Odisha

New Delhi: One more suspect has tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 31 in India, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The patient, who is a Delhi resident, has a travel history of Thailand and Malaysia. The patient is in hospital quarantine and stable, the Ministry [...]

New Delhi: A day after RBI put a cap on withdrawal from Yes Bank, distressed and angry customers of the crisis-hit lender make a queue up outside scores of branches and ATMs in many parts of the country specially Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nagpur where its footfall is larger on Friday to withdraw money after the [...]

Cuttack: An Irish national who had run away from the SCB Medical Cuttack, with symptoms of infected with Corona virus has been found from a private hotel in Bhubaneswar. In a tweet, Twit city Police Commissioner Dr Sudhansu Sarangi, said, “The concerned Irish national is in a private hotel in Bhubaneswar and the health authorities [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today released the book Adventures of the Daredevil Democrat based on the life and times of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik. It’s a comic adaptation of the heroic daredevil acts of the former Chief Minister which will attract readers especially the young generation and children and inspire them [...]

Bhubaneswar: Formal notification has been issued for election to the four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha. Returning Officer for the polls Dasarathi Satpathy has issued the notification today. Of the four seats from Odisha, one seat was vacated by BJD’s Anubhav Mohanty after his election to the Lok Sabha in the last general elections. The [...]

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha Amar Patnaik has given Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over the demand to confer Bharat Ratna on former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik. There is a long standing demand by the people of Odisha for conferring Bharat Ratna to Late Biju Patnaik for [...]

Puri: As the novel coronavirus (COVID19) is rapidly spreading its tentacles across the world, Odisha’s Puri district, which sees record number of visitors every day, is fully prepared to tackle the deadly coronavirus. “There is absolutely no reason for worry. The district administration has taken all preventive measures to deal with the COVID19”, informed Puri [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said that a safe roof over the head of each rural family of Odisha was Biju Babu’s dream and ensuring a Pucca House to every rural family that lives in Kuchha House is state government’s topmost priority. The Chief Minister has also launched the distribution of entitlement cards [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal today organised a Shradhanjali Sabha and a Blood Donation camp at its party office here on the occasion of the 104th Birth Anniversary of Biju Patnaik. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik attended the Shradhanjali Sabha and offered floral tributes in memory of the legendary leader. The Blood Donation camp was successfully [...]

Bhubaneswar: Bringing governance closer to the people at the grassroots level, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today declared that Odisha would celebrate March 5 as Panchayati Raj and Lokseva Divas. Speaking at the state-level celebration of Panchayati Raj Divas here today, the Chief Minister said that his government has taken several initiatives for strengthening of Panchayati [...]