Odisha

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik led people of Odisha to pay rich tribute to freedom fighters and nation's heroes, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Veer Surendra Sai, who share common birthday on January 23 today. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's…

After suffering an innings defeat against Delhi in just two days in the previous game, Odisha suffered another heavy loss (by 10 wickets) against Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy at Gandhi Stadium in Balangir. Rajasthan, which scored 305 in…

The National Workshop ' Design Sutra ’ , aiming at promoting hand-loom with fashion, held at the National Institute of Fashion Technology ( NIFT) campus in Bhubaneswar today. It envisaged in bringing the designers and hand-loom weavers…

Odisha has made exemplary performance in compensatory afforestation projects. The CAG has remarked that around 95% of the compensatory afforestation of the country has been done in Odisha alone; and the State has exceeded the target of…

For the first time, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has included Odisha in the list of vulnerable places to be targeted by terrorists. Just ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to India, the IB has issued terror alerts for four states -…

Considering the importance of MSME to the overall economic development , Govt of Odisha has created a separate department namely the MSME Department .Credit, Technology and Marketing are the vital elements of growth of the MSME’s. Keeping…

Odisha has beaten global slowdown in mineral market by boosting up its export in non-mineral sectors like marine, electronics, software and metallurgical products. The export performance during 2013-14 has registered a record growth of 53%…

The construction of public utilities and much sought for social housing schemes in Bhubaneswar has been expedited with allotment of land by General Administration Department for these purposes. Site Selection and land allotment committee…

The Odisha Government has proposed the names of six cities in the state to be included in PM Narendra Modi's ambitious Smart City project. The cities selected are Puri, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Berhampur and Sambalpur. Housing…

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has crossed 10-lakh membership mark in Odisha ever since the membership drive was launched by BJP President Amit Shah during his Odisha visit. It was revealed by BJP's Odisha In-Charge Arun Singh. The BJP…