Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has cracked down on an organized ‘fake police’ gang involved in various criminal cases. Seven members of the gang involved in cheating, snatching and other 11 criminal cases have been arrested by the police. They were from Madhya Pradesh. The police have also seized cash worth Rs 3.5 lakh, gold ornaments, [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal on Monday reviewed the poll preparedness in the six districts – Khordha, Puri, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara. The CEO held a detailed discussion about the preparations of elections in the all Parliamentary constituencies and Assembly segments coming under these six districts. The District Collectors elaborated [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha capital Bhubaneswar on Monday recorded the season’s highest day temperature. Bhubaneswar’s temperature hit 43.8 degrees Celsius by 2.30 pm, according to Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar. The temperature in six places of the State was above 35 degrees Celsius. Balasore recorded 40.7 degrees Celsius, Chandabali 40.4 degrees Celsius, Keonjhar 38 degrees Celsius, Gopalpur 37 degrees [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has decided to deploy seven Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams in vulnerable forest divisions for prevention of forest fire. The ODRAF teams will be deployed in the forest divisors of Bhanjanagar, Boudh, Rayagada, Rourkela, Balangir, Kalinganagar and Chatrapur for forest fire response duty in order to prevent loss of [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance on Monday nabbed a high school head master for allegedly taking bribe from a functionary of SHG. Balamukunda Padhan, Head Master, Kushanpuri High School in Bargarh district, has been apprehended by the Vigilance while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs.14,000from a functionary of local SHG to process file for release of [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal Supremo Naveen Patnaik today announced six names for the ensuing Odisha Assembly elections. While Mahesh Sahu will contest from Hindol, Tusharkanti Behera will contest from Kakatpur. Likewise, Archanarekha Behera will contest from Raghunathpali. Others include Sarada Jena from Balikuda-Ersama, Ranjita Marndi from Bangiriposi and Biswaranjan Mallick from Bari.

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated D Gukesh for being the youngest ever World Championship contender. Taking to X, Naveen wrote “Congratulations to talented Indian Grandmaster @DGukesh for scripting history by becoming the youngest player to win the FIDE Candidates tournament and become challenger for the world chess title. May you shine in career [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal Supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will begin his poll campaign from 24th April. He is scheduled to begin his campaigning from the Hinjili Constituency in Ganjam district to which he is representing from the year 2000. Naveen will address a public meeting at 10 am in Hinjili Wednesday morning. After [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced its candidate for Jeypore Assembly seat for ensuing elections in Odisha. Goutam Samantray has been nominated as BJP’s candidate for Jeypore Assembly seat in Koraput district, according to a press release issued by the party.

Bhubaneswar: The 6 IAS Officer Trainees of 2022 Batch and 8 IAS Officer Trainees of 2023 Batch of the Odisha Cadre, currently undergoing training at Gopabandhu Academy of Administration, called upon the Development Commissioner-cum-ACS Anu Gargy at Loka Seva Bhawan. They were briefed comprehensively on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the intricacies [...]