Bhubaneswar:22/3/2 4; Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid his last respects to veteran BJD leader and former minister Damodar Rout, who passed away while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Bhubaneswar. The Chief Minister visited Sankha Bhawan, the party office of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), and paid his last respects to the departed leader. 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik ...

Bhubaneswar: 21/3/24:Odisha is the wealthiest State when it comes natural resources, so we feel blessed to take birth in this beautiful State. For the safety and security of nature and environment, protection and preservation of forests and wild animals are imperative. Future generations will not forgive us unless we preserve nature for them, stated Additional Chief Secretary of Forest, Environment ...

Bhubaneswar:21/3/24: The Odisha government has transferred 5 senior OAS officers on the direction of Election Commission of India (ECI). According to an official notification of the General Administration department on Thursday, OAS officer Jyoti Shankar Mishra, who is serving as OSD in Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in Puri on deputation, has been transferred as additional secretary, Law department. Similarly, ...

Bhubaneswar:20/3/24: The Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) has revealed that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is the richest MLA in Odisha with Rs 63 crore assets. Patnaik has possessed immovable assets worth Rs 63, 64, 15, 261 and movable assets worth Rs 23,26,555, the report stated. The report released by the ADR after analysing the affidavits submitted by all candidates in ...

Bhubaneswar:20/3/24: Former cricketer and former head coach of Indian cricket team Ravi Shastri on Wednesday met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The Chief Minister and the former Team India head coach had a very fruitful discussion on developing world-class cricket infrastructure in Odisha. Shastri has highly appreciated the Odisha CM for the steps taken to promote sports in the State. ...

Bhubaneswar:1 8/3/2 4: Odisha DGP Arun Kumar Sarangi on Monday, held a ‘cooperation meeting’ given the forthcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections for which dates were announced on Friday. “We had a cooperation meeting today. SPs, and Range DIGs of the bordering areas of Bengal, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh were present at the meeting. From our side officers from the bordering ...

Bhubaneswar:18/3/24: A crucial meeting was held to discuss the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces and State Armed Police Forces for the ensuing General and Assembly elections in Odisha. The meeting was convened by Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena at Lok Seva Bhawan along with State Chief Electoral Officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal regarding the deployment of security forces to ensure ...

Bhubaneswar:16/3/2 4: Odisha Cabinet on Saturday approved a proposal of taking up 21 new and up-gradation transmission projects by OPTCL within five years under phase-II of Odisha Transmission System Strengthening Programme with 30% equity support from the state government. OPTCL, being the designated State Transmission Utility (STU) is responsible for creation of necessary infrastructure for smooth transmission of power. With ...

Bhubaneswar16/3/24:: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday issued an order to chief secretary and chief electoral officers of states including Odisha for enforcement of model code of conduct for elections to Lok Sabha and Assemblies. In a letter issued on Saturday, the ECI said since it announced the schedule for General Election to the Lok Sabha and Legislative ...

Bhubaneswar16/3/24:: In an encouraging move towards a sustainable energy future, the Single Window Committee (SWC) of the Energy Department, under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary, Energy Department, Govt. Of Odisha,  Vishal Kumar Dev, approved investment proposals totaling to Rs.556.49 crores with 82.42 MW power generation in the Renewable Energy Sector. This significant funding is dedicated to the establishment of ...