Odisha

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has selected four leaders as his nominees for Hinjili Assembly constituency. The nominees are A. Sudarshan, Digambar Nahak, Pyari Mohan Padhi and Devananda Mohapatra. Aditya Mohapatra, Private Secretary to LoP Naveen Patnaik, wrote a letter to Ganjam district Collector in this regard. Sudarshan has been [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Monday apprehended Jitendra Kumar Padhy, Executive Engineer (EE), Tel Irrigation Division, Subarnapur for taking bribe of Rs.46,000 from a contractor. Padhy took the bribe in his office chamber for clearing pending bills of the contractor. The entire bribe money has been recovered from the possession of Padhy. Following the trap, simultaneous [...]

Bhubaneswar:In a significant visit aimed at addressing the concerns of displaced street vendors, Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development has visited Puri to assess the progress of the rehabilitation efforts for street vendors evicted from Badadand. Padhee toured the vending zone currently under development in the vicinity of the Sri Setu area. During [...]

Balasore: The OSSC Statistical Assistant Recruitment Examination has been marred with the allegations of paper leak. A chaotic situation prevailed at an exam center in Balasore district where the aspirants alleged that the seal on the question paper packet was seen open before the commencement of the exam, according to reports. As per the rules, [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has allowed senior IPS officer and Director of Biju Patnaik State Police Academy Arun Kumar Sarangi to take voluntary retirement from government service. According to a notification issued by the Home Department, Sarangi’s voluntary retirement request, submitted September 30, has been approved. He had sought to retire from service from October [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has registered a sharp decline in out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) on health. According to the National Health Accounts estimates released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Odisha has reduced OOPE on health to 37.1 per cent in 2021-22 from around 71.5 pc in 2015-16. The OOPE in the state is now [...]

Bhubaneswar: Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on Friday announced that the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA), Bhubaneswar, will get a new terminal in the next two years due to increasing footfall. Talking to to media persons after a review meeting here, the Union Minister announced that BPIA Terminal-1 can handle 40 lakh passengers [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will give appointment letters to 16,009 junior teachers (Schematic) in various primary and upper primary schools of the state on Saturday. For this, recruitment ceremony and training program of newly appointed Junior Teacher-Teachers (Schematic) will be organized at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Chief Minister Majhi will grace the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued guidelines for plastic-free Durga Puja celebrations in Bhubaneswar. The guidelines aims at promoting eco-friendly practices in the city during the puja celebrations. As per the guidelines, the use of plastic materials is prohibited within puja pandals. To support this initiative, numerous dustbins will be strategically placed around [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has farmed rules to provide 10 per cent reservations to retired Agniveers in the state’s Uniform Services. The General Administration and Public Grievances Department has issued a notification in this regard. As per the notification, Odisha Governor has framed the rules by exercising the powers conferred by Article 309 of the [...]