Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Director General of Police Abhay has ordered a high level enquiry into the incident of death of Meenakshi Mishra following her attempt of self immolation in the Office of the SP Berhampur. The enquiry will be carried out by Rekha Lohani, IGP Modernization. Meenakshi Mishra, a local BJD leader had tried to immolate [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has reiterated that his party Biju Janata Dal will continue to fight for passage of Women’s Reservation Bill in the Parliament. During his interaction with Editorial Director of The New Indian Express Prabhu Chawla at the 19th edition of Devi Awards on Sunday, the Odisha CM has pledged that [...]

Bhubaneswar: The foundation of India’s secular fabric lies in Unity in Diversity and perseverance of this unique characteristic needs taking all along the development path. For a country like India where no religion or community is lesser than the other, helping the minorities further strengthens the bond of unity. In this sphere, Odisha has a [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of three children in a fire mishap in Polasara block in Ganjam district. The Chief Minister conveyed his deep sympathy to the bereaved families and announced ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the next of the kin of the victims. Naveen [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today filed nomination papers for the election to the post of president of Biju Janata Dal of which he is the founder member. Naveen arrived at the BJD party office and filed two sets of nomination papers with the Party election Returning Officer Pratap Keshari Deb. Senior party leaders [...]

Cuttack: The inaugural edition of the Khelo India University Games was kicked off here today. Attending the inauguration ceremony, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, “It is a moment of great pride for us to be hosting the first edition of the Khelo India University Games, here in Odisha, in association with the Government of [...]

Bhawanipatna: Odisha DGP Abhay on Saturday reviewed the Maoist situation in three districts – Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Rayagada. Chairing a meeting held at the Bhawanipatna Reserve Police Field here, the top cop stressed on continued dominance of security forces in the LWE areas in these districts. He also emphasized on developing new scientific knowledge base [...]

Bhubaneswar: A State’s preeminence is assessed not by its assets or possessions but by its very own people. The youth of the state symbolize its strength and decide the future course. Young blood has the enthusiasm to grow and develop the state and its people. On this front, Odisha is lucky to have a sizable [...]

Bhubaneswar: Bringing laurels to the State, Odisha bodybuilder Anil Gochhikar won the Mr. Eastern India-2020 title in a bodybuilding competition held here on Friday. Gochhikar bagged the title in 75 kg category of a bodybuilding competition held at Bhanja Kala Mandap in the capital city. Similarly, Kumar Sidharth, Jhantu Majhi, Binay Kumar Sahoo, Jagannath Khuntia, [...]

Bhubaneswar: Reacting sharply to the decision of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar to strictly implement the usage of Hindi language in the day to day working of the medical, the Biju Janata Dal has said that don’t impose Hindi on the people of Odisha. A delegation of Biju Janata Dal consisting [...]