Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Transport Minister Padmanav Behera today slammed the Centre for slashing budgetary allocation towards railway sector for the State. Odisha has been allocated Rs 4,373 crore for different railway projects in the Union Budget for the 2020-21 fiscal. The allocation is around 27 per cent less than that of last fiscal when the State [...]

Kendrapara: Odisha’s Kendrapara district is all set to welcome a surge of tourists from across the State and outside to the first edition of the Bhitarkanika Mahotsav, which is scheduled to start from February 14. The festival will showcase the rich biodiversity, flora and fauna of Bhitarkanika National Park, one of the famous Ramsar sites [...]

Berhampur: Salute to man in khaki. Showing true commitment to his duty, a traffic home guard in Berhampur performed his duties despite rain lashing the city. S. Chandrasekhar, who was manning the Kamapalli traffic intersection in the city, became a social media star after he braved the rain and continued to direct vehicles. Odisha Chief [...]

Sambalpur: It was a pleasant surprise for the students of Sevashram School in Sambalpur district as they were unexpectedly taught by a new teacher. And the teacher was none other than the District Collector Shubham Saxena. The Collector made a surprise visit to Khandiamunda Sevashram School in Naktideul block under Rairakhol subdivision and went straight [...]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another reforms in the examination process, the Higher Education Department has requested Controller of Examinations of all State Universities and Principals of all Autonomous Colleges (both Govt and Private) to adhere to the timelines of Examination and publish the results on time. “It is requested to all the Universities/Autonomous Colleges to adhere [...]

Bhubaneswar: In order to make travel in public transport more secure and safe for the passengers, specially women and children, Odisha government will install emergency buttons in all buses. The emergency buttons will be connected to the police control room via internet and any passenger who feels insecure can press the button and alert the [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday approved the redevelopment plan of the periphery of Taratarini Temple, the presiding deity of south Odisha districts, situated near Berhampur in Ganjam district. Expressing his happiness over the development plan, the Chief Minister directed to complete the development work in time. The redevelopment plan [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to provide better healthcare services to the people of Bargarh district, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced setting up an Urban Community Health Centre (CHC) at old district headquarters hospital in Bargarh. The 30-bed CHC will provide emergency treatment and OPD service to the people. Besides, the Odisha Government will also [...]

New Delhi: BJD MP Dr. Sasmit Patra today demanded the need to conduct a socio-economic caste enumeration during the general census in 2021. In his remarks in Rajya Sabha on Motion of Thanks on President’s Address, Patra said that Babasaheb Ambedkar’s principle of social justice can be achieved by enumerating SEBC and OBC caste data [...]

Puri: The fund of the Puri Jagannath Temple will be kept in nationalized banks, the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee announced on Wednesday. The decision in this regard was taken at the meeting of the managing committee presided over by Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb. The Foundation Fund of the 12th century shrine will be kept [...]