Odisha

Berhampur: In a big setback to the BJP in Ganjam district, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has won the Bellaguntha Block Chairperson election. The result of the much-staked election was declared on Monday. BJD leader and Badaborasingi Samiti member Mamata Bhola won the crucial election defeating her BJP rival Gitanjali Bishoi. A wave of happiness [...]

Berhampur: Around seven lakh Olive Ridley turtles have laid eggs at the Rushikulya rookery in Odisha’s Ganjam district so far in the current nesting season creating a record for the mass nesting site. According to the Forest Department sources, 6,98,718 Olive Ridley turtles have laid eggs on the beach till February 23, beating the record [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has amended key provisions of the Odisha Town Planning and Improvement Trust (Planning and Building Standards) Rules, 2021, and the Odisha Development Authorities (Planning and Building Standards) Rules, 2020 to boost industrial investment and economic growth. The reforms, notified by the Department of Housing and Urban Development through Notification No. 467 [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister of Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi has offered prayers at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya of Uttar Pradesh. Sharing the experience of the divine ‘darshan’, CM Majhi on Monday wrote, “It is a matter of immense honor and spiritual fulfillment to visit the sacred Shreeram Temple in Ayodhya and have the divine darshan [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday took a holy dip at Triveni Sangam at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of Maha Kumbh. Speaking to media persons on the occasion, the Chief Minister said: “It is an extraordinary privilege and a deeply spiritual experience to witness the sacred Maha Kumbh at [...]

Bhubaneswar: All the ULBs including Municipal Corporations of the state will be connected to the Odisha State Workflow Automation System (OSWAS). The State Housing and Urban Development Department has informed all the municipalities of the state in this regard. If OSWAS is implemented in all the municipalities, administrative work will run smoothly. For this, the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Saturday arrested Satybrata Baral, PEO of Ghuchaguda gram panchayat under Sinapali block in Nuapada district and brother Uttam Baral for allegedly embezzlement of government funds worth over Rs 7 lakhs. As per the Vigilance, the PEO and his brother have misappropriated government funds of Rs.7,20,981 in conspiracy with Bijaylaxmi Baral, Sarapanch, [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said on Friday said that efforts are on to bring back the Nepali students and also assured them to bear the travel expenses of all the students returning back to their campuses at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar. Speaking during the discussion on the adjournment motion moved by the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The BJP-led state government should thank the Biju Janata Dal government for the robust fiscal health it got as a legacy, said BJD President and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik. Speaking during the budget discussion in the Assembly, Naveen said that the Double Engine BJP Government, which was supposed to take Odisha forward seems [...]

Bhubaneswar: Noted Bollywood actor Dalip Tahil met Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik. During the meeting, the veteran Bollywood actor recollected the time his father spent as a pilot with Kalinga Airlines, founded by legendary aviator and former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik. Taking to his ‘X’ [...]