Bhubaneswar, Feb 25: The Odisha Vigilance has unearthed more than Rs 4 crore during raid at the residence of Debabrata Mohanty, Deputy Director of Mines at Patia area in Bhubaneswar. Debabrata Mohanty who is posted as Deputy Director of Mines, Cuttack Circle, Cuttack was apprehended by Odisha Vigilance yesterday for taking bribe Rs.30,000 from a licenced coal vendor. After the incident, simultaneous house searches were conducted by Odisha Vigilance at Patia in Bhubaneswar, parental house at Mathasahi in Bhadrak and his office chamber at Cuttack. During the ongoing searches by Odisha Vigilance, cash over Rs 4 Crore concealed in trolley…
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Bhubaneswar, Feb 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Israel starting from today. The meet will end on February 26. The Prime Minister of India had accepted the invitation of the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, to pay a State visit to Israel on February 25-26, 2026. This is the second visit of the Prime Minister to Israel. “I will be undertaking a State Visit to Israel today and tomorrow. Our nations share a robust and multifaceted Strategic Partnership. Ties have significantly strengthened in the last few years,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi…
Bhubaneswar, February 24: In a significant step towards positioning Odisha as a premier adventure tourism hub in Eastern India, Odisha Government today signed MoUs with the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) and the Aero Club of India (ACI). The MoUs were signed here at a special event in presence of Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida and Chief Secretary Anu Garg. Addressing the gathering, the Deputy CM said safety is the cornerstone of the State’s adventure tourism expansion. Through international partnerships and a new focus on spiritual and experience-based travel, the State Government plans to modernize the sector and attract fresh investment…
Bhubaneswar, February 24: Six of 32 state-owned Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in Odisha are running with losses, Public Enterprises Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra told the State Assembly today. Mahapatra said 32 PSUs are functioning in the State, of which six are incurring losses and 24 are making profits while two companies are neither making profit nor incurring any loss. He listed out the loss-making units as Gridco Ltd, Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC), Odisha State Financial Corporation (OSFC), Kalinga Studio Limited, Odisha Pisciculture Development Corporation Limited and Odisha Rural Housing & Development Corporation (ORHDC). The two State-owned companies- Watco…
Bhubaneswar, February 23: In a decisive push towards sustainable urban transformation, the Odisha Budget 2026–27 has earmarked Rs 421 Crore for Urban Mobility, paving the way for a significant expansion of electric bus services and technology-driven public transport systems across the State. Hailing the Budget as transformative and forward-looking, Housing & Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra on Monday said, “The Rs 421 Crore allocation for Urban Mobility reflects our Government’s unwavering commitment to people-centric development. AMA Bus has already redefined public transport in Odisha, and this expansion will take it to the next level.” By scaling up electric buses…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 23 (PTI) The Odisha Government has received only Rs 10,727.52 crore Central grants against the estimated amount of Rs 41,591.73 crore till January of the current financial year 2025-26. This was informed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the State Assembly on Monday. In a written reply to the question by former finance minister Niranjan Pujari, the CM said the Central Government provides funds to the state under Central Sponsored Schemes (CCS), assistance to local bodies, disaster response fund, share in NDRF, other purposes. The State Government had estimated that it would receive a total fund of…
Bhubaneswar, February 21: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday presented the annual budget for 2026-27 fiscal with a total estimate of Rs 3.10 lakh crore, laying emphasis on infrastructure, industry and other social sectors. The Chief Minister has proposed an allocation of Rs 1,970 crore for Industry and MSME sector, which is more than 1.5 times the previous allocation during 2023-24. However, apart from the just budgetary allocations, the industrial sector will get benefits from several projects, highways, economic corridors, etc. announced in the budget. “For decades, Odisha powered India’s industrial rise through leadership in coal, ferrous minerals and…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 21: VFS Global Visa Application Centre will be opening its centre in Bhubaneswar on April 1, 2026. The company has confirmed that the Visa Application Centre in Bhubaneswar will initially process visa applications for the United Kingdom and select Schengen countries. The Centre will gradually add additional countries based on approval as well as demand. The establishment of VFS Global’s Visa Application Centre in Bhubaneswar will significantly reduce the need for Odisha residents to travel to other cities for visa formalities. This will be affective in saving time, cost, and effort, particularly for students and business travelers. VFS…
ଏହି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ ରେ ୬୦୦ ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀ ଇ-ଶିକ୍ଷା ପାଇ ଉପକାରୀ ହୋଇପାରିଛନ୍ତି ରାୟଗଡ଼ା, ୨୧/୦୨/୨୦୨୬ : ଭାରତର ସର୍ବବୃହତ୍ ଆଲୁମିନିୟମ ଉତ୍ପାଦନକାରୀ ବେଦାନ୍ତ ଆଲୁମିନିୟମ ନିଜର ଜ୍ଞାନ ଜ୍ୟୋତି ଡିଜିଟାଲ ଶିକ୍ଷା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ ଜରିଆରେ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ରାୟଗଡ଼ା ଏବଂ କଳାହାଣ୍ଡି ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ୬ଟି ସରକାରୀ ପ୍ରାଥମିକ ବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟର ୬୦୦ ପିଲାଙ୍କୁ ଆଧୁନିକ ଶିକ୍ଷାଦାନ ପାଇଁ ଶିକ୍ଷଣ ପରିବେଶକୁ ସୁଦୃଢ଼ କରୁଛି। ଏହି ପଦକ୍ଷେପ ଶିକ୍ଷାଷ୍ଠାନଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଡିଜିଟାଲ୍ ଶିକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା ସହିତ ସଜ୍ଜିତ କରିଛି ଯେଉଁଥିରେ ଆଣ୍ଡ୍ରଏଡ୍-ଆଧାରିତ ସ୍ମାର୍ଟ ଶ୍ରେଣୀଗୃହ, ପ୍ରୋଜେକ୍ଟର୍, ‘ଷ୍ଟେମ’ ଶିକ୍ଷା କିଟ୍, ମଡେଲ୍, ଲାଇବ୍ରେରୀ ଆଦି ରହିଛି । ଏଗୁଡ଼ିକ ସୌର ଶକ୍ତି ଦ୍ବାରା ପରିଚାଳିତ ଯାହା ଗ୍ରାମାଞ୍ଚଳରେ ବିଦ୍ୟୁତ ନରହିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିରବଚ୍ଛିନ୍ନ ଭାବେ ଡିଜିଟାଲ ଶିକ୍ଷା ସୁନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରିପାରିବ। ଏହି ପଦକ୍ଷେପ ଦ୍ୱାରା ‘ଷ୍ଟେମ’ ଶିକ୍ଷଣ ସୁଯୋଗ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ବିଦ୍ୟାର୍ଥୀଙ୍କ ବହୁଳ ଯୋଗଦାନ ସହିତ ଶ୍ରେଣୀଗୃହ ପରିବେଶରେ ଉନ୍ନତି ଘଟିଛି। ଏହା ମଧ୍ୟ ଶିକ୍ଷକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଡିଜିଟାଲ୍…
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