Odisha

Phulbani: Vigilance sleuths today arrested a junior clerk of Executive Engineer of Rural Works Division for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe. The accused has been identified as Amulaya Kumar Sahu. Sahu had demanded a bribe of Rs 5000 from Shankarsan Satapathy to process his file for the release of arrears of pension. Satapathy had approached [...]

Bhubaneswar: The members of minority community felicitated Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here today for sanctioning funds for development of religious institutions in different districts of the State. A large number of people from Muslim community came to Naveen Niwas to express their gratitude to the Chief Minister for taking initiatives for creation of amenities and [...]

Bhubaneswar: Anup Sai has been expelled from the Biju Janata Dal with immediate effect, said a statement issued by the Odisha’s ruling party. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also removed Sai from the chairmanship of the State Warehousing Corporation. Earlier today, the former MLA has been detained by the police in Chhattisgarh over his alleged involvement [...]

Bhubaneswar: All state-run schools in the capital city will have two prayer classes every day, said the Odisha School & Mass Education Department. The two-time prayer classes will be compulsory for the students in primary, upper primary and high schools in Bhubaneswar from today, the Department said. As per the decision, the students will take [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, the Odisha Higher Education Department has issued a show-cause notice to as many as 10 degree colleges of the State for registering poor enrolment in the past three years. The notice was served to the colleges with less than 25 percent student admission for withdrawal of recognition. Besides, the authorities [...]

Bhubaneswar: Bringing yet another applaud to Odisha as a leading performer in many developmental interventions, State is now sailing ahead of national average in many indicators of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and now focuses more on need-based projects in convergence with MGNREGS. Presenting the updates of MGNREGS before the Chief Secretary [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly speaker Surya Narayan Patro will chair a all-party meeting ahead of Budget session of the today. The meeting has been called for seeking cooperation from all the members of the Assembly for the smooth running of the house. It may be mentioned here that the first phase of the Assembly session will [...]

Bhawanipatna: As part of the Mo Sarkar initiative, the Kalahandi police today arrested seven persons for selling blood illegally at the Sub-Divisional Hospital at Dharmagarh. The arrested people include two lab technicians and five middlemen. These arrests were made after Collector Parag Harshad Gavali made a surprise visit to the hospital and reviewed various issues [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today constituted Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes under the Chairmanship of Justice Raghunath Biswal, Former Judge Odisha High Court. The other members of the Commission are — Prof. Dr. Navneeta Rath, Prof. Dr. Mitali Chinara and Dr. Prasanna Kumar Patra. Veer Vikram Yadav has been nominated as Member Secretary of [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Block Office is the pivot of administration in rural areas. Mo Sarkar will be a game changer for 83 percent of Sate’s population who are staying in rural areas. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said this at a function for inclusion of Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department under Mo Sarkar at Loka [...]