Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Continuing its zero tolerance policy towards corruption, the Odisha Government has suspended a Block Development Officer (BDO) and two sarpanchs on corruption charges. Rabindra Satapapthy, BDO of Boudha’s Harabhanga block, was suspended for allegedly his involvement in corruption. Similarly, Sarpanch of Kedarpur Panchayat in Soro block of Balasore district Abhimanyu Jena and Sarpanch of [...]

Bhubaneswar: The path breaking initiative of the Government of Odisha to transform the governance system got a boost with six more departments being included in this from 1st December. With this, the flagship schemes of the government including Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA), MAMATA, Mission Shakti, drinking water and farmers’ registration for [...]

Konark: The world famous International Sand Art Festival 2019 got a spectacular start with Governor Prof Ganeshilal inaugurating the event at the Picturesque Chandrabhaga Beach near Konark. More than hundred sand artists from India and countries like USA, Denmark, Ireland, Canada, Africa, Russia are participating and creating arts on many themes. It is scheduled to [...]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 178 persons were arrested on Sunday for drunken driving across Odisha on Sunday under new Motor Vehicles (MV) Act. A total of 5,474 vehicles were checked at various traffic posts and points on Sunday, out of which 178 drunk drivers were caught during crackdown in one day, informed interim Odisha DGP [...]

New Delhi: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has proposed the Centre to privatize six airports including Odisha’s Biju Patnaik Airport in Bhubaneswar. As per media reports, the AAI recommended the privatization of airports at Amritsar, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Indore, Raipur and Trichy. Earlier in February, the Centre had privatized six airports at Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, [...]

Puri: The 30th annual Konark Festival began today to promote the cultural heritage and tourism of Odisha. Governor Professor Ganeshi Lal inaugurated the festival at the open air auditorium at Konark this evening. Organised by Odisha Tourism, the festival showcases best of India’s traditional and classical dance forms besides offering interesting insights into the rich [...]

Puri: On the occasion of World AIDS Day today, the Puri district administration has organized several events on the theme “Communities make the difference” to create awareness about the HIV/AIDS among the people. The District AIDS Prevention & Control Society (DAPCS), Puri, a unit of Odisha State AIDS Control Society, held a rally to spread [...]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another step towards consumer welfare, the Odisha Government has raided at least 45 jewellery shops in six cities of the State and collected Rs 3.77 lakh fines from the shops. The search which was carried out from November 22 to 25, officials found that jewellery shops were charging for 22 carat gold [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on first successful night trial of Agni-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile off Odisha coast. The trial was carried out from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur. Hailing the achievement of DRDO, the Odisha CM said that successful [...]

Balasore: India has carried out the first night trial of the nuclear-capable Agni-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile. The trial was carried out from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur Odisha. This is the first ever night trial of the missile which has a strike range of 3500 kilometers. Weighing around 50 tonnes, [...]