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Odisha amends panchayat laws to prevent submission of false affidavit

Ahead of the panchayat polls, the Odisha government amended three laws to punish candidates who provide false information in the affidavit filed for the rural elections.

CM Patnaik felicitates para-Olympians for their performance in Tokyo

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has felicitated the Para badminton players who won the medals at the recent Tokyo Paralympics and congratulated them on their spectacular performance in Tokyo.According to a statement by the Chief Minister's Office on Friday, during the event, Patnaik felicitated Deepa Malik (President Paralympic Committee of India), Prabhakar Rao (Chairman, Para-badminton India), Gaurav Khanna - Head Coach, Para-Badminton Indian team, Shiba Prasad Das - Head Coach, Odisha Para badminton, Pramod Bhagat - Tokyo Paralympics Gold medallist, Krishna Nagar - Tokyo Paralympics Gold medallist, Manoj Sarkar - Tokyo Paralympics Bronze medallist, Tarun Dhillion - Paralympian, Parul Parmar - Paralympian, Palak Kholi - Paralympian, Rajkumar - Arjuna Awardee.Ms Deepa Malik thanked Chief Minister for his initiatives for the development of sports in the country. She lauded Odisha as a model for sports development and for the support of the state towards the sportspersons and ...

Odisha govt imposes restrictions for Christmas, New Year celebrations

As per the order, Christmas celebrations will be limited to the churches with participation of a maximum of 50 persons

Odisha govt to issue fresh reservation notification for panchayat polls

The Odisha government told High court that it would withdraw a "faulty" reservation notification issued earlier

India successfully tests ballistic missile 'Pralay' off Odisha coast

India Wednesday successfully test fired short-range, surface to surface-guided ballistic missile Pralay' off the Odisha coast here, DRDO sources said.

Canadian fund CDPQ buys 40% in Odisha toll road for Rs 2,100 crore

The deal, which has all the approvals barring an NHAI nod and the customary regulatory approvals, is likely to be completed anytime now

Odisha releases Rs 350 crore for livelihood assistance during pandemic

The Odisha government has released Rs 350 crore for disbursement as Livelihood Assistance among the poor people during the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic situation

Odisha CM inaugurates longest river bridge over Mahanadi river in Cuttack

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated Odisha's longest bridge over the Mahanadi river at Gopinathpur in Cuttack on Monday.According to the Odisha government, the bridge was a long-standing demand of the locals and will shorten the distance between Badamba and Baideswhar, Banki by 45 km and will connect Shinghanath Temple.The 3.4-kilometre-long bridge carries a 'T' shaped design and has been constructed at a cost of Rs 111 crore."The bridge connecting Badamba Narasinghpur to Baideshwar of Banki. It will benefit over 5 lakh people as well as contribute to the development of tourism, agriculture and commerce in the region," read the state government's statement.

Odisha bags proposals worth Rs 2.48 trillion from steel sector in 6 months

Raw material, port facilities, slurry pipe infrastructure make the state a "popular" choice

State EC issues Model Code of Conduct for Odisha 3-tier Panchayat polls

The State Election Commission (SEC) of Odisha has issued the Model Code of Conduct to be followed by the candidates and the parties during the upcoming three-tier panchayat polls.

AM/NS to invest over Rs 1 trn in a 24 mn tonne steel plant in Odisha

The company had earlier this year signed an MoU for setting up a 12 mt steel plant at Kendrapara, Odisha, at an investment of Rs 50,000 crore

Odisha approves Rs 5,192 crore worth industrial infrastructure projects

The four new industrial infrastructure development projects were approved at the inter-departmental coordination committee meeting

Odisha CM demands 184,000 houses for Fani-hit families under PMAY(G)

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik urged PM Modi to sanction 1.84 lakh houses for families hit by Cyclone Fani under PMAY(G) and 13 lakh houses for the non-Fani affected in tribal districts

Odisha extends additional rice distribution for 4 months till 2022 March

Odisha has extended distribution of additional 5 kg of rice per head free of cost to beneficiaries of the State Food Security Scheme for four more months

4,500 acres of landed properties of 6 temples in Odisha under encroachment

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said that over 4,500 acres of landed properties of six temples in Odisha are under encroachment.

DRDO successfully test-fires air version of BrahMos cruise missile: Report

The launch has cleared the way for serial production of air-version BrahMos missiles: Report

DRDO carries out successful test firing of surface-to-air missile

The missile has an operational range of 50 to km distance

Odisha: 246 samples sent for genome sequencing to detect Omicron

Amid Omicron threat, 246 samples from various districts of Odisha were sent to Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar for genome sequencing, an official said on Monday.

Odisha coronavirus update: Registers 189 new Covid cases, 2 more fatalities

Odisha on Sunday reported 189 new Covid-19 cases, four less than the previous day, with the tally rising to 10,50,249, a health department bulletin said.

Heavy rains lash Odisha as remnants of cyclone Jawad near coast

Heavy rains lashed parts of Odisha on Sunday as remnants of cyclone Jawad, which has weakened into a deep depression, neared the coast, officials said. The system moved north-northeastwards at 20 kmph in the last six hours and is over west-central Bay of Bengal, 90 km from Gopalpur, 120 km from Puri and 210 km from Paradip, the weather office said in its 11.30 am bulletin. It is likely to move north-northeast wards, weaken further into depression and reach Odisha coast near Puri around afternoon, it said. It is likely to continue to move north-northeastwards along Odisha coast towards West Bengal coast and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area around midnight, it added. Rainfall was reported from most districts of the state, the weather office said. Ganjam, Khurda, Puri, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur received heavy to very heavy rainfall. Khalikote in Ganjam district recorded 158 mm rainfall, followed by Nayagarh (107.5 mm), Chhatrapur (86.6 mm) and Bhubaneswar (42.3 mm), it