Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha cabinet has approved a proposal for continuance of free diagnostic and dialysis programme (NIDAAN) and strengthening of ancillary services at public health facilities (Nirmal) schemes for five...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has authorised SP-ranked officers to oversee investigations into three specific case types—mob lynching, terrorism, and organised crime. "Officers below the rank of SP should not be...

Bhubaneswar: Air raid siren echoed across 12 places of Odisha, including capital city Bhubaneswar, on Wednesday as a nationwide civil defence mock drill was initiated by the Ministry of Home...

Berhampur: The TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL) has issued 1,229 notices to individuals and establishments for unauthorised constructions under or dangerously close to overhead electricity lines across its operational...

Bhubaneswar: In a relief for consumers in Odisha during summer season, the TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) on Wednesday announced that there will be no scheduled power outage for...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has appointed retired bureaucrat Ajit Kumar Mishra as Additional Political Secretary to party president Naveen Patnaik. This comes almost a year after Santrupt Misra...

Bhubaneswar: As per the direction of the Centre, the Odisha government has made necessary arrangements for conducting a full-scale civil defence mock drill in 12 districts from Wednesday. The week-long...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience heatwave and hot and humid condition from May 8-13, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Wednesday. On May 7, thunderstorm/lightning with gusty surface...

Bhubaneswar: Amid strong protest in Odisha against the use of ‘Dham’ tag for the new Jagannath Temple at Digha in West Bengal, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb on Wednesday sought the...

Bhubaneswar: Russia on Wednesday paid tribute to freedom fighter and former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik by unveiling a memorial plaque in his honour at its embassy in New Delhi....