Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government will soon come up with a new agricultural policy to further strengthen the farm sector in the State, said an official. The State Government is planning to replace the agricultural policy 2013 and formulate a new agriculture policy with special focus on the income generation of farmers, informed principal secretary Saurabh [...]

Puri: The Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has dropped the move to bid telecast rights for the world famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath to be held in the pilgrim city of Puri next month. All the television channels will be allowed to broadcast the annual festival scheduled to commence from July 4, said the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s noted scientist Mrutyunjay Mahapatra has been appointed as the Permanent Representative of India with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Mahapatra, who is better known for accurate cyclone prediction, currently serves as the Director General (DG) of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Prior to his appointment as the DG, the renowned scientist was holding [...]

Bhubaneswar; In a tragic incident, at least two persons from Odisha have been killed after a bus carrying Indian pilgrims was hit by a truck at Paurai forest area along the East-West Highway in Rautahat district in Nepal on Monday midnight. The deceased were identified as Charan Biswal of Malipada and Bijay Jena of Jamuna [...]

New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the PM’s residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi After being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Odisha for the fifth consecutive time, it was Patnaik’s first meeting with PM Modi. Patnaik also congratulated PM Modi for being [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to distribute ragi among the Public Distribution System (PDS) cardholders to improve their nutritional consumption, said an official on Monday. Every PDS cardholder will get one kg of ragi at Rs 1 as a pilot project in seven districts-Gajpati, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nuapada and Rayagada in the month [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has allocated an amount of Rs.197.59 crore for disbursement of house building assistance to the Fani affected families of Puri District. The funds have been made available to the Collector Puri for the first phase relief. Housing is one of the important sectors which have sustained severe damage due to the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Southwest monsoon, that hit Kerala after a week-long delay on Saturday and touched Tamilnadyu today, is likely to make a late arrival on June 16th in Odisha, the IMD’s regional centre here said. The monsoon is unlikely to hit Odisha in the next four-five days and no specific date has been announced about its [...]

Bhubaneswar: The budget session of the 16th State Legislative Assembly will begin from June 25. It would be the first session of the Assembly after the formation of new government in Odisha. The session will begin with speech by the Governor Ganeshi Lal in the House. The Odisha budget for the year 2019-20 will be [...]

Bhubaneswar: The State’s annual budget for 2019-20 fiscal will be presented in the Assembly on June 28, official sources said today. According to a notification, Finance minister Niranjan Pujari will present the budget. The Budget session of the State Assembly will begin on June 25.