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Kerala. In a post on X, Naveen wrote, “Congratulate Shri V. D. Satheesan ji on being sworn in as the Chief Minister [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday announced a 2% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees and pensioners. With the latest revision, the DA has been increased from 58% to 60%. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the enhanced DA will be implemented retrospectively from January 1, 2026. State government employees will receive [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission will undertake a month-long Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across Odisha from May 30 to June 28, Odisha Chief Electoral Officer R S Gopalan announced on Friday. Addressing the media, the CEO said training of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and Booth Level Agents (BLAs) will be held between May [...]

Berhampur: In a continued effort to strengthen law and order and enhance public confidence in policing, the Inspector In-Charges (IICs) of all police stations under the Berhampur Police District have undertaken intensive foot patrolling in their respective jurisdictions. The initiative is aimed at ensuring a stronger and more visible police presence in public spaces while [...]

Bhubaneswar: The youth and student wings of the Biju Janata Dal staged a massive protest here on Wednesday against the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination following allegations of a paper leak. The members of the Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) and Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) took to the streets raising slogans against the [...]