Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development ahead of new year, Odisha Government has promoted as many as 26 IAS officers and 14 IPS officers on Saturday. According to a notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, four 1995 batch IAS officers including Hemant Sharma, Bishnupada Sethi, Chithra Arumugam and Sushil Kumar Lohani have [...]

Puri: Pilgrims coming to the land of Lord Jagannath are going to have a pleasant experience in the coming days as the transformation initiatives are taking shape in Puri. While the process has already started with a definitive objective, devotees are now experiencing the change. With the Odisha Government on a fast track mode to [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has collected a whopping Rs. 8683.85 crore of State and Central GST during April-October, 2019 compared to Rs. 6675.83 Crore collected during the corresponding period of previous year, registering a growth rate of 30.08 per cent which is the highest amongst major States and higher than the national average growth rate of 11.53 [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today congratulated brave-heart sisiters from Kendrapara district, Sabita Giri and Purnima Giri on being selected for National Bravery Awards 2019. Braving high tides and dangerous crocodiles, they saved many lives risking their own from a capsized boat. Their courage is indeed an inspiration, the Chief Minister Tweeted. Congratulations brave-heart sisters [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation announced that it would hold a meeting with CEOs of major airlines here to discuss about Odisha’s aviation potential. A direction in this regard was issued by Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri after getting a letter from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who sought operation of more [...]

Bhubaneswar: The venue for the state-level Republic Day 2020 celebration here will remain unchanged. The R-Day celebration will be held at Mahatma Gandhi Marg in the state capital on January 26 next year. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting on Friday. The meeting was attended by Home Principal Secretary Sanjeev Chopra, Special Secretary [...]

Bhubaneswar: Purnima Giri and Sasmita Giri, two sisters from Odisha’s Kendrapara district, will be conferred with Indian Council for Child Welfare’s National Bravery Award-2019. The duo will receive the awards at a function scheduled to be held in Delhi in January, 2020. Meritorious acts of bravery by the sister duo saved 10 persons from drowning [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Examination (CHSE) has announced the form fill-up dates for the annual Plus II examination 2020 in Odisha. As per the notification, the filling-up of examination forms in respect of all defaulting regular and ex-regular students in Arts, Science, Commerce, & Vocational streams is allowed with a late fine of [...]

Cuttack: Odisha Police Director General Abhay on Friday reviewed the security arrangements for the upcoming One Day International (ODI) cricket match between India and West Indies at Barabati Stadium here on December 22. “A large number of police forces have been deployed for maintenance of security and law and order”, the DGP told media after [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Odisha girls for winning the inaugural Women’s National T20 Cricket Tournament for Blind at DDA Sports Complex Siri Fort in Delhi on Thursday. Odisha emerged as the champion of the first-ever Women’s National T-20 Tournament for Blind after registering a comprehensive 87-run victory over Karnataka in the final. [...]