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  Odisha to establish Sovereign AI Park, signs key MoU with Sarvam

  India | February 07, 2026 11:03 IST

  The Odisha government has said that this initiative, signed in presence of President Murmu on Friday, will position the state as India’s leading provider of sovereign AI and compute capacity.

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  Odisha: 246 women from Kotia to be included in Subhadra scheme today; to get Rs 15000 each

  India | August 09, 2025 10:38 IST

  The Subhadra Scheme is a flagship initiative of the Women and Child Development Department, Government of Odisha, designed to empower women by providing them with financial support, promoting digital literacy and improving their access to social welfare schemes.

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  Administrative reshuffle in Odisha: 49 IAS officers transferred, 15 districts get new collectors

  India | July 22, 2025 23:49 IST

  The Odisha government on Tuesday transferred 49 IAS officers in a major administrative reshuffle affecting several senior ranks, including additional chief secretaries, principal secretaries, and district collectors. Fifteen of the state’s 30 districts will have new collectors.

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  Naveen Patnaik blames the Odisha government for the failure in the Puri temple stampede

  Originals | June 29, 2025 18:02 IST

  Three killed, many injured near Gundicha Temple during Jagannath Rath Yatra. PM Modi praises health workers as WHO declares India Trachoma-free in Mann Ki Baat. Naveen Patnaik blames Odisha government for failure in Puri temple stampede. Get all the latest updates in today's Speed News.

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  Odisha government approves 11.25% reservation for SEBC in higher education

  Higher Studies | May 15, 2025 16:30 IST

  The Odisha government has approved a 11.25 per cent reservation for candidates belonging to the Socially and Educationally Backwards Classes in admissions to higher educational institutions starting from the academic year 2025-26. Scroll down to read more.

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  Odisha govt introduces new colour code for government school buildings, details here

  Education | March 06, 2025 10:57 IST

  The Odisha government has announced a new approved colour code for all government schools buildings, including PM SHRI schools.

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  Cyclone Dana: Schools in THESE Odisha districts to remain closed from October 23-25

  Career | October 22, 2024 8:08 IST

  Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said that the state has already moved Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) personnel to the vulnerable areas while the NDRF teams would reach there on Tuesday.

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  Odisha to test quality of ghee used to prepare 'prasad' at Jagannath temple amid Tirupati laddu row

  India | September 25, 2024 7:02 IST

  The decision was taken amid the row over the alleged use of animal fat in the ghee with which the laddus offered at the Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh are prepared.

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  Odisha government to set up breastfeeding cabins in offices, public places

  India | August 30, 2024 15:57 IST

  Odisha news: The recent order of Odisha government was issued after observation of the World Breastfeeding Week from August 1 to August 7.

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  Bangladesh Unrest: How is Odisha government preparing to keep illegal immigrants out?

  Originals | August 08, 2024 19:24 IST

  In the wake of the turmoil in Bangladesh, the Odisha government intensified vigilance in the coastline. However, the govt. aims to prevent any illegal infiltration into India from the neighbouring nation. So let's take a look how is the Odisha Govt. preparing to keep illegal immigrants out?

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  Odisha: BJP legislature party to pick chief minister today, who all are in CM race?

  India | June 11, 2024 10:45 IST

  The BJP won a majority by bagging 78 seats in the 147-member Odisha Assembly. The saffron party is set to designate a leader for the CM's post today.

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  Odisha: VK Pandian, former bureaucrat and Patnaik's close aide, joins BJD | Know about him

  India | November 27, 2023 13:51 IST

  The 2000-batch IAS officer, who sparked several controversies and was accused of violating the service rule, had taken voluntary retirement from government service on October 23 this year.

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  VK Pandian gets Odisha Cabinet minister rank after voluntary retirement as CM Patnaik's private secy

  India | October 24, 2023 10:35 IST

  When VK Pandian took voluntary retirement as CM Patnaik's private secretary, the opposition parties - Congress and BJP - predicted that he would join the politics and today their prediction came true with his induction into the Cabinet in Odisha.

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  Odisha govt approves Bhubaneswar metro rail project, CM Patnaik to lay foundation stone on Jan 1

  India | October 08, 2023 11:21 IST

  Bhubaneswar metro rail project: Odisha's capital city -Bhubaneswar will get the metro train as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved a project worth Rs 5,900 crore. The chief minister will lay the foundation stone for the project.

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  Odisha: District topper tribal girl gets govt's help after her video working as labourer goes viral

  India | June 01, 2023 16:16 IST

  Odisha tribal student: The Odisha government helped Bonda tribal student whose video of working as a daily labourer to meet study expenses went viral on social media.

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  Odisha plans MSME parks in every district, says govt

  Politics | August 29, 2022 14:41 IST

  Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) has been given more than Rs 450 crore to develop the required infrastructure in the districts for the purpose, he said at the concluding session of Propack Odisha 2022 and MSME Odisha 2022 organised by Odisha Assembly of Small and Mediu

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  Odisha Cabinet reshuffle: Ministers resign; new Cabinet to take oath tomorrow

  India | June 04, 2022 16:28 IST

  BJD candidate Alaka Mohanty won by a margin of 66,122 votes, pushing the opposition BJP to the third position for the first time since 2019.

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  'Keep Covid contingency plans ready': Odisha govt asks collectors to be prepared

  India | April 20, 2022 18:40 IST

  The Odisha government asked district collectors to be ready in case there's a sudden surge in Covid cases. But the government has also assured that the current Covid situation is not worrying.

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  Rugby India gets support from Odisha government, U18 team to compete at Asian Championships

  Other Sports | August 28, 2021 22:57 IST

  The national training and selection camp has already commenced at the KIIT University campus in Bhubaneswar from August 14 and will continue till September 16.

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  Odisha govt sanctions Rs 11 crore assistance for one lakh dairy farmers

  India | August 06, 2021 10:29 IST

  As many as 3,600 milk production cooperatives and 2.83 lakh dairy farmers in the state are producing milk through the state-run OMFED (Odisha Milk Federation). There are 1,292 women''s cooperatives and 1.5 lakh women farmers have also contributed to the production of milk.