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Puri: The Puri District Administration is organizing a massive coastal cleanup drive on the International Coastal Cleanup Day on September 21. It will be the largest coastal cleanup initiative anywhere in the world; spread across more than hundred locations in the district and involving the participation of over 7000 volunteers. Along with the District Administration, [...]

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) ‘Astra’ from Su-30 MKI platform off the coast of Chandipur in Odisha. The trials were held from 16th to 19th September 2019. The trials were conducted by Indian Air Force (IAF) against Jet Banshee target aircraft [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has stepped up its efforts to provide safe drinking water and street lights in all the Urban Local Bodies of the State by March 2020. Informing this, Odisha’s Housing and Urban Department Minister Pratap Jena said, “We have a target to provide safe and potable drinking water to all the 114 [...]

Bhubaneswar: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for construction of Bhubaneswar Railway Station will be signed today afternoon between Indian Railways and the Odisha Government. Divisional Railway Manager of Khurda Road Railway Division Sashikant Singh will sign the MoU with Vice Chairman, Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA). As per the plan, area adjoining Bhubaneswar Railway station is [...]

Cuttack: Former honorary secretary of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) Asirbad Behera was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with his alleged involvement in ponzi scam in Artha Tatwa group. As per reports, the CBI team conducted a surprise raid at Behera’s residence in Cuttack early on Thursday morning and apprehended the [...]

Berhampur: In yet another innovative initiative, the Ganjam district administration has rolled out an unique project to impart training on disaster preparedness and response to the members of women self-help groups in the district.

New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reviewed the important issues of Odisha pending with Centre at Odisha Bhawan here today. The Chief Minister went through the action taken by the Office of the Chief Resident Commissioner subsequent to the last review meeting held in January, 2019 and reviewed the pending issues and projects pending [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday reached in New Delhi to attend a meeting with state officials regarding the review of Odisha’s pending issues with the Centre.

Subarnapur: With land revenue payment system going digital mode in Odisha, the Subarnapur district administration today organised workshops to train the farmers and others about the online payment system. Workshops have been conducted at RI level in all tehsils of the district for demonstration of online payment of land revenue to the villagers, informed Subarnapur [...]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Agriculture Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo had issued a statement to the media about 3.41 lakh fake beneficiaries of KALIA (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation) scheme, the ruling BJD on Wednesday clarified that only 32,000 ineligible beneficiaries had availed benefits under the scheme. Speaking to media, Rajya Sabha member and [...]