Odisha

While the Congress Party has been on a back foot in Odisha, owing to the series of developments within and outside in the run up to panchayat polls in the state, the BJP was inching closer towards the goal of replacing it as the main…

Veteran cinematographer Ashok Swain was conferred with the prestigious Jaydev Award for his lifetime achievement in Odia film industry at the 27th State Film Awards held at Utkal Mandap on Monday. The award having Rs 1 lakh cash reward,…

Demanding the probe into the video tape allegedly featuring BMC Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena and his involvement in the mysterious death of Rishi, BJP has called for 12 hours dawn to dusk Bhubaneswar bandh on December 21. The strike will…

Normal life across Kandhamal district was affected severely  under intense cold wave conditions, as Phulbani recorded 4.6 degree Celsius while Daringibadi in Kandhamal district recorded with a minimum temperature of 4.8 degree Celsius.…

BJP on Monday called for two hours ‘Chaka Jam’ from 10 am to 12 noon at all NACs, Civic bodies across Odisha over BMC Mayor Anant Jena’s alleged involvement in sex tape and in the mysterious death of Asutosh Mohanty alias Rishi, an…

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday directed the Energy Department to ensure power for all villages by May, 2017 and households by Mar 2019. While reviewing the status of rural electrification projects at state secretariat, the Chief…

In view of rising cyber crime cases in Odisha, State Crime Branch would set up a Cyber Forensic Division at the State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL) by March next year. Besides, one more cyber crime police station will also be…

To commemorate the victory of India in the Indo-Pak  war in 1971 Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), Angul, celebrated the 45th ‘Vijay Diwas’ with a Voluntary Blood donation and Mini Marathon at Angul. The Blood Donation Camp was…

National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), the Navratna PSU, under Ministry of Mines, Govt of India and State-run power giant NTPC Ltd.on Friday signed an agreement to set up a 2400 mega watt coal-based power plant at Gajmara in Odisha’s…

In an effort to bring convergence amongst the Skill Development Programmes implemented by various departments and to scale up skilling activities both in quantitative and qualitative terms, Government of Odisha has created a unified…