Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday asked district collectors to implement developmental projects in the shortest possible time. Inaugurating a two-day collectors' conference, being organised after a gap of three years due to COVID-19 pandemic, in Bhubaneswar, he said that districts must compete with...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has made usage of public and community toilets free for citizens, said an official notification Tuesday. The Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) Department of Odisha Government has informed all the municipal corporations, municipalities and NACs across the state in the letter about...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday asked collectors to reach out to more and more people, find out their issues of concern, and use technology to sort them out in a faster, simple and hassle-free manner. While inaugurating a two-day conference of senior officers...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday decided to provide a family pension to the transgender child in case of the death of a government servant/pensioner. The cabinet has decided to amend the relevant provision of the Odisha Civil Service (Pension)...
Bhubaneswar: The 31st State Film Awards were presented at a function organised by Odia Language Literature and Culture Department here at Utkal Mandap, Monday. Noted film director Ghanashyam Mohapatra was conferred with prestigious Jaydev honour, the highest cine award of Odisha. He received Rs 2...
Puri: Odisha Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal Monday hoisted a gigantic national flag measuring 36 ft x 24 ft on a 108-foot high pole at Puri. Installing the flag at Puri, the land of Lord Jagannath, is synonymous with the universal brotherhood and peace that the...
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has criticised the BJP over the latter’s decision to launch selfie campaign for highlighting the women-centric initiatives of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre. The Odisha unit of the BJP had earlier stated that the selfie campaign will...
Bhubaneswar: The day temperature is gradually rising in all districts of Odisha, as per the weather bulletin released by India Meteorological Department (IMD) Monday. IMD forecasts maximum and minimum temperatures of Monday are likely to be 34°C and 16°C respectively. As per the bulletin, minimum...
Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha will launch massive protest rallies across the state opposing the Centre’s decision to reduce the allocation on paddy procurement and closure of PMGKAY programme. The protests will be held February 14 to February 16. BJD MLA...
Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police Sunday arrested two former students of Utkal University (UU) for allegedly causing disturbance during a state-level seminar at PG Council Hall at the varsity campus. As per a source, some varsity students along with former students allegedly opposed a professor of Jawaharlal...
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