Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today announced relaxation in pollution check rules for a month. As the vehicle owners are facing problems in getting ‘Pollution Under Check’ (PUC) certificate, the state government has decided to relax checking of PUC certificates for a month. It has been informed by Transport Secretary G Srinivasan. He said that many [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to reach out to the investors in China, the Odisha Government has held a roadshow in Guangzhou to attract investment to the State. Led by Industries Minister Dibya Sankar Mishra, an Invest Odisha delegation organized the roadshow in China. The roadshow has received an overwhelming response from the investors in China. [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has collected fine amounting to Rs 88.90 lakh for traffic violations in four days of implementation of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019. The Odisha Motor Vehicles Department has issued a total of 4,080 challans against violators of traffic rules collecting Rs 88.90 lakh as fine during the period, reports stated. Apart from [...]

Bhubaneswar: Puri, one of the four sacred religious Dhams of India, has been the center of spiritual activities for centuries now. Millions of people visit the city to have Darshan and take the blessings of Lord Jagannath every year. The religious significance of Lord Jagannath Temple and the other institutions associated with it to Indian [...]

Bhubaneswar: The advisors appointed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for different departments got special ranks. As per an official notification, as many as 11 advisors were conferred with special ranks in Administration. Ministry of State rank has been conferred to Lopamudra Buxipatra-Advisor, Mission Shakti; Sudhir Das-Advisor, BSKY, Mujibulla Khan- Advisor, SC ST and Minorities and [...]

Berhampur: The Ganjam administration on Thursday announced holiday for all schools and anganwadi centres in the district tomorrow in the wake of heavy rainfall forecast.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reviewed the progress of the Puri World Heritage City project at the Lok Seva Bhawan here today and approved three vital projects in this regard.

Berhampur: Vigilance sleuths today caught a revenue inspector of Surada tehsil in Ganjam district while accepting a bribe. The accused RI has been identified as Basanta Kumar Mallick. Led by Additional SP of Vigilance Santanu Padhi, the anti-corruption officials nabbed Mallick red-handed at around 4.30 pm while he was demanding and accepting a bribe of [...]

Bhubaneswar: In bid to arrest pilferage of electricity, Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU) on Thursday has come up with an innovative approach announcing cash reward for providing information about power theft.

Bhubaneswar: Even as the eviction drive in Puri is on full swing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Amicus Curiae Ranjit Kumar will be visiting the pilgrimage city tomorrow.