Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In a major step towards strengthening medical education in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday gave approval for the creation of 70 new posts in Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research (VIMSAR) Nursing College in Burla and SCB Nursing College in Cuttack. According to a release issued by the Chief [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will be a Model Lokayukta State in the coming days. The body of Lokayukta is yet to be fully established but has been established substantially and the state government is wholeheartedly cooperating to make it a Model Lokayukta. Speaking to the media for the first time after taking charge of the Lokayukta, Justice [...]

Bhubaneswar: An alert constable of the Railway Protection Force yesterday turned savior as he saved the life a passenger who accidentally fell from a running train on the 2nd platform of Bhubaneswar Railway Station. The passenger – Nazir Malik, aged about 24 years, from West Bengal, while detraining from running Bhadrak-Bhubaneswar MEMU had fallen between [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Chief Minister’s grievance cell will be reopened for public from July 1st. A release issued by the government said “As the onset of monsoon brought relief from the heat wave condition, the CM’s grievance cell along with the grievance cells of chief secretary, principal secretaries and secretaries of various departments and all [...]

Bolangir: An Odisha legislator, who forced a Junior Engineer of Public Works Department (PWD) to do sit-ups as punishment for alleged poor quality of road construction in his constituency last month, was sent to jail today. Patnagarh MLA Saroj Meher has been sent to judicial custody after the ADJ Court rejected his bail plea in [...]

Bhubaneswar: A day before commencement of the first session of the 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly, Dasarathi Satpathy today took charge as the Secretary of the Legislative Assembly. The appointment was made on June 21 in a major bureaucratic reshuffle at the IAS and OAS levels. The post was laying vacant following the retirement of Amiya [...]

Puri: Several servitors at Puri Srimandir had allegedly violated rules on Snana Purnima by facilitating a local MLA to reach the Snana Mandapa of the deities, media reports stated. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) issued notice to servitors on the basis of CCTV surveillance footage which showed some servitors facilitated BJP MLA Jayanta Kumar [...]

Bhubaneswar: The online admission to +3 courses in various degree and autonomous colleges in Odisha for 2019-20 session will start today. The students can register to the Student Academic Management System (SAMS) – www.samsodisha.gov.in for applying degree application online. The Common Application Form (CAF) will be available online from 11 am on June 24 and [...]

Bhubaneswar: A photo museum dedicated to freedom fighter and former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik was inaugurated here on Sunday. The museum will give an insight about the life and achievement of the legendary leader to the present and future generation. Spread in an area of 600 sq. feet, the photo gallery showcases rare pictures [...]

Bhubaneswar: While the pre-monsoon clouds hovering over the Old Town sky and the drizzling shower welcoming the guests marked the 125th Ekamra Old Town Walks, the anniverasry walk of the Museum Walk also saw an enthusiatic crowd exploring the art, craft, fabric and beautiful tribal traditions of the “India’s best kept secrets, Odisha”. Deepti Jayaraj, [...]