Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In its aim to make Bhubaneswar polythene free, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has speeded up the enforcement of Ban on plastic carry bags. On Friday, two enforcement squads of BMC checked and seized polyethylene bags amounting to 75 kgs from Rajmahal area, Unit I Market, Master Canteen Square, Rupali Square, Gopabandhu Square, CRP Square, [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a dramatic development, Paradip MLA Sambit Routray, the son of Damodar Rout today said that his father and senior leader can script a comeback story to the ruling party if the party supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wishes. Notably, Damodar had joined BJP after being expelled from BJD in September last year [...]

Bhubaneswar: Flight Lieutenant Sunit Mohanty from Ganjam district is among the 13 Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel onboard AN-32 transport aircraft that went missing since June 3. The ill-fated aircraft went off radar around 1 pm on Monday, a little over half an hour after taking off from Jorhat in Assam for Arunachal’s Mechuka Advanced [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to get the first showers of south-west monsoon by June 12-14, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The weather department said that the onset was delayed it is expected to hit India’s Southern Coast on June 8. “The east-west shear zone now runs roughly along Lat. 8°N between 3.1 & [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has allocated land for seven tourism projects, which will bring in investment worth Rs 354.34 crore to the state. The projects, include Golf Resort at Satpada in Puri to be developed by Mayfair Hotels and Resorts with an investment of Rs 125 crore; Gopalpur Palm Resort at Udayapur in Ganjam to [...]

Cuttack: The Odisha Government on Thursday served a notice to 82 schools that recorded zero results in the annual Class 10 examinations conducted by Board of Secondary Education (BSE) this year, informed a minister. After a meeting with board authorities here, School and Mass Education Minister Sameer Ranjan Dash said he will visit the schools [...]

Bhubaneswar: With the completion of the most important elections of the millennium, Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha has emerged as the unbeatable leader who has not only won the hearts of the people of Odisha but also became an example for the whole nation. Day by day his popularity is increasing and the [...]

Bhubaneswar: As part of the preventive measures to check spread of communal tension on Eid al-Fitr in Kendrapara Town, the Odisha Government today suspended internet services in the coastal district town for the next 48 hours. The move came after false and inflammatory messages reportedly circulated on social media platforms, such as WhatsApp, Facebook and [...]

Berhampur: Five more persons were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the murder of Congress MLA candidate from Aska in Ganjam district, Manoj Jena. A lookout notice was also issued against prime accused Bhagwan Sahu by the Berhampur police, sources said. Four accused persons were held from Laxmipur area in Koraput district, another was arrested [...]

Bhubaneswar: Alliance Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of state-owned Air India commenced operations from Jharsuguda airport also known as Veer Surendra Sai Airport (VSSA) from today. The Air India subsidiary launched its flight services from VSSA to Odisha’s state capital Bhubaneswar and Raipur in Chhattisgarh. The flight services will be operated under Ude Desh Ka [...]