Odisha

Bhubaneswar: the met department has issued yellow warning to 18 districts of Odisha. According to the met department, the state is going to experience torrential rains in the next 48 hours due to the impact of the cyclonic circulation marked over East Uttar Pradesh and adjoining Bihar. Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, [...]

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has issued notification for election to 55 seats for Rajya Sabha. According to the notification, the elections will be held on March 26. Among the 55 seats, there are four seats from Odisha that are falling vacant. The four Rajya Sabha seats to fall vacant from Odisha include [...]

Berhampur: In an effort to provide state of the art modern amenities to rural public that are hitherto available to the urban areas, the Ganjam district administration has taken up an innovative step in the form of modern parks. A park in Kainchapur Panchayat of Ganjam District has been developed into a modern amenity for [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today effected a minor reshuffle in the IAS cadre assigning new roles to six officers. As per a notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, Sachin Ramchandra Jadhav, Director, ST. ST & SC Development, M & BCW Department with addl. charge of Director, Tourism, Tourism Department is appointed [...]

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railways (ECoR) has cancelled the Puri–Jaynagar-Puri Express and diverted several other trains in view of safety-related modernization work. 18419/18450 Puri-Jayanagar-Puri Express from Puri on 19th & 26th March and from Jayanagar on 21st & 28th March will remain cancelled, the ECoR said in a statement. Safety-related modernization work is underway [...]

Bhubaneswar: More than 26,000 persons were arrested during night patrolling in Odisha in the past three years, told a Minister to the Assembly on Monday. As many as 26,687 persons were arrested during night patrolling in the State from 2017 to 2019, said Minister of State for Home Dibya Shankar Mishra. A total of 736 [...]

Bhubaneswar: The regional center of India Meteorological Department (IMD) here today issued thunderstorm and rain alert for eight districts in Odisha. Thunderstorm, lightning and light to moderate rainfall are likely to occur at one or two places in districts such as Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Angul and Mayurbhanj, the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre forecasts. [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) today asked the junior colleges across Odisha to complete the installation of CCTV cameras within 24 hours for the smooth conduct of the annual +2 examination, which is scheduled to commence from March 7. The colleges will not be permitted to conduct the examinations at their respective [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Home Department has urged to create 500 new Traffic police posts in different categories in different police districts across the State. The new posts are necessary for traffic management duties with focus on road safety in various police districts across the State including Commissionerate Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, stated a letter issued the Home [...]

Bhubaneswar: Continuing with its zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has given compulsory retirement to two government officials and stopped pension of six officials permanently. The officers who have given compulsory retirement are Revenue Inspectors of Koksara Tahasil, Iswari Parsad Purohit and Arun Kumar Purohit of Birmaharajpur Tahasil. With this as many [...]