Government

The Odisha government will run as many as 272 special buses to Puri from different places in the state for the annual Ratha Yatra festival scheduled to be held on Sunday.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to put further disinvestment in Nalco on hold.

In a significant push for various smart city projects in Bhubaneswar, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated solar powered Adaptive Traffic Signal Control system on Sachivalaya Marg and laid foundation stones of four other smart city projects.

The much awaited railway services to Odisha’s Nayagarh district will commence from June 19. The construction of railway track between Bolagarh Road station and Nayagarh Town station-a part of the ongoing Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line Project– has been completed

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday urged the Centre to sanction a National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTUM) in the state.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday asked the district collectors to act as agents of change to improve public service delivery and governance.

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday requested Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti to advise the Chhattisgarh government for immediate opening of the gates of Kalma barrage to ensure free flow of water in Mahanadi river.

Bus services to Puri from Bhubaneswar and Cuttack resumed on Wednesday as the Bus Owners’ Association called off its strike after talks with the Puri district administration.

The Odisha government on Friday approved 10 proposals with an investment of Rs 1.10 lakh crore which will create nearly 46,000 jobs in the state.

Nandini KR, who topped the Union Public Service Commission 2016 exams on Wednesday, says she wants to join the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) to serve the people of India, rather become a diplomat.