Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday approved 23 new industrial projects across 12 districts, spanning various strategically important sectors, with a total investment of around Rs 5,000 crore. The state government in an official statement on Thursday termed this approval as a significant step towards realizing the vision of Samrudha Odisha by 2036. “Reinforcing its [...]

Bhubaneswar: A fierce debate broke out in Odisha following the opposition Congress’s proposal to oust the BJP-led state government, bringing a no-confidence motion in the assembly over rising cases of women’s atrocities in the state. On Wednesday, the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das appealed to the principal opposition Biju Janata Dal [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Thursday transferred several Deputy Conservators of Forests to the Division and office with immediate effect. An official notification has been issued by the Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department in this regard. Here are the details:

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle in the IAS cadre officer, giving new responsibilities to several officers. As per official notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, senior IAS officer Samarth Verma has been appointed as Director, Minor Minerals, Bhubaneswar. “Samarth Verma, Director, Technical Education & Training, Odisha, [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik today expressed serious concern over the Odisha BJP Government’s recent moves on the long-standing Mahanadi water dispute. He demanded full transparency and called for an urgent all-party meeting to clarify the nature of the “mutual agreement” reportedly being explored by the state government with the BJP-led [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance arrested Jagannath Pattnaik, an executive engineer of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), on Thursday for possessing disproportionate assets (DA) far exceeding his known income sources. Pattnaik is set to be produced before the Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar, later today. Vigilance searches on Pattnaik’s properties uncovered substantial assets, including three multi-storeyed buildings [...]

Bhubaneswar: A general coach of Mahima Gosain Express derailed near Sambalpur City Railway station on Thursday morning, triggering panic among passengers. According to initial reports, the incident occurred just minutes before the train was scheduled to arrive at Sambalpur City Station. The train was on its scheduled route from Bhubaneswar to Sambalpur when the derailment [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education Department has directed the heads of all government and non-government aided colleges to conduct awareness programmes on the abuse of drugs among the youth, with an aim to make their campuses drug-free. In a letter issued on Wednesday, the Department stated that the growing menace of drug and narcotic substance [...]

New Delhi:  Tata Sons Chairman, N Chandrasekaran, has said that the company’s main goal is to scale up its manufacturing excellence in semiconductors, electric vehicles, digital platforms and financial services. In the company’s 2025 annual report, he said that Tata Electronics, which makes an annual revenue of Rs 66,000 crore, is focusing on building a

New Delhi: Businesses in India are increasingly leveraging AI, automation and green finance to drive innovation and strengthen operational resilience, supported domestically by structural tailwinds from one of the fastest-growing major economies, a report said on Thursday. About 79 per cent of Indian CFOs and treasurers believe that Generative AI and AI-powered tools will help