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  Odisha govt to provide free travel for school students under Mukhyamantri Bus Seva scheme

  India | December 26, 2025 19:55 IST

  The decision was taken at a high-level meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in August. The Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) has been asked to make necessary modifications in the software application.

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  Odisha: Flood situation in several areas as three rivers swell; govt shifts people to safer places

  India | July 27, 2025 16:38 IST

  Odisha's Higher Education Minister, Suryabanshi Suraj, carried out inspections at multiple locations along the Baitarani embankment in Bhadrak district. Meanwhile, the Jajpur district collector, along with senior officials, visited vulnerable areas in Nuapatna under the Dasarathpur block.

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  Odisha to fill 12,000 vacancies in Home Department, 5,000 home guards to be employed soon

  India | April 10, 2025 9:26 IST

  Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced that the state will recruit over 12,000 personnel in the Home Department, covering police, forensic, and prosecution units. The government also plans to set up 20 cyber police stations and appoint Crime Scene Officers at each police station.

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  Odisha CM orders Crime Branch probe into alleged assault on Army officer, woman in police station

  India | September 20, 2024 20:52 IST

  The Odisha Chief Minister's Office has ordered an expedited Crime Branch investigation following allegations of misconduct and assault on a serving Army officer and a woman inside Bharatpur Police Station, Bhubaneswar.

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  Jagannath Rath Yatra 2024: Puri geared up for holy event, President Murmu to attend | Details

  India | July 07, 2024 7:44 IST

  The annual Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra is all set to start on July 7. While President Droupadi Murmu is going to witness the chariot-pulling ritual, the arrangements are made to provide the best experience to the devotees.

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  Odisha: CM Mohan Charan Majhi announces two-day holiday for Rath Yatra

  India | July 02, 2024 17:03 IST

  This year the Rath Yatra Nabajaubana Darshan and Netra Utsav are going to be celebrated on the same day due to a rare celestial event which is falling after 53 years.

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  Mohan Majhi to become BJP's first Odisha CM, here is all you need to know about him!

  News | June 12, 2024 11:40 IST

  Mohan Majhi to become BJP's first Odisha CM. In an exclusive interview, Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi thanked the people of Odisha and Lord Jagannath after being announced as the new Chief Minister of Odisha.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, June 11, 2024

  India | June 11, 2024 23:42 IST

  India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.

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  Odisha CM swearing-in: BJP extends first invitation to Lord Jagannath, also invites Naveen Patnaik

  India | June 11, 2024 19:08 IST

  Earlier today, Mohan Charan Manjhi was chosen as the next chief minister of Odisha. With Manjhi Odisha is going to have a new CM face after 24 years. BJD leader Naveen Patnaik ruled the state since March 2000.

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  Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo to be Odisha's Deputy CM: Who is he? All you need to know about him

  India | June 11, 2024 19:29 IST

  In a meeting of BJP MLAs in Bhubaneswar, the name of Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo has been chosen as the deputy Chief Minister of Odisha.

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  Who is Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP's pick for Odisha Chief Minister? All you need to know about him

  India | June 11, 2024 19:31 IST

  Odisha new Chief Minister: The two-time MLA Majhi will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Odisha on June 12. The ceremony will also be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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  Mohan Charan Majhi to be BJP's first Odisha Chief Minister after end of Patnaik's 24-year rule

  India | June 12, 2024 0:02 IST

  New Odisha CM: BJP won the assembly elections, bagging 74 seats in the 147-member House, and routed the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government that ruled the state for 24 years.

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  'PM Modi can call and ask me about my health condition': Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

  India | May 30, 2024 8:10 IST

  CM Naveen Patnaik said that some leaders of BJP, both in Odisha and Delhi, have been spreading rumours about his health condition for the last 10 years.

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  Gita Mehta, author and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik's sister, dies at 80; PM Modi pays tribute

  India | September 17, 2023 7:56 IST

  Gita Mehta death: She has penned books including 'Karma Cola', 'Snake and Ladders', 'A River Sutra', 'Raj' and 'The Eternal Ganesha'. Mehta, sources said, was very close to her younger brother Naveen Patnaik.

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  Naveen Patnaik becomes second-longest-serving chief minister in India

  India | July 23, 2023 10:12 IST

  Naveen Patnaik started his political journey in 1997 after the demise of his father Biju Patnaik.

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  Archana blackmailing case: Oppn seeks Naveen Patnaik’s statement; BJP to gherao Odisha CM house

  India | October 31, 2022 9:22 IST

  Archana blackmailing case: A 26-year-old woman was arrested for trapping several politicians in a sex racket. Her husband was also arrested later.

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  Odisha CM disburses Rs 742.58 crores to over 37 lakh farming families

  News | September 15, 2021 11:36 IST

  Under the 'KALIA' Scheme, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik disbursed Rs 742.58 crores to 37,12,914 small and marginal farming families for the Rabi crop.

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  Odisha: COVID-19 lockdown relaxations from today, night curfew to continue

  India | August 01, 2021 9:40 IST

  Considering the current COVID-19 situation in different districts of Odisha, the State Government has issued guidelines for the month of August.

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  Odisha CM writes to Centre over fertiliser shortage for Kharif cultivation, minister assures supply

  India | July 31, 2021 14:34 IST

  Naveen Patnaik urged the Centre on Saturday to supply adequate fertilisers to the state as the farmers were facing shortages during the peak of the kharif cultivation period.

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  Odisha CM inaugurates 200-bed COVID hospital in Kalahandi

  India | June 20, 2021 6:48 IST

  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated a 200-bed COVID-19 hospital set up by aluminium major Vedanta Resources in Kalahandi district.