Bhubaneswar:28/12/24: Stepping up the process for providing compensation for crop loss caused by unseasonal rains, the Odisha government on Saturday decided to identify the affected farmers and assess the extent of damage suffered by them by December 30. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to review the situation arising out of ...

Puri:28/12/24: As a large number of devotees and tourists are likely to visit Puri during the New Year, elaborate security arrangements have been made in the pilgrim town to ensure safe and smooth movement of visitors. Besides, a special traffic advisory has been issued for smooth movement of vehicles and to avoid unnecessary traffic jam. Speaking to the media on ...

Newdelhi:27/12/24:Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s scheduled visit to Odisha has been postponed. Shah was expected to arrive in Bhubaneswar on December 28 for a two-day visit, during which he was set to attend several key events and meetings. The postponement has been confirmed by official sources, though the reasons for the schedule change have not been disclosed. This visit was ...

Bhubaneswar:27/12/24:The State Law Department Friday announced the appointment of members to the Odisha State Law Commission. The appointed members include Justice Biswanath Rath as the Chairperson, and other members such as Pitambar Acharya, Advocate General, Odisha, and senior advocates Surya Prakash Mishra, and Soura Chandra Mohapatra. The official notification read: In pursuance to the Resolution of the Government of Odisha ...

Bhubaneswar:26/12/24: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has appointed his cabinet colleagues as ‘ministers in-charge’ of various districts in Odisha. The ministers will be designated as ‘Prabhari Mantri’, said the state government in a statement. Almost all members of the Council of Ministers in Odisha have been made as the Prabhari Mantri. The ministers have been given the charge of ...

Bhubaneswar: 26/12/24:The English New Year 2025 desk and wall calendars published by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) were unveiled by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday. According to an official release, the first copy of the calendar was offered to Lord Jagannath at Srimandir. The desk calendar features artwork by various Odia artists and sand art, while the ...

Bhubaneswar:26/12/24: Amid hectic preparations for the upcoming Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) to be held in Bhubaneswar in January 2025, the Odisha government on Thursday assigned a special task for 50 OAS officers for the mega event. As per an office order issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management department, 50 OAS officers will be deployed in Industries department as Liaison ...

Bhubaneswar:26/12/24: On the occasion of the Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD) foundation day, party president and Odisha’s LoP Minister Naveen Patnaik addressed party workers, reflecting on the recent Assembly election results. Patnaik stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power by making “false promises” and running a “negative campaign,” which the BJD was unable to counter effectively. However, Patnaik ...

Bhubaneswar:25/12/24: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday launched 1,542 Multipurpose Primary Agriculture Cooperatives (MPACS) in the state. With the launch of the new MPACS by the CM at a programme held at the Convention Centre of Lok Seva Bhavan in Bhubaneswar, the total number of PACS in the state has gone up to 4,253. There were already 2,711 ...

Begusarai :25/12/24: Union Minister Giriraj Singh stated on Wednesday that the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, should be awarded to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Singh made this remark in Begusarai, his Lok Sabha constituency, praising Nitish Kumar, who is currently an ally of the BJP, and Naveen Patnaik, a former alliance ...