Bhubaneswar: Odisha government said that over 32.85 lakh saplings have been planted across the state by noon Wednesday on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 75th birthday. The state government has set a target to plant 75 lakh saplings between sunrise and sunset September...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he turned 75 Wednesday. Governor of Odisha Hari Babu Kambhampati prayed to Lord Jagannath for PM Modi's long life and good health, saying his visionary leadership has...
Bhubaneswar: Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy Tuesday held an all-party meeting ahead of the monsoon session and sought cooperation from members of the ruling and opposition parties for a smooth transaction of business in the House. The monsoon session of the Assembly will commence Thursday and...
Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday inaugurated 913 new buildings of Anganwadi centres in different parts of the state through virtual mode. Parida said the government will construct buildings for all Anganwadi centres which are running in temporary accommodations. “Where government land is not...
Puri: A manhunt was underway for one more person in connection with the gang rape of a college student near a beach in Odisha's Puri, police said Tuesday. The 19-year-old woman, along with her boyfriend, was sitting in the Casurina forest near the Baliharchandi temple...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is planning to plant 75 lakh saplings Wednesday to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 75th birthday, an official said. Additional Chief Secretary of Forest Satyabrat Sahu said this programme will be implemented in "election mode". Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi chaired a...
Cuttack: A lawyer was suspended by the Odisha State Bar Council for two years for allegedly making "derogatory" posts on social media against judicial officers by using a fake profile. The bar council suspended Bhadrak-based advocate Hemant Kumar Nayak Monday after its disciplinary committee found...
Bhubaneswar: Three months after a girl was sexually assaulted by 10 persons on Gopalpur beach, a 19-year-old college girl was allegedly gangraped near Baliharchandi temple under Brahmagiri police station in Puri, police said Monday. Three persons have been arrested in this connection. The incident took...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday appealed to the citizens to adopt electric vehicles (EVs), especially in the state’s rapidly growing cities, emphasising their role in reducing pollution and dependence on fossil fuels. Addressing the 42nd Foundation Day of the Odisha State Pollution Control...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said that the recent arrest of young officers on corruption charges should serve as a warning for other employees. Addressing newly appointed government employees at a 'Nijukti Mela' (appointment fair) here, Majhi asserted that his administration is...
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