Devbrat Patnaik

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: As many as 24 officers and staff of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Department of Revenue, have been selected this year on the occasion of Republic Day, for grant...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Following in the footsteps of his father, Commanding Officer of the Indian Army’s 9 Para (Special Forces) – Colonel Punyabachi Mohanty has made many proud because of the acknowledgement he has received in...

Bhubaneswar: After months-long coronavirus curb, Pathani Samanta Planetarium in the capital city Bhubaneswar is set to reopen from February 2, 2021. Besides, APJ Kalam Planetarium in Burla and the Pathani Samanta Museum at Khandapada in...

Sonepur: A pall of gloom descended on Sonepur on Friday after two persons were killed when their boat capsized in Mahanadi River. The deceased have been identified as Suleman Khan (48) and his six-year-old son...

Berhampur: Today on the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, which is also observed as the Martyrs’ Day, the Congress has made arrangements for a huge public rally in the silk city to pay homage to...

Bhubaneswar: Just when it looked like the cold wave conditions have receded in the State, the IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar has predicted that parts of Odisha will experience cold weather again as night...

New Delhi: Ahead of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), the CBSE has issued admit card for those appearing in the exam, while candidates have been given the freedom to choose their exam centre. Keeping...

Kandhamal: Panic gripped Baliguda area on Saturday after Maoists brutally murdered two villagers in Belaghara police limits of the district on the suspicion of being police informers. While one body was lying in a pool...

Cuttack: State Law Minister and the BJD MLA from Mahanga, Pratap Jena faced strong opposition on Saturday during his visit to the area as hundreds of workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a...

New Delhi: Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty, on Monday took charge as the 42nd Vice Chief of the Army Staff, succeeding Lt General SK Saini who superannuated on January 31 after completing four decades of...

New Delhi: The long wait of the students over the schedule of CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations has finally ended, as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the datesheet...

Bhubaneswar: The budget session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly will commence on February 18 and continue till April 9, 2021. The annual budget for 2021-22 will be tabled by State Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on...

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority (STA) Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) for the implementation of Smart Queue Management System in the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs). The authorities...

Cuttack: In the wake of a fire mishap in Sadguru hospital in Cuttack last September, Odisha fire services department had ordered an inspection of fire safety arrangements at all Covid facilities in the State while...

Bhubaneswar: Just when people thought they have seen almost every high-profile online scams, a fresh phishing attack promising lucrative offers and deals for this Valentine’s Day – when lovers express their affection with love and...

Bhubaneswar: Is Odisha government getting too anxious to earn the Heritage City tag for Bhubaneswar? The demolition drive for the Ekamra Kshetra beautification project around the temple of Lord Lingaraj in the capital city is...

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the Odisha government has expressed deep disappointment over the Railway Budget 2021-22 saying central allocations are not up to the mark, the Railways mentioned that the total budget outlay for...

Bhubaneswar: Boasting high of accountability, transparency and advance technology in public administration, the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD formed the government in Odisha for the fifth consecutive term in 2019. However, it seems the governing bodies in...

Bhubaneswar: Following an announcement by the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh government regarding conduct of elections in three villages under Kotia Gram Panchayat on Odisha – Andhra border (OAB), senior Congress leaders criticised CM Naveen Patnaik for...

Bhubaneswar: The State government braces for another massive Covid-19 inoculation drive as Odisha’s police personnel and all frontline corona warriors of various government departments will receive the vaccine shot from tomorrow (February 6). A decision...