Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Six students of a primary school in Balasore district reportedly fell sick after eating mid-day meal. The incident took place at Baniasia Primary School under Kedarpur panchayat under Soro block in the district. As per reports, as many as 35 students had lunch in the school. They were served egg curry and rice. However, [...]

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP in Odisha has completely failed to keep the promises it made during the 2024 elections, said the Congress. The first budget of the BJP government has miserly failed to reflect the party’s poll manifesto, the Congress said. Senior Congress leader and MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati said that this budget is not [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced 10 percent reservation for Agniveers of Odisha. The State Government will provide up to 10 percent reservation in its Uniformed Services for those Agniveers from the state who are not absorbed in the defence forces. There will also be 5 years of age relaxation for them, the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has asked the Collectors of 13 districts to review the preparedness measures in view of Low Pressure over North Bay of Bengal. Satyabrata Sahu, Special Relief Commissioner & Additional Chief Secretary wrote to the Collectors of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Jajpur, Dhenkanal and [...]

Bhubaneswar: With price of potato touching Rs 50 per kg due to inadequate supply from West Bengal, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee requesting her to intervene in the matter and ensure smooth supply of potatoes to Odisha. “As you know, potatoes are an essential item for [...]

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area is likely to be formed over the northern Bay of Bengal and the adjacent coastal regions of Bangladesh and Gangetic West Bengal on Friday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). A cyclonic circulation reaching up to 7.6 km above mean sea level, which tilts southwestwards with height, is likely to [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the proposal to set up two new ESI Hospitals. The hospitals will come up in Keonjhar and Sonpur towns. The working class people of the local area and their families will get better healthcare services with the setting up the two hospitals, said the Chief Minister.

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Crime Branch has arrested a fraudster involved in the illegal withdrawal of over Rs 9 crore from the account of District Mineral Foundation Trust of Zilla Parishad in Mayurbhanj through clone cheque fraud. The EOW sleuths apprehended the accused, Ajmir Mondal, from Nalpur in West Bengal on [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi who holds the Finance portfolio, presented the budget for the 2024-25 financial year with an outlay of Rs 2.65 lakh crore, about 15 per cent higher than that of 2023-24 (Rs 2.30 lakh crore) in the Assembly on Thursday. “This is a significant initiative towards making Odisha a [...]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Congress has given thumbs down to the first Budget of the BJP Government in Odisha. Reacting to the state Budget 2024-25 presented by CM Mahon Majhi in the Assembly, Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati said that there is nothing new in this Budget. There is nothing in the Budget for the development of [...]