Odisha

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Odisha swimmers Mannata Mishra and Shristi Upadhaya on breaking national records in their respective categories at the KZN Premier Provincial Championship 2024 held in South Africa. Naveen also congratulated the medal winners from Odisha who made the state proud with their achievements. “Congratulate [...]

Berhampur: Four persons including three women have been arrested by Berhampur Town police in connection with a land documents forgery case. The accused have been identified as Prasanti Nahak (30) of Haripur Burudi village under Rambha PS in Ganjam district; Kabita @ Panchei @ Basanti Nahak (52) of Sipakuda village under Rambha PS in Ganjam [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s ace swimmer Mannata Mishra has shined at the KNZ Provincial Championships being held in South Africa. Mannata has broken the national record in 100 mtr breaststroke event at the Championships. She is the first and youngest Indian to achieve the feat. The Swimming Federation of India has congratulated Mannata and other swimmers of [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has shined in the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023, emerging as one of the top contributors to the country’s growing green cover. The biennially report, released by Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, provides a detailed assessment of the nation’s forest and tree resources. As per the report, [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik on Saturday graced the 6th DAV United Festival here at the temple city of Bhubaneswar. Addressing the gathering, Naveen said that education has always been the cynosure of developing nations. With its glorious tradition DAV is marching ahead towards a promising future with the noble [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik has condoled the demise of Haryana Chief Minister and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) supremo Om Prakash Chautala. Taking to his ‘X’ handle, Naveen expressed that he was deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of former Haryana Chief Minister and veteran Indian National Lok Dal [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi, who landed in controversy after the Central Bureau of Investigation issued summons to him in connection with a bribery case, had reportedly fled to Delhi to avoid interrogation by the CBI. As per the media reports, the IAS officer was supposed to appear at the CBI office in Bhubaneswar [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, the Odisha Government on Tuesday effected a minor bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi from three major departments after the CBI issued a summons to him in connection with a bribery case. As per official notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievance Department, Sethi has been [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Tuesday began the repair and renovation work of the Ratna Bhandar or treasure trove of the Jagannath Temple at Puri. As per the schedule, the cleaning and staging works were carried out on the first day. “The scaffolding work of the inner chamber of the Ratna Bhandar [...]

New Delhi: The Biju Janata Dal Rajya Sabha MPs have rubbished the reports of defections in the party and asserted that they are in the BJD and will always remain so. In a show of unity, all seven MPs of the BJD held a press conference here on Tuesday and expressed their support to party [...]