Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik on Monday wrote to Union Science & Technology Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh seeking continuation of prestigious UNESCO Kalinga –Prize and honour the Odia ‘identity and pride’ and associated with it. In the letter, Naveen said, “In the UNESCO Kalinga Prize is one of the prestigious international awards in [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Monday unearthed disproportionate assets including 10 high value flats, 7 plots, deposits over Rs 2.7 crore, 1.5 kg gold, cash over Rs 6 lakh and two luxury cars from the possession of Tara Prasad Mishra, former Chief Engineer, Roads & Building (Civil), Odisha. Based on the allegation of possession of disproportionate [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal will kick off a Jan Jagran Campaign from August 16 to fight for the rights of elderly people, said BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik on Monday. The Jan Jagran Campaign will be held in every Panchayat of the State to highlight the failure of the BJP [...]

Bhubaneswar: Ace swimmer Mannata Mishra has scripted history at the National Aquatic Championships held at the Kalinga Stadium Aquatic Centre in Bhubaneswar. Mannata has clinched the Gold medal for host Odisha in 100m breaststroke event of the 59 National Junior Aquatic Championship. It is the first ever Gold for Mannata Mishra in the junior national [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for approved Odisha six new railway projects for Odisha. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved eight projects in total in the country worth Rs 24,657 crore and the total [...]

Berhampur: De Paul School Berhampur, one of the most reputed schools in Odisha, organized a science exhibition, blood donation camp and free dental health camp at its campus on Saturday. The events were organized under the esteemed guidance of the Principal, Reverend Father Ricardo Pradhan C.M., and the Vice Principal, Reverend Father Joshua Epibemo Kikon [...]

New Delhi: As many as 3,853 revenue villages in Odisha are deprived of mobile and internet connectivity. This has been informed by Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar the Rajya Sabha in response to a question by BJD MP Debashish Samantaray. As of April 2024, out of 51,176 villages in [...]

Jagatsinghpur: Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested a Junior Engineer and a private person in Jagatsinghpur district for allegedly accepting bribe from a contractor. Smruti Ranjan Nayak, Jr. Engineer, Naugaon Block , Jagatsinghpur along with Babina Das(Private Person) has been apprehended by the Vigilance sleuths for taking bribe of Rs. 25,000 from a Contractor for handing [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik on Friday reiterated his commitment for the development of tribal communities in Odisha. Gracing the World Tribal Day celebration at Sankha Bhawan, Naveen demanded the inclusion of 169 communities in the ST list of Odisha. The BJD supremo also reiterated his demand for the inclusion of tribal [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has admitted a plea challenging the election of Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo from Patnagarh constituency in 2024 Assembly elections. BJD candidate Saroj Kumar Meher has filed the petition under the provisions of Sections 80 to 84 and Section 100 of the Representation of People Act in the [...]