Odisha

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 [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to encourage and provide assistance to poor but talented students in taking civil services as career, the Odisha Government has come up with a state-sponsored UPSC civil services coaching scheme for the students. The Higher Education Department, Odisha has invited applications for the coaching scheme for the session 2019-20. The Department [...]

Bubaneswar: BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan to attend the swearing-in function of the Biju Janata Dal Government in State for the fifth consecutive time. Besides, the regional party has invited all the newly-elected MPs and MLAs and senior leaders cutting across party lines to [...]