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Bhubaneswar: To promote awareness about the state government's schemes and programmes among people, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday launched the Odisha Transformation Awareness Campaign through folk arts. Launching the campaign through virtual mode, Patnaik said around 22,000 folk artists from across the state have been...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Odisha for a day in February, state BJP president Manmohan Samal said Thursday. Speaking to reporters, Samal said the PM's visit has been finalised and he will come here February 3. "Apart from his official programmes,...

Bhubaneswar: Alleging an open-secret alliance between BJP and BJD, a parody wedding ceremony -- organised by the Odisha unit of Congress – was solemnised between a man and a woman wearing masks of the BJP and BJD respectively at Master Canteen Square in Bhubaneswar Thursday....

Bhubaneswar: The registrations for Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) 2024 began January 25, an official notification read. The last date to register for OJEE 2024 is March 25, 2024. OJEE 2024 will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode between May 6 and May...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) will host the third edition of the Bhubaneswar Festival of Storytelling (BhuFesto) from February 3 to February 5. The event will take place simultaneously at four distinct locations within the city -- Indira Gandhi Park, Odisha Crafts Museum Kalabhoomi,...

Bhubaneswar:  The much-awaited annual Adivasi Mela 2024 will be held in the Capital city from January 26 to February 5. According to an official release, the fair will be organised at its original location, Adivasi Exhibition Ground at Unit-I, after a gap of six years...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday inaugurated 286 state-run schools that have been "transformed" with new amenities. These schools are spread over six districts -- 80 in Khurda, 75 in Naygarh, 54 in Nabarangpur, 53 in Puri, 14 in Sonepur and 10 in Boudh, officials...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday made a major reshuffle in the state's police ranks by transferring 18 IPS officers, according to a notification issued by the Home Department. Director of Intelligence Sanjeeb Panda was made the Commissioner of Police of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack. The incumbent police commissioner...

Bhawanipatna: The ruling BJD's prominent tribal leader from Kalahandi district Balabhadra Majhi, a five-time former MLA, joined the Congress Wednesday. Majhi, also a former minister, had resigned from the BJD recently. He joined the Congress at a public rally along with his supporters in the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday announced that the state would set up a melanistic tiger safari, a first of its kind in the world. The safari will come up near the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj, he posted on X. "Tourists and...