Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Keeping its winning streak, the ruling Biju Janata Dal once again made a clean sweep by winning four Zilla Parishad seats in the by-polls. The BJD won Chhatrapur ZP of Ganjam district, Danagadi ZP of Jajpur district, Pottangi and Dasamantapur ZPs in Koraput district whose results were declared on Thursday. While the Chief Minister [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, Odisha Assembly has been adjourned sine die today ahead of the schedule. Speaker Surya Narayan Patro adjourned the proceedings for indefinite period today, though the winter session of the Assembly was scheduled to conclude on December 19. The winter session, that began on November 13, got over after 13 business [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution urging Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to successfully conduct the forthcoming 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup. The resolution moved by Congress leader Narasingha Mishra on Thursday lauded the State Government’s effort for successfully organizing the 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup in November last year which drew accolades [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a remarkable step towards further empowerment of women self-help groups in Odisha, the State Government will soon engage the WSGHs for the management of mid-day meal (MDM) programme in the schools. The Government has approved the guidelines in this regard on Wednesday, as per the reports. In a letter, the School and Mass [...]

New Delhi: The Centre has given Rs 552 crore to Odisha for restoration works in the cyclone Bulbul affected areas in the State. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed that Rajya Sabha said that central share amounting to Rs 414.90 crore to West Bengal and Rs 552 crore to Odisha has [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today announced the extension of relaxation of the enforcement of new Motor Vehicle Act by three more months. Odisha Commerce and Transport Minister Padmanav Behera made the announcement after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed that extension of another three months be given to ensure the motor vehicle users to obtain required [...]

Bhubaneswar: Under the dynamic leadership of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his zero tolerance policy towards corruption, Odisha has been ranked as one of the least corrupt states in India, according to a latest survey. As per the India Corruption Survey 2019 conducted by LocalCircles in collaboration with Transparency International India, Odisha is among the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Since the enforcement of amended Motor Vehicles Act (MV Act) 2019 on September 1, nearly nine lakh people have applied for Learning Licence (LL) in Odisha in the last three months. Commerce & Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera told the Assembly that as many as 8,89,093 persons have applied for LL in the State as [...]

Cuttack: The City Hospital in Cuttack has been appreciated for providing quality services to the patients under the ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative of the Odisha Government. The Health and Family Welfare Department has praised the state-run hospital for rendering good services to the patients. Health Secretary Pramod Kumar Meherda appreciated the medical officers and staffs of [...]

New Delhi: Odisha’s Biju Janata Dal MP Dr. Sasmit Patra today demanded the Centre to accord ‘National Maritime Heritage Festival’ status to Bali Jatra by considering its social-cultural significance. “This is an issue which is extremely close to the hearts of the people of Odisha. And I rise to place my demand for according ‘National [...]