Odisha

Mumbai: Renowned sand artist and Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik on Saturday dedicated a special sand art installation painting to Amitabh Bachchan on the megastar’s 83rd birthday. Pattnaik turned the Puri beach in Odisha into a canvas he made a sculpture of Big B along with a film reel which had the thespian’s look from [...]

Bhubaneswar: The 28th meeting of the State Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, was held on Friday at the conference hall of Lok Seva Bhawan. Following the meeting, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja briefed the media on the major decisions approved by the Cabinet. A total of 15 proposals from 10 different departments were [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Friday effected a major reshuffle in the IAS cadre, transferring several senior officials. An official notification has issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department in this regard. Girish S.N., currently Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Govemment, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, has been allowed to remain in additional charge of [...]

Bhubaneswar: A day after his release on bail in a trap case, a senior Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer was arrested again on Friday by the Odisha Vigilance on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income by around 190 per cent. The accused officer, identified as Siba Mallick, is currently posted [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik returned to Bhubaneswar on Friday after spending nearly a month in Delhi. The BJD supremo received a warm welcome from the party supporters and well-wishers at the Biju Patnaik International Airport. Acting on Naveen Patnaik’s directive, the BJD has launched a state-wide [...]

New Delhi: To give a further boost to India’s rapidly growing creator economy, YouTube on Friday announced fueling the next phase of monetisation for the creator economy by expanding the YouTube Shopping experience with the addition of new merchants–Nykaa and Purplle as new partners alongside Flipkart and Myntra. With shopping-related watch time growing more than

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday arrested an Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer after he was caught red-handed while receiving a bribe from one of the staffers in his office for relieving him on his transfer and for releasing his arrear salary and the Last Pay Certificate (LPC). The accused OAS officer, identified as Banamali [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has constituted three committees to oversee preparations for the ensuing Nuapada Assembly by-election, scheduled for November 11. In an official order issued by BJD President Naveen Patnaik, the party announced the formation of a Steering Committee, a Zonal Committee, and a Local Action Committee, comprising senior leaders and coordinators [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials apprehended Banamali Satpathy, Executive Officer of Belaguntha Notified Area Council (NAC) in Ganjam district, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a staff member. The arrest took place at Balipadar Bus Stop on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. According to the Odisha Vigilance, Satpathy demanded the bribe to [...]

Bhubaneswar: Cricket Association for the Visually Impaired (CAVI), Odisha, organised a civic felicitation ceremony to honour four visually impaired tribal girls from the state, who have been chosen to represent India in the inaugural Women’s T20 World Cup – Cricket for the Blind, scheduled to be held from November 11–25 in India and Sri Lanka. [...]