Bhubaneswar:22/6/23:The Pratibha Ray Foundation Trust has immense pleasure in announcing the result of the Third Akshaya Memorial Award for novel writing in Odia for writers below fifty years.The selection commitee short-listed 6 books out of  20 entries & unanimously declared writer Nirmal Rout  as the winner of the Third Akshaya Upanyasa Puraskar for his novel ” Galani Ta Gala Katha”, ...

Bhubaneswar:21/6/23: The Odisha Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Wednesday approved 15 major proposals of various departments. The State Cabinet approved the Mukhyamantri Sampurna Pushti Yojana (MSPY), which aims at transforming nutrition outcomes of the adolescent girls (15-19 years), pregnant women & lactating mothers, severe acute malnutrition (SAM), MAM and severely underweight children of under 6 years of ...

Bhubaneswar:21/6/23: The Odisha government will launch Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana (MSPY) to improve nutrition status of adolescent girls, pregnant women, lactating mothers and underweight children in the state. The Odisha Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today approved a proposal in this regard, said Chief Secretary PK Jena.The scheme will be implemented in the state over a period of ...

Puri:21/6/23: Nandighosa chariot of Lord Jagannath and Darpadalana chariot of Devi Subhadra reached Saradha Bali in front of the Gundicha Temple here today while Taladhwaja chariot of Lord Balabhadra had reached there last evening. The deities will remain on the chariots for the time being and will be taken to the Adapa Mandapa of the Gundicha Temple in Pahandi ritual ...

Bhubaneswar21/6/23: Odisha Cabinet today passed a proposal to include Saora language in the 8″ schedule of Constitution of India. Odisha Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik recommended the proposal for Inclusion of Saora language in the 8′ schedule of Constitution. The move will benefits to the Saora tribe of Odisha. It will help in the preservation, promotion, propagation of the ...

Bhubaneswar:21/6/23: Aimed at empowering marginalised section under 5T governance, Odisha government today paid Rs 4 cr to 236 transgender partnering in Urban programmes as service charges. It was informed by G.Mathivathanan, Principal Secretary of Housing and Urban Development department. The State has taken significant strides in inclusive sanitation practices, wherein Urban Local Bodies across the State are partnering with Transgender ...

Puri: 20/6/23:Participating in the world famous Rath Yatra in Puri along with lakhs of devotees from across the globe on Wednesday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik sought the blessing of Mahaprabhu Jagannath and his sibling deities. The Odisha CM had darshan of the Holy Trinity atop the chariots and prayed the Lord for the well-being of the people of the state.Later, ...

Puri:20/6/23:The Railway Minister, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, emphasized the importance of improving passenger amenities and facilities during the Rath Yatra period while inspecting the Puri Railway Station yesterday evening. During his visit to Puri, the Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology reviewed the arrangements made for the convenience and benefit of pilgrims and devotees during the Rath ...

Puri:20/6/23: Devotion reached its peak during the Ratha Jatra’s Pahandi ritual of Lord Jagannath and His siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra in the pilgrim town of Puri today as the deities were taken out of the Shree Jagannath Temple in ceremonial procession. The servitors initially escorted Lord Sudarshan to Darpadalana, the chariot of Devi Subhadra. Following this, the servitors ...

Bhubaneswar:19/6/23:Attending the orientation programme for 269 officers who joined Odisha Govt, CM Naveen Patnaik advised them to follow 5T governance mechanism. CM asked them to use tech to reach out to people faster, work as a team with focus on timeline & maintain transparency for transformative outcome. CM said the transformative governance will fulfil the dreams of 4.5 Cr people. ...