Odisha

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Odisha’s Jagannath Khuntia on winning bronze medal at 15th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship 2024 in 75kg category. “Congratulate Odisha’s Jagannath Khuntia on winning bronze medal at 15th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship 2024 in 75kg category. May he shine brighter [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has decided to introduce a new dress code for the employees of the Nursing Service Cadre. The decision has been taken by the Health and Family Welfare Department after considering the proposal of the Odisha Nursing Employees’ Association. Designation and Uniform Specifications: 1. Nursing Officer/Senior Nursing Officer Colour: Light Lavender (#DFC5FE) [...]

Bhubaneswar: Veteran political leader Bijoy Mohapatra has launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Odisha government over the death of two tribal women and hospitalization of six others due to consumption of mango kernel in Kandhamal district. Mohapatra met the families of the victims in Mandipanka village under Daringbadi block of Kandhamal district. The veteran [...]

Berhampur: The Berhampur Police has cracked a burglary case and arrested a person involved in the crime. The accused has been identified as Soumyaranjan Padhi, who is the brother-in-law of Ajit Kumar Panda, a resident of Shardha Bali, 5th Street, Khodshingi in Berhampur area. The police also seized two gold chains with locket, one diamond [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Saturday effected a minor reshuffle in IAS cadre officers. As per an official notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, Deoranjan Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Revenue & D.M. Department with additional charge of Special Relief Commissioner. Odisha and Managing Director, Odisha State Disaster Management [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal’s ongoing membership drive has reached out to the block and ward levels in the state. The party targets to enroll over one lakh active women members and over 25 lakh general members through the membership drive, said BJD Chief Whip Pramila Mallik. The membership drive has been running smoothly across [...]

Berhampur: De Paul School, Berhampur on Saturday held its much-awaited ‘Funfair 2024’. As is a tradition of De Paul School, each November, the Funfair offered an array of exciting activities, welcoming Depaulians of all ages – both new and returning—filled with anticipation and joy. The campus was adorned with vibrant stalls under the warm, golden [...]

Bhubaneswar: Media should function freely and impartially to protect the interests of the state and the citizens, said BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik here on Friday. In a democracy, the ‘people first’ must be the principle of all institutions. And the media should listen to the voice of the people, the [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik on Friday stepped up his attack on the BJP government in Odisha over the deaths of two women who lost their lives after consuming mango kernel. Expressing his profound grief over the incident, Naveen said that it is too sad to witness such tragedies in [...]

Berhampur: The Odisha Forest Department on Friday clarified that there is no incident of attack by tiger in Berhampur Forest Division. The videos, which are circulating in various social media platforms about attack by tiger in Berhampur Forest Division’ are fake, the department said. These videos are not related to tiger movement in Berhampur Division, [...]