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Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, putting all speculation to rest, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik finally resigned from Bijepur seat while keeping his traditional seat Hinjili in Ganja district. After tendering resignation, Naveen thanked all the people of Bijepur constituency for electing him.

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal’s Chandrani Murmu, who has scripted history by becoming the youngest Lok Sabha Member, made it to the cover page of India Today with the tag “THE NEW BRIGADE”. Murmu, the woman MP from Odisha’s Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency, has featured on the latest cover story of national prestigious magazine along with [...]

Chatrapur: Ganjam District Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange today felicitated the students of Odisha Aadarsh Vidyalaya (OAV) of the district who scored above 90% marks in the 10th Examination based on CBSE patterns. Expressing satisfaction over the achievement, Kulange said, “It’s proud moment for Ganjam than more than 83 students of Odisha Aadarsh Vidyalaya of Ganjam [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today gave its approval to the renewal of health insurance scheme for working journalists known as “Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana”. New Information and Public Relations Minister Raghunandan Das approved the renewal of the Health Insurance Scheme as part of his first official work, sources said. Notably, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Similipal National Park and Tiger Reserve situated in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district remain closed for visitors from June 15. The decision was taken in view of south-west monsoon which is likely to hit Odisha on June 15. The entry point of the national park at Lulung in Pithabata forest range and Kalyani in Jashipur [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated former minister and senior BJD leader Surya Narayan Patro on being unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Odisha Assembly on Saturday. The Chief Minister hoped that under the leadership of the newly elected speaker, the august House continues to work for the welfare of the people of [...]

Sambalpur: As the southeast monsoon is likely to hit Odisha in the third week of this month, the Hirakud Dam authorities today opened the 24-hour control room for the release of the excess water from the reservoir. The 24-hour control room will monitor the flow of excess water check from Hirakud Dam to the villages [...]

Bhubaneswar: The results of Odisha Plus II Science stream exams will be announced on June 3 here at 12 pm in the afternoon, said the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE). The students can check their results at www.chseodisha.nic.in and orissaresults.nic.in. As many as 99,000 students had appeared in the Science stream from March 7 [...]

Berhampur: In another police encounter in Berhampur, two notorious criminals reportedly involved in the murder of Congress MLA candidate from Aska, Manoj Jena have been arrested late on Friday night. They have been identified as Ganesh Nayak and Hrushi Patra, who received bullet injures in their legs following an encounter with Ganjam police. Both of [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and MLA Digapahandi, Surjya Narayan Patro has been elected as the Speaker of Odisha Assembly unanimously today. As soon as the floor starts, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has moved a proposal from in favour of Digapahandi MLA Surjya Narayan Patro for the post of Odisha Assembly Speaker and all the [...]