Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The new government in Odisha led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will have ten new faces. Naveen, who is scheduled to take Oath of Office in the morning, has picked a mix of experienced and new faces for his ministry. Along with Naveen, twenty ministers will also take Oath. Among them are ten Cabinet [...]

Puri: A day before taking oath as Chief Minister of Odisha for record fifth consecutive term, Biju Janata Dal supremo Naveen Patnaik today visited the world famous Jagannath temple in Puri to seek blessings of the Trinity. Naveen, who has led landslide victory for his party BJD, reached the ancient shrine this evening and spent [...]

Bhubaneswar: The mortal remains of Odisha’s iconic mountaineer Kalpana Das, who died while descending from Mount Everest five days ago, were retrieved in Nepal. Her mortal remains were brought to the Base Camp-4 of the peak on Tuesday and will be brought back to Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, said Odisha’s Sports and Youth Services Department. “The [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police today held its first preparatory meeting here for the annual Rath Yatra, which will be observed on July 4. Presiding over the high-level meeting, DGP R.P Sharma discussed about several security-related issues with senior police officials for the smooth conduct the world famous festival. Talking to media after the meeting, Sharma [...]

Bhubaneswar: Spreading message of peace to the world, a Hindu delegation from Pakistan has visited the famous Puri Jagannath Temple in Odisha on Monday. The Hindu representative team comprising of 93 people from Islamabad, Karachi, and Balochistan among other places in Pakistan, also paid a visit to Sun temple in Konark and Lingaraj temple in [...]

Bhubaneswar: As a tribute to renowned mountaineer Kalpana Das who died while descending from Mt. Everest on May 23, the Odisha Government today put on the outfits of the mountaineer for display at the State Museum here. The Odisha mountaineer had worn the outfit while scaling Mount Everest in 2004. She had donated the outfit [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for successful test firing of surface-to-air anti-aircraft missile AKASH-MK-1S from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha’s Balasore district. Taking to twitter, the Odisha CM said that the successful test firing of the missile AKASH-MK-1S bolsters India’s defence [...]

Balasore: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test fired AKASH-MK-1S missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha’s Balasore district. The missile is an upgrade of existing AKASH missile with indigenous Seeker. It is a surface to air missile which can neutralize advanced aerial targets. The Akash weapon system [...]

Bhubaneswar: Clearing the air on the issue of successor to him in Odisha, the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik himself has said that the people of Odisha will choose his successor and the successor will be from the Biju Janata Dal. Speaking to India Today’s Rahul Kanwal after his massive victory in the elections for the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Disney India today donated Rs 2 crore for the relief and restoration works in the areas affected by cyclone Fani in Odisha. The donation will support disaster response and provide assistance to those in need through Save the Children in India, the company said in a statement. “Our hearts go out to those affected [...]