Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday approved the transfer of equity shares for Gopalpur Ports to Adani Group. Gopalpur Ports Ltd has sought permission for transfer of 95% of equity shares to Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) from Shapooril Pallonji Port Maintenance Private Limited (SPPML) [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Manufacturing Officer of Ambuja Cement was arrested while he was attempting to bribe Bargarh Collector Aditya Goyal. Rambhav Gattu, Chief Manufacturing Officer (East), Ambuja Cement, Chhattisgarh, had been to the office of the Bargarh Collector to meet him. During the visit, Gattu offered him a flower bouquet and a sweet packet. Suspecting the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Opportunistic people leaving the Biju Janata Dal will only strengthen us to fight with our blood and sweat for our idea of a prosperous Odisha, said BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik here on Wednesday. Without taking the names of Sujeet Kumar and Mamata Mohanta, who recently resigned from Rajya Sabha [...]

Bhubaneswar: People should not expect to get free electricity and they should learn to conserve energy, said Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Wednesday. Replying to a question in the Assembly, the Deputy Chief Minister said that people need to pay for electricity consumed. Services cannot be provided free, he [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday unearthed properties worth more than crores during the house searches of Prasanna Kumar Swain, Asst. Engineer (Civil) , Irrigation Division, Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district. The Vigilance sleuths launched simultaneous house searches at nine locations of Swain due to allegation of possession of disproportionate assets. During house searches so far, the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Sanjukta Sethi, a nurse from Odisha’s Malkangiri district, on receiving the prestigious National Florence Nightingale Awards 2024. ଚିକିତ୍ସା ସେବା କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଉଲ୍ଲେଖନୀୟ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ଜାତୀୟ ଫ୍ଲୋରେନ୍ସ ନାଇଟେଙ୍ଗଲ୍ ସେବିକା ପୁରସ୍କାରରେ ସମ୍ମାନିତ ହୋଇଥିବା ମାଲକାନଗିରି ଜିଲ୍ଲା ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଚିକିତ୍ସାଳୟର ଶ୍ରୀମତୀ ସଂଯୁକ୍ତା ସେଠୀଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଜଣାଉଛି। ଏହା [...]

Berhampur: The Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday launched simultaneous house searches at nine locations of Prasanna Kumar Swain, Asst. Engineer ( Civil) Irrigation division, Bhanjanagar, Ganjam district due to allegation of possession of disproportionate assets. The simultaneous house searches are being conducted by the Vigilance officials led by 7 DSPs, 5 Inspectors/ASIs, and other supporting staff [...]

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain battered several districts of Odisha, disrupting the lives of thousands and prompting the evacuation of 1,700 people. State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Tuesday said flood situation is under control in the state and no casualties have been reported due to the deep depression-induced rain or landslide. He said [...]

Berhampur: The schools and Anganwadi centres in Ganjam district will remain closed tomorrow in view of the heavy rainfall prediction by the Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar. “Keeping in view of the prediction issued by the Indian Metrological Department., Bhubaneswar, wherein Ganjam District is put in the category of scattered Heavy to very Heavy with Isolated [...]

Bhubaneswar: As per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, a low-pressure system has intensified over the West-Central and Northwest Bay of Bengal. This system is expected to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall to North Odisha and parts of West Bengal in the next 24 hours, with the potential for sustained heavy rains over the [...]