Odisha

Baripada: In a tragic incident, three persons lost their lives and about twenty persons received injuries when the bus they were travelling rammed into a truck on National Highway 19 near Budhikhamara Square under Betanati Police Station in Mayurbhanj District. According to sources, the bus was carrying pilgrims from Hyderabad to Gaya and the incident [...]

Bhubaneswar: As the issue of Governor Raghubar Das’s son Lalit Kumar assaulting to an Assistant Section Officer has been intensified, Odisha Secretariat Service Association has sought justice for the victim. The Association has approached Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi demanding justice to ASO Baikuntha Pradhan, who has been allegedly manhandled and physically assaulted by the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Veteran political leader Bijoy Mohapatra has questioned the functioning of the newly elected BJP government in Odisha. The veteran leader has raised his serious concerns about the working of the new government. He said, “I am surprised how this government will function. The government is not doing the basic things that are needed to [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi attended the pre-budget consultation meeting here on Friday. The Chief Minister held discussion with various civil societies, experts and representatives from different sectors regarding the budget. The two Deputy Chief Ministers Kanak Vardhan Singhdeo and Pravati Parida, the Principal Secretary of the Finance Department Saswat Mishra and senior [...]

Bhubaneswar: An Assistant Section Officer has brought serious allegations against Lalit Kumar, son of Odisha Governor Raghubar Das. Baikuntha Pradhan, Asst. Section Officer, Parliamentary Affairs Department, who is currently working on deployment basis at Governor’s Household, alleged that Lalit Kumar and five other persons had manhandled and bodily injured him at Raj Bhavan, Puri. The [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Thursday appointed senior IAS officer Arabinda Kumar Padhee as Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA). The State Government has removed V.V. Yadav as SJTA Chief Administrator. “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 19 of Shree Jagannath Temple Act, 1954 (Odisha Act, 11 of [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) took a swipe at the ruling BJP over the State Government’s teachers recruitment decision. The State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Majhi has approved the proposal of School and Mass Education Department to recruit over 18,000 junior teachers in primary and upper primary schools. Attacking the Majhi government [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has responded to the letter of Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik regarding the mishap during the ‘Adapa Mandap Bije’ of Lord Balabhadra in Puri. “I have read your letter very carefully. All of us will work together to ensure smooth conduct of the all rituals and Gundicha Yatra of [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Usha Padhee assumed charges as Principal Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department. After assuming charges, she interacted with senior officers of the department to outline her vision for its future. During the discussion, Padhee underscored the department’s esteemed reputation Nationwide and articulated a clear path forward. Emphasizing the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Expressing his deep concerns over the mishap involving Lord Balabhadra during the ‘Adapa Mandap Bije’ in Puri, BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik on Thursday wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, asking him to take personal responsibility to ensure that such an incident is not occurred in future. In the [...]