Odisha

New Delhi: The Centre has designated Law Secretary Niten Chandra, a 1990-batch Odisha cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, as in-charge of Central Agency Section in Department of Legal Affairs. ...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena has written to Indian Ambassador in Saudi Arabia Dr Suhel Azaj Khan urging him to take steps to rescue and repatriate 33 persons from...

Bhubaneswar: Rainfall activity is likely to further increase in Odisha next week with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting the formation of another low pressure over the Bay of Bengal...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a nowcast warning about intense rain for 14 districts of Odisha including Cuttack by 10 pm on Thursday. The MeT Centre in...

Paralakhemundi: A police constable has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman on false promise of marriage in Mohana area of Odisha’s Gajapati district. The accused, identified as Trinath Sahu,...

Bhubaneswar: Four National Highway projects passing through Dhenkanal district in Odisha are delayed mainly due to delay in land acquisition, forest clearance and slow performance of contractor. As per the...

Bhubaneswar: Rajya Sabha member from BJD Sulata Deo is among the four women Parliamentarians nominated by Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankha, to the panel of Vice-Chairpersons on Thursday. The other...

Bhubaneswar: With a low pressure area forming over northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast, the India Meteorological Department on Thursday forecast intense spells of rain across the state during...

Bhubaneswar: At least 19 villages of Nakamamudi panchayat in Odisha’s Malkangiri district were cut off from the mainland following a landslide at Bayapada ghat due to incessant rainfall on Thursday....

Bhubaneswar: Rainfall activity in Odisha has increased with the formation of a low pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast on Thursday morning. "Under the influence of...