Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Infosys Development Centre Bhubaneswar has bagged the prestigious Odisha State Energy Conservation Award (OSECA) for the 5th time in a row. The award was given to Infosys at a function on Energy Conservation Day on December 14 by the Odisha Energy Department at Jayadev Bhawan here for taking effective initiatives to conserve energy. [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government is planning to provide Jungle Safari facility in Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district in order to attract tourists to the park. The Jungle Safari will be developed in an area covering 25 kilo metro inside the national park, sources said. The Forest and Environment Department has been directed to prepare [...]

Bhubaneswar: The annual matriculation examination also known as High School Certificate Examination (HSC) is likely to be held in the third week of February, said School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash. The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), which conducts the exam, will soon notify the time table of the HSC exam 2019, the [...]

Chennai: Journey of Civilization: From Indus to Vaigai, written by R Balakrishnan, has been released here at the Anna Centenary Library Auditorium. The book was published by the Roja Muthiah Research Library, Chennai. Hon’ble Justice R. Mahadevan of Madras High Court released the book and the first copy was received by Mr. Tony Joseph, author [...]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another move to take the good governance initiatives to the downtrodden, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today included Women and Child Development (WCD) and Mission Shakti department under the purview of Mo Sarkar programme. The Chief Minister made the announcement at a special function through video conferencing from Lok Seva Bhawan in [...]

Kalahandi: The Kalahandi district administration has cancelled Christmas holiday for the Class X students preparing for the annual High School Certificate (HSC) Exam 2020. The step has been taken in order to achieve the target of cent percent result in the district. As per the direction of the Collector, the District Education Officer (DEO) has [...]

Balasore: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) today successfully test-fired supersonic cruise missile BrahMos off the coast of Odisha. The land-attack version of the missile was test-fired from a mobile autonomous launcher at Launch Complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near here at around 8.30 am, according to the reports. The target [...]

Bhubaneswar: The first ever Mission Shakti Mela has ended here with a high note as the event successfully provided the Self Help Groups a new platform to showcase their capability and exhibited Odisha’s progress towards women empowerment. The ten days event not only saw lakhs of people from across the country visiting the Mela but [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today paid his humble tributes to Sriram Chandra Bhanjadeo on his birth anniversary. Taking to Twitter, the Chief Minister remembered Bhanjadeo’s contribution towards the formation of separate Odisha province and language movement. ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ ଓ ସ୍ଵତନ୍ତ୍ର ଓଡ଼ିଶା ପ୍ରଦେଶ ଗଠନର ଅନ୍ୟତମ ପୁରୋଧା ମହାରାଜା ଶ୍ରୀରାମ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଭଞ୍ଜ ଦେଓଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ମୋର [...]

Puri: With the work of transformation to make Puri as a World Heritage City is on full swing, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s special initiative got a thumps up from non-other than Puri Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb. The Gajapati Maharaja said, “Lord Jagannath is the God of the Odisha as well as whole world. He (Lord [...]