Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Manoj Ahuja on Sunday took charge as the new Chief Secretary of Odisha. Ahuja, the 1990-batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre, took the charge from outgoing Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena at Lok Seva Bhavan, Bhubaneswar. The Central Government had earlier this week repatriated Ahuja, who was Secretary in the Union [...]

Bridgetown: In a thrilling climax to the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup, India emerged victorious against South Africa by seven runs, claiming their second T20 World Cup title. The star of the show was none other than Virat Kohli, who played a match-winning knock of 76 runs off 59 balls. This momentous victory, however, was [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Railways has planned to run 315 special trains to and from Puri in Odisha for the smooth travel and convenience of the pilgrims during the Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath starting from July 7. The special trains for pilgrims will run from July 6 to 19. The East Coast Railway [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government on Friday appointed senior IAS officer Manoj Ahuja as the Chief Secretary of Odisha. He will replace Pradeep Kumar Jena, who will be retiring on June 30. “On repatriation from Government of India, Manoj Ahuja, IAS (RR-1990) is appointed as Chief Secretary, Odisha and Secretary to Government, General Administration and Public Grievance [...]

New Delhi: The Biju Janata Dal MPs in Rajya Sabha on Friday protested against the corruption and irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam, affecting the lives of millions of students in the country. The BJD MPs stood up in their respective places and then moved to the front of the House [...]

Bhubaneswar: The cries for the resignation of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Sarat Pattanayak grew louder with senior party leaders coming out in support of the idea openly. Speaking to mediapersons, senior leader Panchanan Kanungo on Thursday said: “I don’t know whether the PCC president has resigned or not. It is my personal opinion [...]

Bhubaneswar: During a review meeting focused on assessing the progress of urban transformative initiatives in Odisha, Minister of Housing & Urban Development, Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra, convened a session at the Odisha Urban Academy. This meeting aimed to evaluate the significant strides made in urban development, particularly in the realm of drinking water supply and [...]

Bhubaneswar: The monthly review meeting of the Rural Development Department has been held under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary of the Department Sanjay Kumar Singh. In this review meeting held at OSWAN Hall of the Department, Singh reviewed the work of all Rural Development Divisions of the state. The officers of all circles and divisions [...]

Rourkela: The Odisha Police on Thursday detained a fake doctor from Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH). The fake doctor has been identified as Padmanabhan Mukhi. Mukhi, whose educational qualification is +2, was earlier arrested by the police in 2019 on the same charges. As per reports, Mukhi used to attend to patients in Nua Gaon block [...]

Bhubaneswar: As many as five persons died in lightning strikes in Odisha’s Bargarh and Balangir districts on Wednesday. Sukhdev Banchor (58), Niroj Kumbhar (25), and Dhanurjya Nayak (45) from Dewandihi village in Bargarh district had taken shelter under a banyan tree near the village when the lightning struck. All three died on the spot, while [...]