Odisha

Bhubaneswar: As the Winter Session of the 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly (OLA) will commence from today, the ruling Biju Janata Dal is likely to silence the opposition with the government’s 5T and Mo Sarkar initiatives, which got a massive support and applaud from the people. While, the State Government is riding high with the success [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha has made a elaborate security arrangement for the winter session of Assembly Scheduled to being from tomorrow. A total of 30 Platoons of Police force and 90 officers will be deployed to ensure full proof security at the assembly. Reviewing the security arrangement ahead of assembly session, Odisha DGP Bijay Kumar Sharma [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has demanded more power and fund under Consumer Protection Act 2019 that seeks to replace the existing the Consumer Protection Act 1986. Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain wrote to Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan seeking more power and fund [...]

Bhubaneswar: The separation of Jaga and Balia, first of its kind craniopagus surgery, which was led by eminent neurosurgeon Ashok Mohapatra found place in the 2020 edition of Limca Book of Records. In a letter, the Limca said, “A team of 125 doctors and paramedical staff, led by Dr Deepak Kumar Gupta and Dr Ashok [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has made it mandatory to secure approval from competent authorities for construction of buildings in rural areas in the State. A notification has been issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department in this regard. According to the notification, technical sanction by concerned District Town Planning Unit for building plans for [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik extended warm greetings on the auspicious occasion of 550th Guru Nanak Jayanti today. Taking to twitter, Naveen said that divine teachings of Guru Nanak enlighten and guide the people through the right path. The Odisha CM further expressed that Guru Nanak’s timeless teachings of love, compassion and humanity are [...]

Bhubaneswar: Kalinga, the erstwhile kingdom of Odisha, has a glorious past and a splendid history of maritime tradition with many of the world countries. In order to remember the tradition and to bring to fore the past glory, people of Odisha celebrate the festival of Boita on Kartika Purnima. Boita Bandana – meaning worshipping the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has wished the people of Odisha on the occasion of Kartika Purnima and Boita Bandana Festival. In a tweet, the Chief Minister said Odisha’s proudest Maritime tradition boasts the prosperous past. Let us remember the glorious past and work for a developed Odisha. ପବିତ୍ର କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା ଓ ବୋଇତ ବନ୍ଦାଣ ଉତ୍ସବ [...]

Bhubaneswar: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised Odisha, which has taken slew of fiscal reforms in the State. Recently in a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy, the IMF team led by Anne Marie Gulde, Dy Director Asia-Pacific Department, said that “Fiscal reforms in Odisha is at cutting edge and on the right [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Central team will make a two days visit to Odisha on November 14 to assess the damage caused by the cyclonic storm Bulbul that hit the state on Saturday. Special Relief Commissioner PK Jena said, the team would visit the affected districts during their two-day visit. Meanwhile, the collectors of Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, [...]