Odisha OKs 31 Industrial Projects
Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to bolster industrial growth in Odisha, the Land Allotment Committee (LAC) recently approved land allocation for 31 long-pending industrial projects. The meeting, held at IDCO Towers in Bhubaneswar, was chaired by Smt. Usha Padhee, Chairperson of IDCO. This decision is viewed as a critical step toward accelerating investment and is expected to generate substantial...
Usha Padhee: Transforms Odisha’s Mobility
Bhubaneswar: The departure of Shrimati Usha Padhee from Odisha’s Commerce and Transport Department marks the conclusion of a transformative era where infrastructure was redefined through the lens of human dignity and social equity. As Additional Chief Secretary, Padhee moved the Department of Commerce & Transport beyond the mechanical management of logistics, embedding a "people-first" philosophy into the state’s mobility...
Odisha AI Urban Gov Pact
Bhubaneswar: Smt. Usha Padhee, Additional Chief Secretary of the Housing & Urban Development Department, has taken a decisive step in advancing Odisha’s digital frontier by overseeing the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding with the AIRAWAT Research Foundation at IIT Kanpur. This collaboration, centered on Smt. Padhee’s vision for a technology-led urban transformation, aims to integrate artificial intelligence...
Chanchal Rana Retains BDA
Bhubaneswar: In a significant administrative turn, the Government of Odisha has decided to retain Shri Chanchal Rana, a 2014 batch IAS officer, as the Vice Chairman of the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and Managing Director of Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited. This move comes after the cancellation of a previous notification that had appointed Shrimati Rashmita Panda to the position. The...
500 More Cyclone Shelters Soon
Bhubaneswar: The state government plans to construct 500 new multipurpose cyclone shelters in disaster-prone areas to further bolster its emergency response capabilities. Currently, Odisha maintains a network of 909 flood and cyclone shelters, which includes 600 multipurpose cyclone shelters and 309 multipurpose flood shelters. Chief Secretary Anu Garg chaired the 38th Governing Body meeting of the Odisha State Disaster Management...
ଫେରାଇଦେଲେ ମଧ୍ୟାହ୍ନ ଭୋଜନ ଓ ୟୁନିଫର୍ମ
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : “ପାଠ ପଢ଼ିବା ପାଇଁ ଆମକୁ ଶିକ୍ଷକ ଦରକାର । ତା’ପରେ ଯାଇ ମଧ୍ୟାହ୍ନ ଭୋଜନ ଓ ସ୍କୁଲ ୟୁନିଫର୍ମ ।” ଏଭଳି ପ୍ରତିବାଦର ସ୍ୱର ଉଠାଇ ବୟସ୍କ ନାଗରିକ, ସମାଜ ଚିନ୍ତକ, ଶିକ୍ଷାବିତ୍ ଏବଂ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଚଳାଉଥିବା ରାଜନୈତିକ ଓ ପ୍ରଶାସନିକ ଅଧିକାରୀମାନଙ୍କ ଆଖି ଖୋଲିବା ପାଇଁ ଚେଷ୍ଟା କରିଛନ୍ତି କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଡ଼ା ଜିଲ୍ଲା ପଟ୍ଟାମୁଣ୍ଡାଇ ବ୍ଲକ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ କଖାରୁଣୀ ଉନ୍ନୀତ ଉଚ୍ଚ ପ୍ରାଥମିକ ବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟର କୁନିକୁନି ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀମାନେ । ବର୍ଷବର୍ଷ ଧରି ଏହି ବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟରେ ଶିକ୍ଷକ ସଂକଟ ଲାଗି ରହିଛି ।...
Vision For Resilient Forestry
Bhubaneswar: Odisha hosted 14th National Workshop of JICA Assisted Forestry Projects on 11 February, bringing together conservation experts and policymakers to address the intersection of technology and environmental stewardship. Under the theme of Future Ready Forestry: Climate Resilience, Digital Transformation, and Sustainable Wood Economies, the three-day convention serves as a strategic platform for the Odisha Forestry Sector Development Project,...
ଚୋରା ଗଞ୍ଜେଇ ଜବତରେ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ପ୍ରଥମ
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ଦେଶର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ଯେତେ ପରିମାଣର ଚୋରା ଗଞ୍ଜେଇ ଜବତ ହେଉଛି ସେଥିରେ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ସ୍ଥାନ ପ୍ରଥମରେ ରହିଛି । ଆଳୁ, କପଡ଼ା, ଲୁୁଣ, ତେଲ, ଚିନି ଆଦି ଉତ୍ପାଦନ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଢେର ପଛରେ ପଡ଼ିଥିବା ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ସର୍ବାଧିକ ଗଞ୍ଜେଇ ଜବତ ହେଉଥିବାବେଳେ ଏଠି ଗଞ୍ଜେଇ ଉତ୍ପାଦନର ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦିଷ୍ଟ ପରିମାଣ କିନ୍ତୁ ଜଣାପଡୁନାହିଁ । ରିପୋର୍ଟ ମୁତାବକ ୫ବର୍ଷରେ ଓଡ଼ିଶାରୁ ସର୍ବାଧିକ ୧୦ଲକ୍ଷ ୬୦ ହଜାର କିଲୋ ଗଞ୍ଜେଇ ଜବତ ହୋଇଥିବାବେଳେ ଏହି ସମୟରେ ସିକିମ୍ ଭଳି ପାହାଡ଼ିଆ ରାଜ୍ୟରୁ ଜବତ...
ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ଦୁର୍ନୀତି ମାମଲା ବଢ଼ୁଛି
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ସରକାରଙ୍କ ଆର୍ଥିକ ସଂକଟ ଓ ଅନ୍ୟାନ୍ୟ କାରଣରୁ କିଛିବର୍ଷ ଧରି ସରକାରୀ ଚାକିରିରେ ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ଏକ ପ୍ରକାର ଦୁର୍ଲଭ ହୋଇପଡିଥିବାବେଳେ ଯେତେ ଅଳ୍ପ ସଂଖ୍ୟକ ଚାକିରି ପାଇବି ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟା ଧିମା ଗତିରେ ଚାଲୁଛି ସେଥିରୁ ଅନେକ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଅନିୟମିତତା, ପକ୍ଷପାତିତା ଆଦି କାରଣ ଯୋଗୁ ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥୀମାନେ ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ସୁଯୋଗରୁ ବଞ୍ôଚତ ହୋଇ ବାରଦୂଆର ଶୁଣ୍ଢିପିଣ୍ଡା ହେଉଛନ୍ତି । ସାମ୍ବିଧାନିକ ସଂସ୍ଥା ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଲୋକସେବା ଆୟୋଗ ଠାରୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରି ଷ୍ଟାଫ୍ ସିଲେକ୍ସନ କମିଶନ, ପୋଲିସ ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ବୋର୍ଡ ଆଦିରେ...
Odisha Leads Panchayat Awards
New Delhi: Odisha has emerged as a national leader in grassroots governance, securing multiple accolades at the National Panchayat Awards between 2023 and 2025. Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh detailed these achievements in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on 11th February 2026, highlighting the state's progress in localization of Sustainable Development Goals and...