Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Finance Secretary Vishal Kumar Dev has been given the additional charge of Principal Secretary to the Electronics & Information Technology (E&IT) Department. According to an official order from the General Administration and Public Grievances Department, the 1996 Batch IAS Officer will hold the additional charge of the Electronics and IT Department. He also [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJP leader and MP from Odisha’s Sambalpur constituency, Dharmendra Pradhan, has retained the Education portfolio in the new Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pradhan was the Education Minister in the second term of PM Modi from July 7, 2021. He also held the portfolio of Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in [...]

Bhubaneswar: The first Chief Minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha is scheduled to take oath at a grand ceremony to be held at the Janata Maidan here at 4.45 p.m. on June 12. The Police Commissionerate has drawn up elaborate security plans for the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister and [...]

Bhubaneswar: As the heatwave conditions continue to prevail in Odisha, sunstroke related death toll reached 41 in the State. Out of 151 suspected sunstroke deaths reported, 41 have been confirmed due to heatstroke, informed Public Health Director Nilakantha Mishra. Investigations are underway for 73 cases, while 26 deaths were attributed to unrelated causes, the health [...]

Bhubaneswar: As the heatwave conditions are likely to prevail in various parts of Odisha over the next five days, the Special Relief Commissioner has asked the Collectors to take precautionary measures to deal with the situation. Additional Special Relief Commissioner Padmanav Behera wrote to the Collectors of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Bolangir, Boudh and [...]

Bhubaneswar: Bhakta Charan Das resigned from the Chairman post of Campaign Committee of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee after the party’s disappointing performance in the recently concluded elections in the State. Das sent his resignation letter to AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge taking moral responsibility of the party’s poor performance in the simultaneous elections in Odisha. “I [...]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today termed Biju Janata Dal Supremo Naveen Patnaik as a statesman and said words of encouragement from him means a lot. Thanking Naveen for his congratulatory message on Dharmendra becoming a Union Minister, the Union Minister took to X and wrote “Thank you for the good wishes Shri Naveen Patnaik [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal Supremo Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being sworn in as the Prime Minister for the third term. Taking to X, Naveen wrote “Congratulate Shri Narendra Modi ji on being sworn in as the Prime Minister of India for the record third consecutive term. Wish you a successful [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday appointed two Union Ministers as observers for election of Legislature Party leader in Odisha. Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Bhupendra Yadav have been appointed by the Parliamentary Board of the BJP as observers for election of the leader of BJP Legislative Party in Odisha, according to a [...]

Bhubaneswar: Legendary Indian cinema and media personality Ramoji Rao passed away at Hyderabad, early morning on Saturday. The iconic figure was aptly paid tribute at the grand stage of Bhubaneswar Film Festival (BFF) in Jayadev Bhawan. His contribution to the entertainment and news media industry of the country as well as Odisha was highlighted on [...]