Odisha (, ;, pronounced [oɽɪˈsaː]; also formerly Orissa, is an Indian state located on the eastern coast of India. It neighbors the states of West Bengal and Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has a coastline of 485 kilometres along the Bay of Bengal. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India.
Cautioning teachers of all state-run and aided colleges against participating in any agitation by taking leave, the Odisha government has clarified that leave is not a matter of right. IndiaTimes - Published
An SC bench of Justices Sanjay K Kaul and K M Joseph berated the Odisha government on Monday for filing an appeal after a delay of more than 400 days and that too against the concurrent ‘not.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address a pro-CAA public meeting during his two-day visit to Odisha on February 28, said state BJP president Samir Mohanty on Sunday. Mohanty said Shah will address a.. IndiaTimes - Published
CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday termed the National Population Register exercise as a precursor of the National Register of Citizens and urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik not to.. IndiaTimes - Published
After rejecting any NPR in Bihar, CM Nitish Kumar asked the Centre to remove the new questions related to the date and place of birth of parents in the NPR updation form as “they would create.. IndiaTimes - Published
At least 40 people were said to be injured after the Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) Express derailed near Nergundi railway station in Cuttack on Thursday. Five of them are reported to.. DNA - Published
Protesters on Wednesday hit the road across the country as trade unions have called a 24-hour 'Bharat Bandh' (nationwide strike) to protest against economic policies of the central government that are.. DNA - Published
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on Monday condemned the attack on students and teachers at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. The chief minister, who expressed shock over the incident, said.. IndiaTimes - Published
Naidu had arrived at Raipur in Chhattisgarh from Delhi on Thursday. He was scheduled to take a chopper from Raipur to Bolangir on Friday morning to inaugurate a new LPG bottling plant of BPCL, the.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal, constituted in February 2010 to resolve river water sharing dispute between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, has got one-year extension. This extension is an immediate.. IndiaTimes - Published
The multi-barrel rocket launch system was launched from Pinaka launcher system in deployment configuration from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
The minister also urged the groups in Odisha who are opposed to the new legislation to not create panic as the CAA will not have any effect on Indian Muslims. DNA - Published
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said the ruling BJD does not support NRC but had backed the amended citizenship law as the latter applies only to foreigners. He also appealed to the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Targeting a ship, the land-missile was fired from an advanced indigenous seeker from launch pad-III of Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Balasore off the coast of Odisha. DNA - Published
India on Tuesday successfully conducted another night trial of its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-2 missile as part of a user trial for the armed forces from a test range in Odisha.. IndiaTimes - Published
More than 5 years after the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission in 2014, sanitation indicators under the programme point to sustained improvement in cleanliness across the country. But the findings of.. IndiaTimes - Published
The cyclone has uprooted hundreds of trees in various districts. The NDRF, ODRAF, police and fire personnel are engaged in clearing the roads of the uprooted trees in these areas. DNA - Published
Earlier on Friday, the IMD said that 'Cyclone Bulbul' formed over the Bay of Bengal has intensified and is set to head towards West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts. Following which the NDRF on Friday.. IndiaTimes - Published
Cyclone 'Bulbul' has intensified into 'Very Severe Cyclonic Storm' and is likely to cause heavy to very heavy rainfall over coastal districts of Odisha and West Bengal on November 8 and 9, IMD has.. DNA - Published
"Cyclone Bulbul has intensified today. It will move towards West Bengal and Bangladesh. The wind speed would be around 10 kilometers per hour. Puri will also be going to receive rainfall today," said.. IndiaTimes - Published
Notwithstanding its claims of being strapped for resources to take on a funds-rich BJP, Congress spent over Rs 820 crore on its campaign for the general elections to the Lok Sabha and assemblies of.. IndiaTimes - Published
The districts put on high alert are Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Puri, Gajapati, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh, Nuapada and Malkangiri. DNA - Published
He also advised the Chief Secretary, Development Commissioner, Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC) and officers in the CMO to visit child care institutions and celebrate the festival of lights.. IndiaTimes - Published
Heavy rain lashed parts of Odisha since Tuesday due to a low pressure area over Bay of Bengal, disrupting normal life even as more downpour was forecast in the next three days. The low pressure area,.. IndiaTimes - Published
The system has been developed by the institute on the directions of the government and established in Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana. IndiaTimes - Published
India's indigenously designed air-to-air missile Astra was successfully test-fired from the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Odisha on Tuesday. The Astra is capable of engaging targets of different.. IndiaTimes - Published
The truck, registered in Nagaland, was fined by the enforcement team of the transport office in Sambalpur when the department found the vehicle violated multiple traffic rules DNA - Published
Ever since higher penalties for traffic violations came into effect from September 1 after the implementation of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, the nation has erupted with reports of.. DNA - Published
After water level in the reservoir of the Hirakud dam rose considerably on Friday, excess water was released from it leading to inundation of low-lying areas in five districts of Odisha, officials.. IndiaTimes - Published
Most of the states are considering notifying lesser fines for traffic offences than the stiff penalties in the amended Motor Vehicles Act, barely a day after the Gujarat announced reductions between 25.. IndiaTimes - Published
A 27-year-old tribal woman from Odisha’s Maoist-hit Malkangiri district has become the first pilot from the region to fly a commercial plane. Anupriya Lakra, daughter of a police constable, always.. IndiaTimes - Published
I believe I can fly. It was a statement that's just a motivation phrase for most people for Anupriya Lakra from Odisha's Maoist-hit Malangiri district, it was a life goal DNA - Published
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