Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Talcher to Paradip and Dhamra stretch of the NW-5 set to move forward and will soon see the light of the day, said Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary of Commerce and Transport Department. Inaugurating a 2-day international conference on Costal & Inland Water Transportation with a special focus on the greening of the water [...]

Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic storm ‘Dana’ is expected to form over the Bay of Bengal by October 23 and reach northwest Bay of Bengal, off Odisha-West Bengal coasts by October 24 morning, predicted the India Meteorological Department. “A Low Pressure Area is very likely to form over the Eastcentral Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Andaman [...]

Dubai: The 2nd Season Finale of Mrs. India Middle East Beauty pageant was held in Dubai on 8th September 2024. Aradhana Das from Odisha has been crowned as 2nd Runner-Up Mrs. India Middle East in the above beauty pageant. She is the First Odia Woman to achieve podium finish in this coveted event. This first [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has announced the results of the Odisha Civil Services Examination 2022. While a total of 683 candidates have been recommended in the selection list, 258 are females. The candidates have been selected on basis of the main written examination and personality test. They will be appointed to the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has grieved the demise of former Kendrapara MLA Utkal Keshari Parida, who passed way on Saturday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital here. Naveen said that he was saddened to know about the demise of senior political leader and former Kendrapara MLA [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Minister Mukesh Mahaling on Friday ordered a probe into the allegations of organ theft labelled against a private hospital in Cuttack. “After the news about the allegations came to the fore, the officials of the H&FW department were immediately asked to conduct a departmental probe into the matter. [...]

Bhubaneswar: A team of Odisha Police will visit Kolkata for further investigation into the case pertaining to the fake call centre busted on Wednesday in the Sundarpada area of Bhubaneswar, officials have said. “Almost all of the accused persons are graduates while some of them also have technical knowledge… a team of (Bhubaneswar-Cuttack) Commissionerate police [...]

Boudh: Odisha Director General of Police (DGP), YB Khurania on Friday visited Boudh to review the Maoist situation in the district. During his visit, the DGP chaired a high level meeting with senior police and CRPF officers to assess the LWE operations in the district. IG Operations Jai Narayan Pankaj, SIW DIG Kanwar Vishal Singh, [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has failed to make proper arrangements for Habisyalis in Puri, alleged the Biju Janata Dal. The month of Kartik is very auspicious for Odia people, especially for Habisyalis as they go to Puri to stay near Lord Jagannath and to pray. The BJP-led state government has failed to make adequate arrangements [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress has directed senior party leader Charan Das Mahant to submit a detailed report on the leadership and organisational affairs of the party’s Odisha unit. Mahant, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Chhattisgarh Assembly, has also been instructed to coordinate with Meenakshi Natarajan and other Congress leaders. In a [...]