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Odisha Govt appoints 347 SPOs as OAFP Constables
The Odisha Government has brought huge relief to the 347 Special Police Officers (SPOs) by appointing them as Constables in the Odisha Auxiliary Police Force (OAFP). This is in recognition to their satisfactory performance over the last…
Last Rites of JB Patnaik (1927-2015) held in Puri
Thousands of people bid a tearful adieu to veteran leader, three-time Odisha CM, former Union Minister, Ex Assam Governor, Intellectual, Journalist, Writer and Sanskrit Scholar, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik alias JB Patnaik, who died on April 21…
Lord Sudarshan Daru to reach Puri on April 23
On the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya yesterday, Lord Sudarshan's Daru (wood/log) started its journey from Gadakantunia near Balakati. It will finally arrive in Puri tomorrow on April 23. A group 14 Banajaga team members are…
Odisha seeks International Connectivity to boost Tourism
Odisha Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Chandra Panda on Tuesday requested the Centre to set up a Tagore Cultural Complex, Odissi Dance Museum at Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre and also an International Museum at Shri…
JB Patnaik’s Mortal Remains arrive in Bhubaneswar
Veteran Congress leader and former Odisha Chief Minister Janaki Ballabh Patnaik alias JB's mortal remains were brought to Bhubaneswar on board a special flight from Tirupati. The flight landed at Biju Patnaik International Airport at 2:36…
PM Modi hails JB Patnaik as a Pillar of Odisha Politics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was quick to express his condolences at the sad demise of former Odisha Chief Minister and Ex Assam Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (JB) through Twitter. Modi hailed JB as a great leader and pillar of Odisha…
Fire at 2 Empty Coaches of Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express
At least two empty coaches of Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express and four coaches of Sealdah Rajdhani Express caught fire at the Washing Pit at New Delhi Railway Station today. Since all coaches were empty, no casualties were reported.
At…
Former Odisha CM Janaki Ballabh Patnaik dies at 89
Former Odisha CM, veteran Congress leader, Ex Assam Governor, Renowned Writer, Journalist, Statesman and Sanskrit Scholar Janaki Ballabh Patnaik alias JB, died at the age of 89. He breathed his last at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. His demise…
11 IAS Officers in Odisha Reshuffled, Tara Dutt Shunted
In a major bureaucratic reshuffle in Odisha, the government shunted out Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue, Tara Dutt, who exposed the discretionary land scam and nailed thousands of beneficiaries, including politicians, industrialists and…
5 Beer Companies issued Notices by Odisha Govt
The Odisha Government has issued show-cause notices to 5 liquor companies why their licenses should not be cancelled for the disputes over offer price over beer. The companies have been directed to reply by April 25.
The breweries that…