Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced additional contingency fund to the tune of Rs 17.5 crore for as many as 587 police station in the State. The additional amount has been provided to the police stations as part of Mo Sarkar Initiatives, so that the police stations can deliver [...]

Bhubaneswar: On the wake of “Vigilance Awareness Week”, Principal Secretary along with Directors and Officials of Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department today took a pledge to follow probity in personal and professional life. The officials have also made a commitment to support the fight against corruption as the Government starts observance of the Vigilance [...]

Berhampur: A dreaded criminal was arrested following an encounter with police in Aska block in Odisha’s Ganjam district. The accused has been identified as P. Sibasankar Dora alias Tingiri. Tingiri (32), who was wanted in a firing case, was arrested Sunday night at Pandiapathara village under Aska police limit. Acting on a tip-off about the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Inspired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s call for real transformation and reaching out to common man, officials today celebrated Diwali with children and the needy. As part of the transformation process being undertaken under the 5-T Initiative, Naveen had called government officials to get together with common people to understand their needs and bring [...]

Puri: Bustling with devotees who came for paying Paya Shraddha on the occasion of Dipawali, Puri Badadanda today looks so religious and blessed that it seems Lord Jagannath himself has appeared to grace the mankind. Today, there is nobody between the common man and the Lord of the Universe. The significance of this year’s festivities [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Diwali, festival of lights. In his message, the Chief Minister appealed people to celebrate the festival with the poor and underprivileged. Naveen tweeted that the celebrating Diwali with poor and deprived will give immense joy and happiness. ଦୀପାବଳି ଓ କାଳୀପୂଜାର [...]

Bhubaneswar: In line with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s 5T mantra, the Odisha Government has decided to set up call centres in all districts in order to ensure transparency in implementation of rural housing scheme. The project directors of the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) have been directed to open the call centres in their respective [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today asked the Collectors to assess the damage to private properties due to recent heavy rainfall that occurred in several parts of the State from October 23-25. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) and Principal Secretary, Disaster Management, Pradip Jena wrote to Collectors of all districts urging them to submit an assessment report [...]

Bhubaneswar: A multi-crore GST (Goods & Services Tax) scam was busted in Odisha and four persons were arrested in this connection, according to reports. The GST enforcement authorities busted the major racket involving generation of fake GST invoices for fraudulently claiming input tax credit on goods not supplied, said State GST Commissioner Sushil Kumar Lohani. [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today paid his humble tributes to Pandit Godavarish Mishra on his birth anniversary. Taking to Twitter, the Chief Minister remembered the contributions of Godavarish Mishra towards social reformation and enrichment of Odia literature. Pandit Godavarish Mishra (1886-1956) was a poet, playwright and prose-writer of distinction. ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ସାହିତ୍ୟିକ, କବି, [...]