Odisha

Bhubaneswar: As the coronavirus is spreading its tentacles across the world, the Odisha Government today issued an advisory for workplaces to prevent infection with the deadly virus. The advisory issued by the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) suggests various precautionary measures to be adopted at workplaces: 1) Make sure your workplace is clean & hygienic • [...]

Bhubaneswar: In another step for the promotion of sports and youth welfare, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has inaugurated the 25th All India Forest Sports Meet here on Tuesday. The meet will continue till March 7. As many as 45 teams from different states and UTs are taking part in the competition. Around 2600 sports [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has condoled the sad demise of former Dharmagarh MLA Bira Sipka, who passed away on Tuesday. Naveen took to the Twitter and conveyed his sympathy to the bereaved family and prayed for peace to the departed soul. କଳାହାଣ୍ଡି ଜିଲ୍ଲା ଧର୍ମଗଡ଼ର ପୂର୍ବତନ ବିଧାୟକ ବୀର ସିପକାଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ [...]

Bhubaneswar: Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has praised Biju Janata Dal Member of Parliament Dr Sasmit Patra for cent percent attendance in the important meetings of all Parliamentary Standing Committees. He is one of the six MPs who have attended all the meetings. The other members who were also appreciated include Rakesh [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) today appointed Odisha Assembly Secretary Dasarathi Satpathy as the Returning Officer for Rajya Sabha elections scheduled on March 23. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO Sushil Kumar Lohani has been posted as the Observer for the ensuing polls. As per schedule, the last date of filing nominations is March 12, [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal will hold a Shradhanjali Sabha at its office here on March 5 to commemorate the 104th Birth Anniversary of late Biju Patnaik, the great visionary and statesman whose leadership is widely revered and acknowledged in Odisha, India and globally. To further commemorate the occasion in his memory, a voluntary [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s transformative initiative ‘Mo Sarkar’ that solely depends on the effectiveness of the feedback mechanism is bearing fruits in empowering common man in the State. One more example of this came to the fore. A WATCO (Water Corporation of Odisha) consumer got instant justice against poor public service delivery through [...]

Bhubaneswar: On the wake of two more persons tested positive for coronavirus in the county, the Odisha government has directed the authorities of Airports and Ports to conduct thorough thermal screening of all passengers. Meanwhile, the authority of Bhubaneswar Airport and Jharsuguda airports have been asked to check each and every passenger coming to the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated eminent author Binapani Mohanty on being nominated for the prestigious Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman by Odisha Sahitya Akademi for her contribution to Odia literature. ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଅତିବଡ଼ି ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ଦାସ ସମ୍ମାନ ପାଇଁ ମନୋନୀତ ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ଲେଖିକା ବୀଣାପାଣି ମହାନ୍ତିଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଓ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ। ଆଗାମୀ ଦିନରେ ନିଜ ସୃଜନ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ଦ୍ୱାରା [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged the people to have a caring relationship with nature and desist from unsustainable human activities that imperil the biodiversity. On the occasion of World Wild Life Day today, the Odisha CM has pledged to reserve the vast variety of life, flora and fauna the humans share the [...]