Putting to an end on the speculation of ministry reshuffle in Naveen Patnaik government, seven ministers have tendered their resignation here on Saturday.

Odisha Assembly speaker Niranjan Pujari on Friday resigned from his position fuelling speculation that several ministers may resign to make way for the reshuffle.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said the ministry reshuffle would be effected very soon.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday decided to increase the monthly pensions of freedom fighters in various categories with retrospective effect from April 2017.

The Temple City Bhubaneswar has taken a significant leap on cleanliness front as it has received the award being the Fastest Moving City in East Zone under the category of more than 10 lakhs population in Swachh Survekshan - 2017.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday hinted at a ministry reshuffle very soon. Reacting to a media query, Patnaik said he is not ruling out of ministry reshuffle in the state

Anubhav Mohanty and Elina have paired again for the upcoming Odia movie ‘Abhay-A Common Man’. The film is produced under the banner of Tarang Cine Productions.

India on Thursday successfully test-fired its medium-range nuclear-capable Agni-II missile with a strike range of more than 2000 km from the Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the Army.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced to hold bye-election to the lone vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha on May 25.

The Odisha government will reiterate its demand before the union government for additional two battalions of central forces to tackle the Maoists problem in the state.