Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A section officer at the office of Block Education Officer(BEO), Papdahandi in Nabarangpur district was arrested while taking bribe from a retired school headmaster. The section officer, identified as Ranjit Kumar Sadangi, was apprehended by Odisha Vigilance sleuths while he was taking bribe of Rs.10,000 at BEO office, Papdahandi from the retired school headmaster [...]

Bhubaneswar: The workers of Odisha Chhatra Congress and Yuva Congress were attacked by a swarm of bees during their protest near the residence of senior IAS officer and principal secretary in the SC/ST welfare and Odisha language department, Bishnupada Sethi here on Monday. The Congress workers were demanding the arrest of the senior bureaucrat over [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi in connection with a bribery case. The CBI has issued the notice to Sethi under Section 179 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita on December 10, seeking his presence at the CBI’s Bhubaneswar office on December 11. However, Sethi did not appear [...]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has decided to intensify its protest against the controversial Polavaram multipurpose project in Andhra Pradesh. The BJD will organize a series of protests against the project beginning from Motu in Malkangiri to Bhubaneswar and then from the state capital to national capital from January next year. BJD President and [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Rourkela Police in Odisha on Friday arrested a man and his brother-in-law, an Assistant Sub Inspector of Police, for hatching a plot to kill the pregnant wife at Jhirdapali village in Sundargarh district. The accused persons were identified as Deben Kumar Behera (35), of Jhirdapali village under the Tikayatpali police limits and Satya [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), in collaboration with United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), has embarked on an ambitious journey to enhance the quality of life in Bhubaneswar city through the Quality of Life Initiative. As part of this effort, a citizen survey has been launched to gather valuable insights directly from the residents [...]

Bhubaneswar: A ‘derogatory’ social media post on the official X account of the Odisha BJP over the Potato Mission has been strongly condemned by the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday. Senior BJD leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has described the portrayal of former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in post as extremely [...]

Berhampur: In September 2022-23 FY, the Ganjam district administration launched the innovative Nirikhyana Programme, a visionary initiative aimed at ensuring maternal well-being and healthy baby outcomes. By providing free ultrasound (USG) tests for pregnant women, the program has become a beacon of hope for thousands of women, particularly in hard-to-reach rural and urban areas. Over [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Department on Thursday arrested three persons including a senior government official on the charges of misappropriation of public funds to the tune of over Rs 4 crore by producing forged documents. The sleuths arrested two businessmen-Satyaki Pattanaik and Deeptikanta Choudhury- and a government official, Abinash Pradhan, currently posted as Assistant Commercial [...]

Bhubaneswar: A Badminton High Performance Centre was inaugurated at the iconic Kalinga Stadium here on Thursday. The HPC, known as Dalmia Bharat Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The HPC, a three-way collaboration among the Odisha government, Pullela Gopichand Badminton Foundation and Dalmia Bharat Group, has been built at [...]