Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A 2021-batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre, Dhiman Chakma, arrested by the Odisha Vigilance after he was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a local businessman on Sunday night, was sent to judicial custody by a local court in Kalahandi on Monday. The bribe was reportedly the first [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has effected a major reshuffle in the OAS cadre, transferring as many as 29 officers. An official notification has been issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department in this regard. Birasen Pradhan, Additional Commissioner, Settlement and Consolidation in the Office of RDC (SD), Berhampur, is transferred and posted as [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has enhanced the ex-gratia compensation for fatalities due to wildlife attacks. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has raised the compensation for deaths due to wildlife attacks from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 10 lakh to support affected families. Additionally, damaged homes will qualify for a house under the Antyodaya Housing Scheme [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in Assembly Naveen Patnaik extended heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology at the India Meteorological Department (IMD), for being conferred the prestigious United Nations Sasakawa Award 2025 for Disaster Risk Reduction. Naveen praised Dr. Mohapatra’s pioneering efforts in reducing cyclone-related fatalities across the Indian [...]

Puri: The NDA government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, completed 11 years in office on Monday. Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik expressed happiness on the completion of the first year of the government’s third term and conveyed his feelings through his art. He described PM Modi’s tenure as wonderful and expressed his gratitude to [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, Dhiman Chakma, Sub-Collector of Dharamgarh, Kalahandi district, was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,00,000 from a local businessman. The incident occurred at his official government residence in Dharamgarh, where Chakma allegedly demanded the amount as an installment of a total Rs. 20,00,000 bribe, threatening to take action [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance officials have caught an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and the Sub-Collector of Dharamgarh red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a businessman in the Kalahandi district, officials said. “On June 8, 2025, a short while ago, Dhiman Chakma , an IAS officer of (2021 batch) and [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is mulling to soon impose a ban on selling non-vegetarian food items and alcohol around 2 km radius of the Jagannath Temple at Puri and along the Bada Danda (grand road), the bustling main street of the sacred coastal city. Speaking to the mediapersons here, Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on [...]

Berhampur: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has submitted an urgent memorandum to the Berhampur SP Dr. Saravana Vivek M, expressing outrage over the abduction and alleged gang rape of two minor cousins under Golanthara Police Station’s jurisdiction . According to reports, the victims aged 11 and 15, were abducted on the night of June 3, [...]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst reports regarding a spike in Covid-19 cases across the country, the Odisha government has intensified its monitoring and containment measures to ensure public health safety across the state, said an official here on Friday. Referring to latest data released by the Health Department, a statement noted that a total of 755 samples have [...]