Bhubaneswar:27/9/23: Bhubaneswar takes immense pride in being awarded the prestigious ‘Best Smart City in Eastern Region’ at the India Smart Cities Conclave 2023. President Droupadi Murmu presented this esteemed recognition, highlighting the city’s unwavering dedication to innovation, sustainability, and inclusive urban development in alignment with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s visionary leadership for Bhubaneswar’s transformation into a Smart City. In addition ...

Bhubaneswar:27/9/23: The annual Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) campaign is being celebrated as a prelude to Swachh Bharat Diwas under the joint aegis of DDWS and MoHUA between 15th September to 2nd October 2023. The theme of SHS-2023 is ‘Garbage Free India’ with focus on visual cleanliness and welfare of Safai Mitras. Odisha conducted the state-level launch of SHS 2023 on ...

Bhubaneswar:27/9/2 3: Odisha Assembly witnessed a ruckus on Wednesday over remarks of Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jayanarayan Mishra against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Niranjan Pujari and Government Chief Whip Prashant Muduli urged Speaker Pramila Mallik to expunge what Mishra said and ensure that it did not go to the press. At this point the BJP members rushed ...

Bhubaneswar: 27/9/23:Former BJD MP from Kalahandi Arka Keshari Deo along with his wife Malabika joined the BJP in the state party office here on Wednesday. BJP Odisha President Manmohan Samal, Kalahandi MP Basant Panda and MLA Pradeepta Nayak welcomed both Arka Keshari Deo and his wife Malabika into the party fold. Arka Keshari joined Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in 2013 ...

Bhubaneswar:26/9/23 A  high-level delegation from Nigeria facilitated by the United Nations World Food Programme is on a visit to Odisha to learn from the State’s experience on rice fortification. The delegation consists of government & private officials of health, food security & food regulatory bodies. The Nigerian Government is focusing on a strategy to tackle micronutrient deficiencies. In line with ...

Bhubaneswar: 26/9/23:The Odisha Assembly on Tuesday passed as many as six important bills including the Odisha Apartment (Ownership And Management) Bill, 2023. The Odisha Apartment Ownership Act,1982 was enacted with the objective of making provisions for ownership of an individual Apartment. The Act came into force on 01.05.1984 and thereafter Odisha Apartment Ownership Rules, 1992 was notified. In course of ...

Bhubaneswar: 26/9/23:The Odisha Municipal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023 will go a long way in bringing parity in terms of resource allocation and will introduce a unique model of Governance which will not only take care of the needs of the contemporary times, but will also cater to the needs of the future by adopting a balanced approach of urban governance. ...

Bhubaneswar:26/9/23: The Odisha Government on Tuesday effected a reshuffle in OAS cadres transferring several officers. An official notification has been issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department in this regard. Mahesh Kumar Choudhury, Additional Commissioner, Settlement & Consolidation, Berhampur is transferred and posted as Additional Secretary to Government, MS & ME Department. Lokanath Dalabehera, General Manager, R.l.C., Ganjam ...

Bhubaneswar:25/9/23:National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), under Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs, launched Phase II of the ‘Amazon Future Engineer Programme’ in 54 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) spread across Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Telangana. The second phase would include an Advanced Block Programming and Artificial Intelligence curriculum. Secretary (Tribal Affairs), Shri Anil Kumar Jha ...

Bhubaneswar:24/9/23: A high-level meeting to widen the cyber awareness program across the state was held in Lok Seva Bhawan conference hall on Saturday evening. The meeting was chaired by Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena. Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh, Director General of Police (DGP) Sunil Kumar Bansal, ADG, Crime Arun Bothra, Principal Secretaries, Commissioners-cum-Secretaries of various departments, ...