Odisha

New Delhi:  Apple saw its iPhone exports from India rise almost 63 per cent to $7.5 billion in the April-July period this year, from $4.6 billion in the same period last fiscal (FY25), according to latest industry data. Overall smartphone exports also surged to a new high of $10 billion in the first four month

New Delhi:  US tech giant OpenAI on Tuesday announced he launch of ChatGPT Go, a new subscription plan aimed at Indian users. ChatGPT Go is available for Rs 399 per month, including GST, payable through UPI. The new plan aims to make advanced AI tools more accessible and affordable for users in India, a company

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday directed the State Health Department to give priority to the appointment of more numbers of doctors in tribal-dominated areas of the state. Majhi gave the instructions during a high-level review meeting of the State Health and Family Welfare Department held under his chairmanship at the Lok [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders have slammed the Odisha government and the BJP-led Centre over their handling of ongoing farmer protests in Bargarh, alleging gross negligence toward agricultural issues and accusing the Election Commission of political bias. Addressing the media, veteran BJD leader Prasanna Acharya slammed the government’s alleged apathy toward farmers who, [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition in Assembly Naveen Patnaik, who is undergoing treatment at a hospital here, expressed his gratitude to the people of Odisha for their good wishes and prayers. The BJD President also thanked the excellent care being provided by doctors and hospital staff. “Thank the people of Odisha [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance launched simultaneous searches today at eight locations linked to Surendra Behera, Superintending Engineer (SE) of the Irrigation Division, Angul, over allegations of possessing disproportionate assets (DA) beyond his known sources of income. The raids, authorized by search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Sundargarh, are being conducted by a team comprising [...]

Bhubaneswar: A controversy erupted on Sunday after an alleged video of the 16-year-old victim, who was set on fire in the Balanga area of Puri district on July 19 and later died while undergoing treatment at AIIMS, New Delhi, after 14-day battle for life, began circulating on social media platforms. Speaking to media persons, BJD [...]

New Delhi: Congress-led opposition parties hit back at the Election Commission on Sunday, over its appeal to authenticate their “vote chori” claims by filing a supporting affidavit and also termed its elaborate media address on the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) controversy a mere eyewash. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, flanked by senior EC [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has launched an innovative online platform “Staff Suggestion Scheme” to encourage government employees to share ideas for improving public service delivery, administrative efficiency, and governance. The initiative, developed by the Centre for Modernising Government Initiative (CMGI) under the General Administration & Public Grievance (GA & PG) Department, aims to foster a [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has issued a draft notification for the constitution of 12 new Notified Area Councils (NACs) in the state. The notification has been issued by the Housing & Urban Development Department on Saturday. The NACs will be constituted in seven districts – Angul, Subarnapur, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada, Sambalpur and Bhadrak. The proposed [...]