Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Attending a meeting of Chief Executive Officers of different Airlines at a meeting here in Bhubaneswar, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik made efforts to persuade the Airline Operators to improve connectivity with Odisha. Citing the growth story of Odisha, presence of techno-savvy diaspora in different countries, the emergence of globe-trotting middle class, growth of tourism [...]

Bhubaneswar: Alliance Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Air India has opened bookings for its flights from Bhubaneswar to Vanarasi and Jharsuguda, commencing January 31. Detailed schedule is as follows. AI 9747 Jharsuguda (10.45 am) – Bhubaneswar (11.50 am) AI 9747 Bhubaneswar (12.15 pm) – Varanasi (14.05 pm) AI 9748 Varanasi (14.30 pm) – Bhubaneswar [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a first, 44 special children in Odisha experienced the joy of flying aboard in a special Alliance Air flight from Biju Patnaik International Airport here today. The special flight took off at 9.30 A.M. and flew over the capital city air space for about 40 minutes before landing. The dream of these Divyang [...]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today ruled that it will not grant stay on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) without hearing the version of the Centre on the matter. Hearing around 140 petitions against the contentious Act, the apex court bench said it may refer the pleas to a larger constitutional bench. It has also [...]

Cuttack: Secretary 5T Initiatives, V K Pandian today made an early morning surprise visit to the Mahanadi Bed area along with the ghat area to have an on the ground review of the various issues. This comes at a time when there are reports coming that the government is contemplating announcing a package to develop [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has initiated steps to bring back the iconic Dakota aircraft, which was used by late Chief Minister and legendary freedom fighter Biju Patnaik. The State Government has written a letter to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) urging the latter to hand over the aircraft to state. The letter addressed to [...]

Bhubaneswar: The budget session of the Odisha Assembly will commence from February 14 and will continue till April 9. The budget session will have 31 working days. It will be held in two phases. The first session will be held between February 14 and 26, while the second one will begin from March 11 and [...]

Sambalpur: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik offered prayers at Maa Samaleswari temple here on Tuesday. After visiting the famous shrine, the Chief Minister said that steps will be taken for the development of the temple and other amenities for the devotees. An expert team will soon visit the site to assess the requirements of the [...]

New Delhi: Odisha-born Doordarshan news cameraman Achyutananda Sahu was posthumously awarded the Ramnath Goenka Award for excellence in journalism. Sahu, who was killed in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district in October 2018 while covering elections, was conferred with the award in the ‘Reporting from Conflict Zones’ category. Remembering the martyred cameraman, Odisha Chief [...]

Bargarh: In a bid to boost healthcare services in Bargarh district, the Odisha Government will set up a cancer hospital in the district. This has been announced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here today. During his visit to the district, Naveen launched a slew of projects to accelerate the pace of development in Bargarh. The [...]