Odisha Water Bags Top Award
New Delhi: Odisha has received the Best Award in the State Category at the 9th India International Water Week (IIWW) 2026. The event was held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi with the theme “Climate Resilient Water Management,” where Odisha participated as the Partner State. Union Minister Jal Shakti Shri C R Paatil presented the award, where Union Secretary Shri...
E-Portal For Jagannatha Land
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government to Launch E-Portal to Streamline Lord Jagannatha Temple Land Settlement. This was decided in a high-level review meeting was chaired by Law, Public Works, and Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan. Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) and Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management, Shri Vishal Dev, Additional Chief Secretary, Energy,...
CM Suspends 2 Officers
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the suspension proposals for two senior officials involved in separate cases. The suspended officials are Shri Arun Kumar Biswal, Additional Secretary of the Commerce and Transport Department, and Shri Sujit Kumar Raul, Senior Superintendent of Cuttack Circle Jail. Both officers were arrested and placed in Judicial Custody. In accordance with state service...
Singh Deo Concern Over Textbook Errors
Bhubaneswar: Senior Lawmaker, Shri Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo raised serious concerns regarding widespread errors identified in state textbooks for Classes I to VIII. The issue came to light during the State Legislative Assembly session on September 25, 2026, when Shri Singh Deo raised a question and where the School and Mass Education Minister, Shri Nityanand Gond, revealed details about...
Naveen Seeks CEC Papers
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal Chief and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly Shri Naveen Patnaik has demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar, citing sharp internal differences within the Election Commission of India. Speaking to reporters outside the Assembly in Bhubaneswar, Shri Patnaik expressed severe concerns over reported disagreements among the election commissioners...
MMDR Row Halts Odisha Assembly
Bhubaneswar: The ongoing standoff in the Odisha Legislative Assembly highlights the deep-seated political frictions surrounding state resource rights and central legislation. The repeated disruptions, including the recent session where Question Hour lasted a mere four minutes before Deputy Speaker Shri Bhabani Shankar Bhoi was forced to adjourn proceedings until 4 PM, reflect a strategic confrontation between the Governing Bharatiya...
No Quantified Assessment Yet On MMDR Impact
Bhubaneswar: Minister for Steel and Mines Bibhuti Bhusan Jena clarified in the Odisha Legislative Assembly that the state government has not yet conducted a quantified assessment of the financial impact of Section 9D under the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Amendment Act, 2026, on Odisha's revenue from levies and taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land. Responding to queries...
Kalikesh Q Reveals Balangir Mineral Wealth
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government has confirmed that there is Vast Reserves of Mineral Wealth in Balangir District. In a reply to the question of Shri Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, MLA Balangir, Minister Steel and Mines, Shri Bibhuti Bhusan Jena has tabled a detailed reply. According to Minister's reply, Preliminary exploration conducted by key agencies including the Directorate of Mines and Geology,...
Himansu Panda New Member RERA
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has appointed Shri Himansu Bhusan Panda as Member (Administration) of the Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority. The appointment has been issued by order of the Governor of Odisha, exercising the powers conferred under Sub-section 1 of Section 20 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, read with Rule 18 (7) of the Odisha...
ଛତିଶଗଡ଼ ମୁହାଁ ଗଭୀର ଅବପାତ
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ଗଞ୍ଜାମ ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ଦକ୍ଷିଣ-ପଶ୍ଚିମରେ ବୁଧବାର ରାତିରେ ସ୍ଥଳଭାଗ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରିଥିବା ଗଭୀର ଅବପାତ ଗୁରୁବାର ଦିନ ରାୟଗଡ଼ାଠାରୁ ପ୍ରାୟ ୮୦ କିମି ଦକ୍ଷିଣ-ଦକ୍ଷିଣପୂର୍ବରେ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରୀଭୂତ ଥିଲା । ଏହା ଉତର-ଉତରପଶ୍ଚିମ ଦିଗକୁ ଗତି କରିବାର ସମ୍ଭାବନା ରହିଥିବା ସୋଆ ଡିମ୍ଡ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟର ପରିବେଶ ଓ ଜଳବାୟୁ କେନ୍ଦ୍ର (ସିଇସି) ପକ୍ଷରୁ କୁହାଯାଇଛି । ଏହି ପାଣିପାଗ ପ୍ରଣାଳୀ ପଶ୍ଚିମ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଜିଲ୍ଲା ଦେଇ ଉତର ଛତିଶଗଡ଼ ଆଡ଼କୁ ଗତି କରିବା ସହ ଶୁକ୍ରବାର ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଏହାର ତୀବ୍ରତା ବଜାୟ ରଖିବାର...