Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Two young IPS officer from Odisha Dr. Kanwar Vishal Singh and Madkar Sandip Sampath have bagged the union home minister’s medal for excellency in crime investigations.

Bhubaneswar: The season’s first floodwaters from the Hirakud Dam will be released today at 11 AM. A gate of the Dam will be opened and water will be released after a ceremonial Puja. According to the Water Resources Department, water level in the Dam at 7 am on 14th August stood at 618.29 ft and was rising. The Full Reservoir Level of the Dam is 630 ft.

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today formally dedicated ‘The Rath,’ a steel monument to the people of Odisha.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reviewed the heavy rain and flash flood situation in the State.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to reconsider CBSE’s decision of hiking examination fee for Class-X and Class-XII students. In a letter to the Union Minister, the Chief Minister said, “You may be aware that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Ministry of HRD, [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the high-performance hockey centre – Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA) in the State capital to nurture the best hockey talent in the State into future national and international players.

Bhubaneswar: Several train services were suspended in Odisha on Tuesday due to heavy water flow over railway tracks at many places, East Coast Railway (ECoR) said.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Tuesday announced the extension of deadline for the verification of eligible beneficiaries under the flagship KALIA (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation) scheme to August 27. The last date for verification of the list of eligible beneficiaries un KALIA scheme was August 14 which has been now extended to [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a remarkable step, the Odisha Government has decided to extend the class duration of three major subjects – English, Mathematics and Science in schools. This has been informed by School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash here on Tuesday. The class duration of these three subjects has been extended from existing 45 [...]

Bhubaneswar: Eight people were killed in Odisha due to heavy rain and flood-related mishaps, said the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) today.