Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of prevailing heat wave conditions, the Odisha Government has declared summer vacation for all schools from April 25. The morning classes will be held in all government and private schools from 6.30 AM to 10.30 AM between April 22 and 24, according to an official order. ସମ୍ଭାବ୍ଯ ଗ୍ରୀଷ୍ମ ପ୍ରବାହ ଓ ପାଣିପାଗ [...]

Baripada: Here is some good news for nature enthusiasts of Odisha. A Royal Bengal Tiger that has traversed across three states from Central India, has been spotted close to the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha. The presence of the tiger has been confirmed by a camera trap. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Susanta Nanda [...]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 35 nominations have been filed by the candidates since the issuance of notification for the first phase of simultaneous elections in Odisha. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued notification on April 18 for the first phase of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the State. In the first three [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday announced its list of 40 star campaigners for the first two phases of ensuing elections in the State. Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik is leading the party’s star campaigners. The list also includes several senior leaders of the party, including Kartik Pandian, Pranab Prakash [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress on Saturday declared its candidates for the three Lok Sabha and 16 Assembly seats in Odisha. As per an press release issued by the AICC, Dulal Chandra Pradhan will contest from Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat. Binod Bihari Nayak will contest from Keonjhar seat in place of Mohan Hembram. Debokanta Sharma has been [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police is now planning to procure Air Conditioned (AC) helmets for the traffic constables in order to protect them from the heat wave conditions. The Commissionerate Police has conducted a trial run of the AC helmets on an experimental basis in Bhubaneswar, as per reports. Taking a cue from Gujarat Police, the [...]

Bhubaneswar: A junior revenue assistant has been dismissed from government service after her conviction in a Vigilance case in Angul district. Pankajini Biswal, Junior Revenue Assistant, Collectorate, Angul was dismissed from Govt. service by the competent authority as per provision of OCS (CCA) Rules, 1962 following her conviction in a Vigilance case. Biswal, who was [...]

Sambalpur: Rajat Kumar Kujur, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration Department, has been suspended on charges of misbehavior and objectionable posts in the social media. “Consequent upon receipt of a written complaint against Dr. Rajat Kumar Kujur, Asst. Professor, P.G. Dept. of Pol. Sc. and Public Admn, regarding misbehavior and objectionable posts in [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced the sixth list of BJD candidates for the upcoming Assembly Elections in the State. Here is the list: Chilka: Raghunath Sahu Anandpur: Abhimanyu Sethi Saraskana: Debashis Marndi Karanjia: Basanti Hembram Remuna: Bidyasmita Mahalik Simulia: Subhashini Sahu Barchana: Varsha Priyadarshini Kendrapada: Ganeswar [...]

Jharsuguda: The death toll in the tragic boat accident in Jharsuguda has risen to seven with the recovery of six more dead bodies today morning. The search and rescue teams found six dead bodies including three minors and three women today morning from the Mahanadi River. One more person is said to be missing in [...]