The Anti-Corruption Vigilance Wing of Odisha Police on Saturday arrested an Odisha Transport Engineering Service (OTES) officer posted at Cuttack for allegedly amassing assets to the tune of 143 per cent more than his known sources of income.
In a refreshing turn of events in the turtle conservation programme, the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles have reappeared at Eakakulanasi Island of the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary for mass nesting after a gap of 33 years.
The eastern zone bench of National Green Tribunal has directed the Odisha Government agencies in Nayagarh district to reclaim the encroached patches reserve forestland and slap environmental compensation against the violators for damage caused to forest classified land.
Two women scientists on Saturday took over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's social media account to share their work and experiences with their countrymen on International Women's Day.
The Odisha government and Meta India on Friday collaborated to launch a unified WhatsApp chatbot that will offer all public services to more than 4.5 crore people in the state.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched the Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI) bus service in Malkangiri district on Thursday.
The health ministry on Thursday said its flagship routine immunisation campaign 'Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI 5.0)' will conclude in all states and Union Territories, except Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Punjab, on October 14.
As Odisha gears up for holding an International Convention on Millets on November 10 and 11, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that "Odisha should lead the way in developing the roadmap for millets for the next decade, both nationally and internationally."
The OHRC held TPNODL, the power distribution company, responsible for the electrocution death of a father-son duo in 2016 rejecting its defence that the 11KV pin insulator burst due to the intervention of heavy birds.
Devotees visiting the Jagannath Temple are expected to adhere to traditional clothing standards. This means refraining from wearing items like shorts, ripped jeans, or skirts.
