Policy & Politics

Bubaneswar: The Odisha government is all set to launch a recruitment drive to appoint 20,000 junior teachers and fill many vacant posts, it was officially stated on Wednesday. Confirming the...

Bhubaneswar: Pradeep Kumar Jena took charge as the Chief Secretary of Odisha on Wednesday. Jena, a 1989-batch IAS officer who was serving as the Development Commissioner, succeeds Suresh Chandra Mahapatra,...

Bhubaneswar: Dubbing reports about distribution of ‘plastic rice’ in the public distribution system (PDS) in the state as rumour, the Odisha government on Tuesday said it is fortified rice laced...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday launched the second version of the Odisha SDG Indicator Framework (OSIF 2.0). Speaking at the launch of the OSIF 2.0 on virtual platform,...

Bhubaneswar: Nikunja Bihari Dhal, a 1993 batch IAS officer, was appointed the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) of Odisha. His appointment has been made after the outgoing SRC Pradeep Jena was...

Bhubaneswar: An outlay of Rs 24,829 crore in Odisha’s Agriculture Budget for 2023-24, a big jump from Rs 7,162 crore in 2013-14, reflects the state government’s commitment towards farm sector...

Bhubaneswar: In a scathing attack on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for visiting Mumbai during Assembly session, BJP stalwart and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jayanarayan Mishra on Tuesday said the...

Bhubaneswar: Around 5,000 doctors will be appointed by the Odisha government in the coming days and the recruitment would be done in two phases, Health Minister Niranjan Pujari told the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday appointed the outgoing Chief Secretary of Odisha, Suresh Chandra Mahapatra, as the Chairperson of Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC). According to Energy Department's notification,...

Bhubaneswar: Pradeep Kumar Jena  has been appointed as Chief Secretary of Odisha. He will succeed incumbent Suresh Chandra Mahapatra, who is due to retire on February 28 after two successive...