Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has the service period of Director General of Police (DGP) Y.B Khurania till 16 August 2026 . An official notification has been issued by the Home Department in this regard. “In continuation of Home Department Notification No. 29471/IPS dated 16.06.2024, the Government have been pleased to extend the service period of [...]

Bhubaneswar: A comprehensive workshop on the implementation of the New Pension System (NPS) for the employees of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) was conducted today at the Conference Hall of the State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) in Bhubaneswar. The training program aimed to enhance the understanding of the NPS framework among key financial personnel of ULBs, [...]

Balasore: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in Balasore district. The Chief Minister assessed the damage caused by the flood in the district. The Chief Minister informed that six blocks and 8,000 hectares are underwater. As many as 35 gram panchayats in three blocks have [...]

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched ‘SUBHADRA’, the flagship Scheme of Government of Odisha, in Bhubaneswar. It is the largest, single women-centric scheme and is expected to cover more than 1 crore women. The Prime Minister also initiated the fund transfer into the bank accounts of more than 10 lakh women. Modi laid the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off six new Vande Bharat trains including two for Odisha. The Prime Minister flagged off the Vande Bharat Trains from Tatanagar Junction Railway Station in Jharkhand. Among six, Odisha received two semi-high-speed Vande Bharat trains – Berhampur-Tatanagar Express and Rourkela-Howrah Express. The other four new routes are [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has decided to deploy 50 senior OAS officers for crowd management during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Odisha on September 17 for the launching of Subhadra Yojana at Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar. The services of 50 senior OAS officers are placed under the disposal| of the W&CD Department to [...]

Bhubaneswar: Ace swimmer Mannata Mishra has scripted a history at the 77th Senior National Aquatic Championships 2024 being held at the International Aquatic Complex in Mangaluru. Mannata became the first youngest swimmer from Odisha to win a medal at the championships. She clinched the Silver medal in 100m breaststroke event finishing with a time of [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a major push towards cleanliness and public hygiene, a joint review meeting on the preparedness of the Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) campaign was conducted by Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) Department, and S.K. Lohani, Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water (PR&DW) Department. The review aimed at ensuring the [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik has condoled the demise of veteran CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury. Taking to his ‘X’ handle, Naveen said, “Deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of veteran CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury after prolonged illness. The eloquent, erudite and affable leader [...]

Berhampur: Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested Prasanna Kumar Swain, Asst. Engineer (Civil) , Irrigation Division, Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district, for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets. The arrest came a day after the Vigilance sleuths unearthed properties worth more than crores during the house searches of Swain. Based on searches conducted on properties of Swain, he was [...]