Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday trapped a Revenue Inspector (RI) in Jagatsinghpur district for allegedly taking bribe. Bibhudatta Sahu, R.I, Mallikapur, Balikuda Tahasil, Jagatsinghpur district has been apprehended by the Vigilance officials while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 5,000 from a complainant to submit enquiry report in his favour in two mutation cases for [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Wednesday made two key appointments in the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Puri. As per an official notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievance Department, OAS officer Debabrata Sahoo, Additional District Magistrate (ADM) of Ganjam, has been transferred and posted as Administrator (Development) of SJTA, Puri. Similarly, OAS [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has congratulated two Odisha teachers – Dwiti Chandra Sahu and Santosh Kumar Kar on being selected to receive National Awards to Teachers 2024. ଜାତୀୟ ଶିକ୍ଷକ ପୁରସ୍କାରରେ ସମ୍ମାନିତ ହେବାକୁଯାଉଥିବା ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ସନ୍ତୋଷ କୁମାର କର ଏବଂ ଦ୍ବିତି ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ସାହୁଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଜଣାଉଛି। ଶିକ୍ଷକତା କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଉଲ୍ଲେଖନୀୟ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday raided three locations of Purendra Kumar Sethy, Record Supplier of Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha, Bhubaneswar due to the allegation of possession of disproportionate assets(DA). The simultaneous house searches are being conducted by the Vigilance sleuths comprising 3 DSPs, 1 Asst. Commandant, 5 ASIs, and other supporting staff [...]

Bhubaneswar: Former MP Tathagata Satpathy’s social media post has raised questions on the safety of ornaments of Puri Srimandir Ratna Bhandar. Taking to his social media handle ‘X’, the former MP made thought-provoking remarks on recent seizure of huge quantities of gold and silver from Bhubaneswar airport, questioning whether the ornaments were straight out of [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik has expelled Malkangiri Zilla Parishad member Sasmita Majhi from the BJD for her involvement in anti-people activities. Majhi is the Zilla Parishad Member of Zone-3 of Mathili block in Malkangiri district. “Naveen Patnaik, President, Biju Janata Dal has expelled Sasmita Majhi, Zilla Parishad Member, Zone 3 of Mathili [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Salini Pandit took charge as the Commissioner cum Secretary of the School & Mass Education Department. Upon assuming her new role, she met with senior officers to share her vision and outline a strategic path forward for the department. In her address, Pandit emphasized the department’s strong reputation and the importance [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a blow to the BJP, Bari Block Chairman Ashok Kumar Gedi on Tuesday returned to the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Gedi and his supporters returned to their old party at a function held at Sankha Bhawan. The senior BJD leaders such as Pranab Prakash Das, Pramila Mallick, Pratap Jena, Biswaranjan Mallick and Pratap [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan on Tuesday withdrew his nomination for the Rajya Sabha by-elections. Pradhan filled his nomination as an Independent candidate on August 21 hours after the nomination was submitted by BJP leader Mamata Mohanta in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and other BJP leaders. “I filed my nomination following [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has praised the determination of a boy from Ganjam district who beat all odds to realise his dream of becoming a doctor. Bikash Sahu (18), from K Ranipada village under ana Ustapada panchayat in Beguniapada block of Ganjam district, has beaten all odds to realise [...]