Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Satya Prakash Swain, Ex-Superintendent, Jharpada Special Jail, Bhubaneswar and currently Superintendent, District Jail, Keonjhar, has come under the scanner of Odisha Vigilance for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets. The simultaneous house searches are being conducted by Odisha Vigilance led by 12 DSPs, 11 Inspectors SI/ASIs , and other supporting staff on the strength of search [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik has grieved the death of Bellaguntha Block Chairman Prasant Kumar Nayak, who passed away this evening while undergoing treatment at a private hospital here. Taking to his ‘X’ handle, Naveen said that he was saddened to know about the demise of Prasant Kumar Nayak, Chairman of Bellaguntha Block [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President and Odisha Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced that his party will oppose the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the parliament. “Minority brothers and sisters from different places are meeting me every day. They are informing about suffering from a sense of insecurity. Keeping in view the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded a substantial decrease in multidimensional poverty, lifting 62.6 lakh people from poverty. This has been informed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the Assembly citing the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) progress review 2023 published by NITI Aayog in July 2023. Replying to a question of BJD MLA Dhruba Sahoo in [...]

Berhampur: In a tragic incident, the Chairman of Bellaguntha Block in Ganjam district Prasant Kumar Nayak passed away on Thursday. He was 60. Nayak breathed his last this evening while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. Nayak, one of the most popular BJD leaders in Bellaguntha Block, was widely known for his organizational [...]

Bhubaneswar: RIR Power Electronics, a subsidiary of US-based Silicon Power Group, is all set to open its new semiconductor device manufacturing facility in Odisha tomorrow. The silicon carbide manufacturing facility will be inaugurated at Infovalley, Khordha by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. It would be the first semiconductor plant in Odisha to manufacture semiconductor devices [...]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal on Thursday demanded a statement of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on the Ravenshaw University name change issue. A war of words erupted between the ruling BJP and Opposition BJD in the Assembly over the issue. Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the House, BJD leader Byomakesh Ray [...]

Bhubaneswar: A massive rush of people was witnessed at various centres across Odisha as the process for the submission of applications to get financial assistance under the much-hyped Subhadra Yojana began on Wednesday. The women applicants gathered at Anganwadi Kendras, block offices, and the Mo Seva Kendras in huge numbers to either collect the application [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has directed the secretaries and senior officials to make regular visits to various districts at regular interval to review implementation of developmental projects and welfare schemes of the government. As per an official release, the senior officials have been allotted all 30 districts of the state to monitor implementation of government [...]

Bhubaneswar: Today morning from Biju Patnaik International Airport cargo terminal in Bhubaneswar at 8:30. Dragon fruit was exported for the first time from Odisha. This fruit has grown in Patnagarh in Balangir district has been exported to Dubai. Earlier Mangoes from Dhenkanal, parwal from Bolangir have been exported abroad. Now the government is stressing upon [...]