Bhubaneswar:1/1/24: To create road safety awareness among the citizens, the Commerce and Transport Department of Odisha has declared the first week of January 2024 i.e. from 1st January to 7th January, as the Road Safety Week. The theme of this year’s Road Safety Week is “Sadak Surakhya – Parivar Rakhya”. Commerce and Transport Minister Tukuni Sahu inaugurated the event at the ...

Bhubaneswar:1/1/24: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday announced that it has revoked the expulsion of Damodar Rout, a former Minister and senior leader of the party. The party supremo, Naveen Patnaik, issued a one-line order stating that the expulsion order has been revoked with immediate effect. Damodar Rout, a seven-time MLA, was expelled from the party in September 2018. ...

Bhubaneswar:1/1/24: Odisha has recorded the second highest ever collection of State GST (OGST+IGST Settlement) with a collection of Rs. 2578.05 Cr during December 2023 against a corresponding collection of 1515.88 Cr during Dec-2022 registering a phenomenal growth rate of 70.07%., The progressive collection of State GST (OGST + IGST Settlement) up to Dec- 23 is Rs. 17419.61 Cr against collection ...

Bhubaneswar:1/1/24: Odisha has recorded the second highest ever collection of State GST (OGST+IGST Settlement) with a collection of Rs. 2578.05 Cr during December 2023 against a corresponding collection of 1515.88 Cr during Dec-2022 registering a phenomenal growth rate of 70.07%., The progressive collection of State GST (OGST + IGST Settlement) up to Dec- 23 is Rs. 17419.61 Cr against collection ...

Bhubaneswar:31/12/23: The annual bird census in Odisha’s Chilika lake will be started on January 4, 2024. According to sources in Chilika DFO office, the counting of migratory birds will be conducted in five ranges under Chilika wildlife division – Balugaan, Tangi, Chilika, Rambha, and Satapada. Besides wildlife personnel, several experts from different organisations will be engaged in the mammoth exercise. ...

Bhubaneswar:31/12/23: Five new COVID-19 cases were detected in Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus-infected persons in the state in the current spell to 19. However, the number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 18 following the recovery of one infected person, sources said on Sunday. The health condition of all the COVID-affected persons is ...

Bhubaneswar31/12/23:: Senior IPS officer Arun Kumar Sarangi today assumed the additional charge of Director General of Police (DGP) in Odisha. Sarangi, a 1990-batch IPS officer, assumed the charge from outgoing DGP Sunil Bansal at the headquarters of Odisha Police in Cuttack.Sarangi, Special Director General of Police Training and Director, Biju Patnaik State Police Academy (BPSPA), was given the additional responsibility ...

Bhubaneswar:31/12/23: Two Amrit Bharat Express including Malda Town-Bengaluru Amrit Bharat via Bhubaneswar and Visakhapatnam received a grand welcome at various Stations. In Odisha and Northern AP, the Malda Town-Bengaluru Amrit Bharat Express welcomed with much fanfare amidst the rhythmic drum beats & traditional dance at Jaleswar, Balasore & Soro in South Eastern Railway jurisdiction and at Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda ...

Bhubaneswar:31/12/23: Odisha  Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will lay the foundation stone for the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project tomorrow. All arrangements are nearing completion for this grand event at Ratagada, Nuasahi near Trisulia. Naveen will first garland the statue of his father and former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik at the Airport and go on a roadshow to Trisulia. Grand thanksgiving and ...

Bhubaneswar:30/12/23: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has invited online applications for 399 Odisha Civil Service (OCS) Group A and Group B vacancies including 131 posts reserved for women. The online application process for OCS Preliminary Examination 2024 will commence from January 17, 2024 and the deadline for the submission of the application form is February 16, 2024. The OPSC ...