Odisha

Berhampur: Ravi Kumar, the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medallist weightlifter is among the athletes who tested positive for a banned substance, the National Anti-Doping Agency said on Monday K Ravi Kumar has been provisionally suspended. The dope flunk of Ravi, who won gold in 69kg in the 2010 Delhi CWG, comes after more than [...]

Bhubaneswar: As agricultural activities are expected to pick up with onset of monsoon soon, the Odisha Government today asked the officials to make field visits to assess the farm activities in the ensuing khaif seaon, which has started from Akshaya Tritiya. As many as 10 senior officers of the Agriculture Department will be visiting different [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today approved the appointment of 500 assistant section officers (ASOs) in Group B of state secretariat service. The approval came following the recommendation of the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), the custodian of the recruitment examinations. The OPSC announced the results of the assistant section officer (ASO) (Group B) [...]

New Delhi: Pramila Bisoyi, a shining example of Odisha’s commitment to women empowerment, today took oath as the member of the 17th Lok Sabha. Bisoyi, who won the elections from Aska parliamentary constituency in Odisha’s Ganjam district as a Biju Janata Dal candidate, took the oath in Odia in the presence of other newly elected [...]

Kendrapara: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visited the Baladevjew temple in Kendrapara district on the occasion of Debasnana Purnima today. Naveen reached at the temple in the afternoon and had darshan of the deity at the snanaa mandap. After paying obeisance at the famous shrine, the Chief Minister announced a special package worth Rs 2 [...]

Puri: In a significant development, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has reinstalled statues of Jaya and Vijay at the Lion’s Gate (Singhadwar) of Srimandir here late on Sunday night- hours before the commencement of Snana Purnima (bathing rituals) of the holy trinity. Notably, The idol of Jaya was damaged during the cyclonic storm Fani, [...]

Bhubaneswar: In an attempt to curb the cyber crimes in the state, the Odisha Govt. has decided to set up three new cyber crime police stations said Director General of Police (DGP) Rajendra Prasad Sharma on Monday. The cyber crime police stations will be set up in Bhubaneswar, Balasore and Jeypore in Koraput district as [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Deba Snana Purnima , a ceremonial public bath ceremony of the three deities– Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra. Taking to twitter, the Odisha Chief Minister wished happiness, peace and prosperity to everyone. ପବିତ୍ର ସ୍ନାନ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମାର ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଓ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ। [...]

Puri: As a prelude to the famous Rath Yatra at Puri, the Holy ‘Snana Yatra‘ of Lord Jagannath and his sibling deities has begun at the Sree Mandir here in Puri. In the morning, the idol of ‘Sudarshan’ was carried from the sanctum sanctorum in a procession or Dhadi Pahandi to the Snana Bedi or [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a respite from scorching heat, the south-west monsoon is expected to hit Odisha within a week, predicts India Meteorological Department. The conditions are now favorable for advancement of the south-west monsoon towards Odisha and the State is likely to witness the onset of monsoon within a week, informed H R Biswas, Director of [...]