Odisha

Cuttack: Secretary 5-T Initiatives V K Pandian today paid a surprise visit to the SCB Medical College and Hospital to review the various healthcare related issues in the hospital. Pandian, along with Health Secretary Pramod Meherda and Works Secretary Krishan Kumar and NHM Mission Director Shalini Pandit visited the Hospital and interacted with some of [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs.8.50 crore today for the development of the famous Baladevjeu Temple in Kendrapara and the grand road in front. The Chief Minister had a high level meeting this evening with Kendrapara MP, MLA, District Collector, Temple Trust Members and the Servitors through Video Conferencing. It may be informed [...]

Bhubaneswar: Onion prices will rise across Odisha again. The price per kilogram may soar nearly Rs 6 to Rs 10, informed Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain. Odisha doesn’t sufficient onion. Due to adverse rain situations in onion importing states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra, there is surge in onion price [...]

Bhubaneswar: Skipper Rani’s 48th minute goal sealed the 2020 Tokyo Olympics berth for the Indian Women’s Hockey team as they defeated USA 6-5 on aggregate after the two-legged FIH Olympic Qualifier in Bhubaneswar last weekend. The Men’s team too secured a berth after beating Russia 4-2 and 7-1 in the qualifying matches. Back in her [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) on Tuesday put the Collectors of 15 districts on alert to meet flood or water-logging situation that may arise in the event of possible heavy rainfall. The alert was issued in view of the depression over the North Andaman Sea likely to intensify into a deep depression during the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government will roll out anti-pollution drive in all civic body areas soon. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of State Assembly House Committee on Environment chaired by Speaker Surya Narayan Patro on Tuesday. The Speaker urged the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) and the departments concerned [...]

Bhubaneswar: Clearing the air about the possibility of the cyclonic storm touching Odisha coast, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena on Tuesday said, no clear sign of cyclone for Odisha. And hence people don’t need to panic. Jena however asked the fishermen not to venture into the sea along and off the coast from Friday. [...]

Berhampur: Odisha Assembly House Committee on Child and Women Development has visited Ganjam district to review implementation of various welfare schemes and programmes. The 10-member panel led by chairperson and MLA Usha Devi visited Sanakhemundi block and accessed the quality of Chatua distributed at Anganwadi Kendra for children. The panel inspected a Chauta manufacturing unit [...]

Bhubaneswar: The well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has concentrated into a depression and will turn into a Cyclonic Strom during the subsequent 24 hours, predicts the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday. The possible cyclone might move towards Odisha-West Bengal coasts, the IMD stated. “The Well Marked Low-Pressure Area over the north [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development to accelerate the reform process of the Jagannath temple at Puri, the Supreme Court on Monday passed a slew of directions to Odisha Government that includes construction of shelter house 60,000 pilgrims among others. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Indira Banerjee passed the interim order with as many [...]