Odisha

For the first time in 16 years, people are talking about alternative to "invincible" Naveen Patnaik. Who pose a threat to him today? Congress, BJP or Young Ministers of his Cabinet? Jagannath Satapathy: At present nobody is a threat, as…

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated 100 new godowns in different parts of the state via video conference. The godowns, each having capacity of 41,425 MT, were constructed by the Cooperation Department to conserve…

The Odisha Government on Thursday decided to provide electricity to 1100 un-electrified villages by end of October. Talking to the newspersons, the Secretary of Energy Department Rajesh Verma said, after having a discussion with all…

The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Prasad Harichandan on Friday announced to observe dawn-to-dusk Odisha bandh on August 16 protesting against the unilateral construction of barrages by the Chhattisgarh government in the…

On the auspicious occasion of 13th Anniversary Celebrations of leading Odia Weekly 'Subarta', Editor Pradyumna Satpathy took an unprecedented step of uniting all former student leaders on a single platform to discuss about the prevailing…

Former Chief Secretary of Odisha Sudhanshu Bhusan Mishra passed away at his residence in Bhubaneswar on Thursday night. He was 77. Mishra, who was suffering from Cancer, is survived by wife and two daughters. Mishra was a 1965 batch…

While the ruling BJD Government has taken tough stand against Chhattisgarh on the issue of construction of barrages on Mahanadi River, Dharmendra Pradhan has taken the lead to counter the BJD and expose it on many counts. But,  is Odisha…

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will chair the State Cabinet meeting on Friday afternoon at the State Secretariat. The State government is likely to clear the amendment of the Orissa Official Language Act 1954 in the meeting.…

Normal life was thrown out of gear in Cuttack as the Congress party on Friday called a shutdown to press for the fulfillment of a 12-point charter of demands. The party is protesting against the State Government’s failure in addressing…

In a shocking incident, 18 people died in the villages surrounded by waters of the Indravati water reservoir project in Kalahandi district due to the spread of an unknown disease. As many as 22 villages under the two gram panchayats are…