Odisha

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who visited jaundice-hit Sambalpur yesterday, has announced a special package of Rs 100 crore to revamp the underground water supply system in the region apart from granting another Rs 60 crore for…

The Odisha Cabinet has brought the Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Ordinance 2014 in order to prevent misuse of government land. Under the new provisions, land grabbing will be termed as a criminal offence and will have a minimum jail term of…

Just on the eve of Christmas, the Odisha Government has gifted its people with an increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel prices, resulting in a steep hike in fuel prices even though the centre has reduced the prices many…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released the book "Vande Bharatam", written by Pandit Prabodh Kumar Mishra, who hails from Odisha. The book is an anthology of Nationalistic Poems in Sanskrit, which were published in different newspapers of…

The Kalinga Lanka Foundation (KLF), the Delhi/NCR based cultural organization founded by like-minded people from Odisha and Sri Lanka launched its official website www.kalingalankafoundation.org in the recently convened meeting of its…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report from Odisha and Maharashtra Governments over loss of palm of a minor labour from Puri district while working under hazardous conditions in Maharashtra. The…

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will visit Sambalpur on December 24 to review the situation arisen out of jaundice menace. He will be accompanied by Chief Secretary Shri Gokul Chandra Pati. The jaundice situation has threatened to go…

Thanks to continuous decline in diesel prices in the last couple of months, the Odisha Government has reduced the bus fare in the state by 2 paise. This is the third reduction in bus fare in recent months. The decision was announced by…

Humiliated by the Odisha Government earlier, which failed to acknowledge his contribution and achievements, former Odisha DGP Prakash Mishra made the state proud by assuming charge as the new Director General of Central Reserve Police Force…

By Sandeep Banerjee: The Directorate of Factories and Boilers looks after registration of factories and boilers, grant of licence, enforcement of safety, health and welfare measures and quality assurance of boilers during manufacture,…