Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today a minor reshuffle in IAS cadre giving new roles to five officers. As per a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievances Department, Noonsavath Thirumala Naik has been posted as the new Labour Commissioner of the state. Health & Family Welfare Additional Secretary Susanta Mohapatra has been appointed [...]

Nabarangpur: Taking a strong note of the provocative remarks made by senior Odisha Congress leader Pradip Majhi, the Nabarangpur police registered a suo-motu case against him for instigating violence during a protest at Kosagumuda in the district on Thursday. The police registered the case under Sections 147, 341, 353, 283, 506, 435, 120 (B) of [...]

Bhubaneswar: Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu’s visit to Odisha today was cancelled due to bad weather. Naidu was expected to inaugurate LPG bottling plant in Balangir during his one-day visit to the State. Apart from it, the Vice-President was also scheduled to attend the inaugural ceremony of Rajendra College’s platinum jubilee celebrations. Naidu, who is currently [...]

Bhubaneswar: The schools in Odisha will have 82 holidays in 2020, as per the official holidays list for the next calendar year released by Directorate of Secondary Education. Out of these holidays, festive occasions like Saraswati Puja, Netaji Jayanti, Republic Day, Utkal Dibasa, Independence Day, Teachers’ day, Ganesh Puja, Gandhi Jayanti and Children’s Day would [...]

Bhubaneswar: Ruling Biju Janata Dal president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said that his party is not dependent on some or other leaders including himself for its survival and growth. While speaking at the party’s Foundation Day event here Naveen said, “Biju Janata Dal is not a political party and it is not [...]

New Delhi: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) founded in the name of legendary leader of Odisha and Indian public life Shri Biju Patnaik on 26th December 1997 represented his vision rooted in secularism, value based politics and protection of human security. Such political persuasion of BJD has ushered in all round development of the State [...]

If any regional party in India has ever dominated the political landscape of a State for nearly two decades without any break, it is the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) – the party with difference. The party, founded on this day in 1997 in the name of legendary former Chief Minister and architect of modern Odisha, [...]

Bhubaneswar: Its Christmas time and people irrespective of caste, creed and religion are celebrating the festivities with much fan and fair in Odisha – a state known for its perseverance, peace and religious independence. But some people like the Spokesperson of Pakistan Maj General Asif Ghafoor could not grasp the fact and take to twitter [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development so far as the health sector is concerned, as many as six District Headquarter Hospitals (D.H.H) in the aspirational districts will be upgraded to medical colleges, said Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan here at Bhubaneswar. The Centre is also planning to add two more districts in [...]

Rayagada: In a tragic incident, senior Congress leader and former Zilla Parishad president of Rayagada, Purusottam Gomango died in a road accident on Tuesday. Earlier on the day, the election of Gomango as Zilla Parishad president was declared null and void by District Judge court. The court also directed the State Election Commission to conduct [...]