Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated former minister and senior BJD leader Surya Narayan Patro on being unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Odisha Assembly on Saturday. The Chief Minister hoped that under the leadership of the newly elected speaker, the august House continues to work for the welfare of the people of [...]

Sambalpur: As the southeast monsoon is likely to hit Odisha in the third week of this month, the Hirakud Dam authorities today opened the 24-hour control room for the release of the excess water from the reservoir. The 24-hour control room will monitor the flow of excess water check from Hirakud Dam to the villages [...]

Bhubaneswar: The results of Odisha Plus II Science stream exams will be announced on June 3 here at 12 pm in the afternoon, said the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE). The students can check their results at www.chseodisha.nic.in and orissaresults.nic.in. As many as 99,000 students had appeared in the Science stream from March 7 [...]

Berhampur: In another police encounter in Berhampur, two notorious criminals reportedly involved in the murder of Congress MLA candidate from Aska, Manoj Jena have been arrested late on Friday night. They have been identified as Ganesh Nayak and Hrushi Patra, who received bullet injures in their legs following an encounter with Ganjam police. Both of [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and MLA Digapahandi, Surjya Narayan Patro has been elected as the Speaker of Odisha Assembly unanimously today. As soon as the floor starts, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has moved a proposal from in favour of Digapahandi MLA Surjya Narayan Patro for the post of Odisha Assembly Speaker and all the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Financial aid continued to pour in from different organizations and individuals for relief and restoration works in the cyclone Fani-affected areas in Odisha. A sum of Rs 37, 57,140 has been donated by 10 organizations and individuals to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) on Friday for rebuilding the Fani-ravaged state. According a press [...]

Bhubaneswar: Nilgiri langur, male died today morning at about 6.30 AM. It was received at Nandankanan on 26.9.17 from Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai. It was 17 years old. DOB- 2.3.2002. It was observed suffering from diarrhoea and fever. It was immediately shifted to Isolation ward of zoo hospital for treatment. It showed improvement on [...]

Bhubaneswar: The body of Odia mountaineer Kalpana Das is likely to reach in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Her body was reached Kathmandu yesterday. According to reports, post-mortem would be conducted on the body at a hospital in the capital city of Nepal on Friday before it is brought to Bhubaneswar via Delhi. Kalpana died while descending [...]

(File Photo) Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday congratulated Narendra Modi on taking oath as Prime Minister of India for the second time. Taking to Twitter, Naveen conveyed best wishes to the Prime Minister and his entire team to take India further on the path of inclusive development. The Biju Janata Dal president, [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday congratulated Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on being sworn in as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Naveen, who took oath as Chief Minister of Odisha for the record fifth consecutive term on Wednesday, conveyed his best wishes to Jaganmohan Reddy and hoped that [...]