Odisha

Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik took off from Biju Patnaik International Airport here in a helicopter on Thursday and inspected the flood-affected areas through an aerial survey. He examined the flood situation in the…

Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said a new era of transformation has started in the state.Addressing the people of Odisha on the occasion of Independence Day, Patnaik said the state's success is paving the way…

Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated two irrigation projects worth Rs 1,508 crore in Mayurbhanj district, which will provide irrigation facilities to more than 27,000 hectares of land, benefiting more…

Bhubaneswar : A woman tourist from Chhattisgarh drowned while bathing in the sea in Odisha's Puri on Tuesday, officials said.The deceased has been identified as Minakshi Nayak from Raigarh area of Chhattisgarh. "Six tourists from the…

Bhubaneswar : A competent authority under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has ordered forfeiture of properties worth over Rs 3 crore owned by two ganja smugglers of Odisha's Ganjam district, police said on…

Bhubaneswar : Bhubaneswar, the city of temples which was nowhere in the sports map of India, has now become a favourable destination for Indian athletes to prepare for national and international sporting events. Apart from hosting…

Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said the food processing sector is one of the most important sectors which can become a powerful driver of the growth story of the state. Patnaik said this here after…

Bhubaneswar : The Odisha government will conduct chess competitions at school and college levels regularly to promote the game in a professional manner, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here on Friday. Patnaik said this after handing…

Bhubaneswar : Three persons were killed and five sustained grievous injuries after a speeding car rammed into an auto-rickshaw and a bike on Bolangir-Sonepur national highway in Odisha's Sonepur district on Tuesday morning, police said.…

Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday appealed to all MLAs in the state to support Draupadi Murmu, who has been named as the NDA candidate in the presidential election.Patnaik, who is in Rome now,…