Odisha

New Delhi: Er Ashok Basa has been nominated as a Member of the National Building Code Committee (CED 46) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the apex body responsible for revising India’s Building Code. Notably, Er Basa is already serving as a member of the Bridge Standards and Specifications Committee (BSS) of the Indian [...]

Bargarh: Odisha Vigilance apprehended Jagaa Bariha, Sub-Inspector (SI) of Police at Bijepur Police Station, Bargarh district, on Monday, while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 from a local scrap dealer. The arrest took place earlier today following a trap laid by the Vigilance sleuths. According to the Vigilance, SI Bariha had demanded a [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Eastern Region Civil Aviation Ministers’ Conference will be held on Monday in Bhubaneswar to deliberate on opportunities and challenges in strengthening the civil aviation sector across Eastern India. As per an official statement, Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, State Ministers, senior officials, and industry leaders in the sector will gather at the high-profile event. [...]

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out the maiden flight tests of the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced on Sunday. The tests were conducted at 12.30 p.m. on Saturday (August 23) off the coast of Odisha. Sharing the achievement on X, Rajnath Singh [...]

Berhampur: In a breakthrough, the Berhampur Police has successfully rescued four 13-year-old girls within 12 hours of their reported disappearance. The girls, all classmates studying in Class 9 at Government Girls High School, Badabazar, had gone missing together on August 22, 2025. The case began when a 37-year-old mother from Martha Sahi reported her daughter [...]

Varanasi/Bhubaneswar: Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra, Minister, Housing & Urban Development, Government of Odisha, visited the Waste-to-Charcoal Plant RAMANA, Varanasi, the ” Varanasi Harit Koyla Pariyojana” to study its innovative Zero Residue Green Technology for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management. The plant demonstrates the torrefaction process — a thermochemical treatment of waste at 250–300°C in a [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi met with Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition in Assembly Naveen Patnaik here on Saturday. As per the reports, the Chief Minister arrived at Naveen Niwas to personally inquire about the BJD President’s health, following his recent discharge from the hospital. Notably, Naveen Patnaik was admitted [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan announced today that the queue system for darshan at the revered Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri will be implemented starting from September 15. The move aims at streamlining crowd management and ensuring a disciplined darshan experience for devotees, the minister said. The queue system will be rolled out once [...]

New Delhi: Automotive retailing solutions provider izmo locked in another 20 per cent upper circuit on Friday after its special division, izmomicro, developed a high-density silicon photonics packaging platform. The stock hit a fresh all-time high of Rs 587.55 apiece, up Rs 97.90 during intra-day trade, after the company’s achievement led to India’s entry into

New Delhi: ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Friday confirmed plans to open its first India office in New Delhi later this year, alongside new data highlighting the rapid adoption of its tools in the country. Opening an office in India reflects OpenAI’s support for the government’s IndiaAI mission and commitment to partnering with the government to