Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is going to host the Hockey Men’s World Cup again in 2023. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik made this big announcement this evening at a special function at Kalinga Stadium. The CM said 2023 World Cup matches will be played both in Bhubaneswar and in Rourkela. This has once again proved that Odisha has [...]

Bhubaneswar: Dense fog is likely to cover most parts of Odisha over next two days, predicted the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday. According to the regional centre of the IMD, dense fog is likely to cover almost all the districts expect western parts of the State over next two days. The dense fog will [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has decided to set up Aadhaar facilitation centres at hospitals and urban local bodies for enrollment of newborn babies for Aadhaar. The decision was taken at the State Level Unique Identification Implementation (UDAI) committee meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy in Lok Seva Bhawan here on Tuesday. [...]

Bhubaneswar: State Transport Authority (STA), Odisha has said that there is no plan to scrap the vehicles which are more than 15 years old. “At present there is no policy to scrap more than 15 year old vehicles. The owners of fifteen year old Non Transport vehicles can renew the RC at RTO office”, the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Tuesday said that there is no proposal to open the Ratna Bhandar, the treasure trove of the Jagannath temple in Puri. Informing this in the Assembly, Law Minister Pratap Jena said that the Ratna Bhandar was last opened in July 14, 1985. The treasure trove had 454 pieces of gold [...]

Bhubaneswar: The prestigious UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the year 2017 has been conferred to eminent international expert in science communication Erik Jacquemyn of Belgium today. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik presented the prize here at a function at the Institute of Physics. According to a release, Jacquemyn was felicitated for popularization of science for [...]

Bhubaneswar: In order to deal with emerging cybercrime threats, the Odisha Police has decided to set up a Regional Cyber Crime Coordination Centre. This has been informed by Additional Director General of Police (Crime Branch), Santosh Kumar Upadhyay here on Tuesday. The centre will function from the building of newly constructed Cybercrime police station in [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s first public bicycle sharing system ‘Mo Cycle’ completed its first anniversary today. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had launched the public bicycle share service in State capital on November 26 last year. The Mo Cycle plays a major role in reducing traffic congestion in Bhubaneswar while promoting non-motorized transport in the city. Operated by [...]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today granted conditional bail to former Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) secretary Ashirbad Behera. The bail was granted against two sureties of Rs 1.5 lakh each. The High Court has ordered Behera to submit his passport, not to influence witnesses and and cooperate in the investigation process. Behera was arrested in [...]

Bhubaneswar: With the implementation of 5T Initiative in the police department, a visible change is being seen on the ground. Regular feedbacks and on-site visits by officers have changed the way police stations serve the people. Going a step ahead, Ganjam and Kandhamal police have started taking action against officials who are found to be [...]