Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Low Pressure formed over Bay of Bengal has turned into deep depression over northwest and adjoining west central Bay of Bengal moved nearly north-north westwards with a speed of 10 kmph during past 6 hours. The depression has intensified into a Deep Depression and lay centered at 23:30 hours IST of yesterday, the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Ganesh Puja is being celebrated with immense joy, enthusiasm and religious fervor across Odisha on Saturday. On this auspicious occasion, BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik visited several Ganesh puja pandals in Bhubaneswar.The BJD supremo visited the puja pandals in Old Bhubaneswar, Nayapalli and Gajapati Nagar in the capital city. People [...]

Bhubaneswar: Bijay Kumar Behuria, MVI, Nuapada, Dist- Nuapada, was intercepted by a team of Odisha Vigilance near Khordha Hospital Square, while he was proceeding to Bhubaneswar from Nuapada in a private vehicle. The MVI was found possession of cash worth Rs. 1.32 lakh (suspected ill-gotten cash collected as PC from different sources). As Behuria could [...]

Bhubaneswar: All the banks and financial institutions in Odisha will remain closed on Monday (September 9) for Nuakhai festival. An official notification was issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department in this regard. Earlier, the state government had declared a holiday for all government, government-aided, and private schools, as well as offices and magisterial [...]

Bhubaneswar: Satya Prakash Swain, Superintendent, District Jail, Keonjhar and former Superintendent, Jharpada Special Jail, Bhubaneswar, was arrested by Odisha Vigilance for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets. Swain was arrested a day after raids at his properties in seven places in Bhubaneswar, Bhadrak and Keonjhar. During the raids, he was found in possession of a 4-storey building [...]

Bhubaneswar: In order to ensure a safe, secure, and eco-friendly celebration of Ganesh Puja, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken measures to prevent Immersion of idol of the lord at natural water body contaminating the environment. The BMC has introduced a special service to enable any individual household facing inconvenience to immerse the idol [...]

Bhubaneswar: The new Operations Centres of four leading companies in the IT Sector – Chubb Business Services, Integreon Managed Solutions, Bourntec Solutions, and Secuodsoft Technologies were inaugurated in Bhubaneswar today, further strengthening Odisha’s position as a key destination for IT, Professional Services, and Innovation. The virtual event was graced by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, [...]

Bhubaneswar: The groundbreaking ceremony for the India’s first Silicon Carbide manufacturing facility to be set up by RIR Power Electronics Ltd., a leader in India’s semiconductor power electronics technology arena, was held today at the EMC Park, Infovalley, Bhubaneswar. This development places India and the state of Odisha squarely at the forefront of the global [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Friday trapped Nabin Kumar Sahoo, Principal of Govt. (SSD) Higher Secondary School (+2 College), Gopalpur under Th.Rampur Block in Kalahandi district for allegedly taking bribe. Sahoo has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs.10,000 at his office chamber from the mother of a student in [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik on Friday expelled Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar from the BJD for anti-party activities. Sujeet Kumar has let down the party which sent him to Rajya Sabha and hopes and aspirations of people of Kalahandi district, the BJD said. “Sujeet Kumar, M.P., Rajya Sabha representing Biju Janata Dal [...]