Mukesh Ambani on Friday launched 4G-enabled feature phone handset ‘Jio Phone’ priced free, at Rs. Zero. Phones will be available from August 15.

Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Thursday created a sand sculpture congratulating President elected Ram Nath Kovind at Puri beach of Odisha.

Pre-dating what has been popularly regarded as the first war of independence in 1857, the Paika Bidroha (Paika Rebellion) of 1817 in Odisha briefly shook the foundations of British rule in the eastern part of India.

Odisha Public Private Partnership Cell has successfully grounded more than 73 projects in the state. This was known from the OPPP Technical Society meeting held under the chairmanship of Minister Planning and Convergence Usha Devi in secretariat conference hall on Thursday.

The Odisha Vigilance department has registered 37 cases and arrested 9 accused till date for irregularities in rural housing projects in the state.

Bhubaneswar Development Authority and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) have initiated the process for the formulation of a detailed Bhubaneswar E-vehicle Policy with the support of International Finance Corporation (IFC), a wing of the World Bank Group.

Mona Sharma has been appointed as the new Principal Secretary of Tourism and Culture Department while Vishal Kumar Dev has been transferred from Women and Child Development Department and given the additional charge of CMD, OHPC Ltd.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday requested the Centre to declare Paika Rebellion as the 1st war of Independence in Indian history.

The much awaited Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Setu, state’s longest road bridge on Kathajodi river connecting Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday.

The Odisha cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to recommend the Centre to declare 'Paika Rebellion' as the 1st war of Independence in Indian history.