Bhubaneswar:9/3/26:The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha, announced that evaluation of Plus 2 examination answer scripts will begin on April 2 The process will be conducted in two phases: April 2–13 and April 15–26. Controller of Examinations Prashant Kumar Parida said around 16,000 teachers will be engaged in the evaluation. Science, Commerce, and some Arts subjects will undergo e-evaluation, ...

Bhubaneswar:9/3/26:The Nyaya Sanhita Exhibition today hosted a captivating journey into the annals of communication history by showcasing the Odisha Police Pigeon Service, the only functional service of its kind remaining in the world. In a live demonstration of this heritage, two groups of nine pigeons each were dispatched from Bhubaneswar to Cuttack today, carrying messages in small capsules attached to ...

Bhubaneswar:6/3/26:Union Home Minister Amit Shah urged BJP leaders and MLAs in Odisha to make concerted efforts at all levels to secure victory for the party’s fourth Rajya Sabha candidate. During his visit to the state, Shah held discussions with party leaders at the BJP state office, emphasising the need to motivate MLAs for the upcoming polls. Shah met with Chief ...

Bhubaneswar:6/3/25:A comprehensive five-day exhibition highlighting the new citizen-centric Nyaya Sanhita and associated legal reforms was formally inaugurated today at the IDCO Exhibition Ground in Unit-3, Bhubaneswar. The event seeks to educate the public, stakeholders, and citizens about the significant changes in India’s criminal justice system, with a strong emphasis on welfare, accessibility, transparency, and efficiency for the common man. The ...

Bhubaneswar:6/3/26:In a significant initiative to promote the rich cultural heritage of Odisha beyond the state, the Odia Language, Literature, and Culture Department will organise the first-ever Odisha Utsav in Kolkata. The event is scheduled for 8th March at the auditorium of the National Library in Kolkata. The festival will be inaugurated by Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj. On this occasion, Odia ...

Cuttack:6/3/26; Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, addressed the 57th Raising Day ceremony of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as the Chief Guest today in Mundali, Odisha. Union Home Minister lays the foundation stone for three residential complexes (Kamrup, Nashik, and Sehore) of the CISF to be built at a cost of ₹890 crore, andinauguratesd ...

Bhubaneswar:6/3/26:Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah today inaugurated development initiatives of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and OMFED in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, and also inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for various projects of the Government of Odisha. The Union Home and Cooperation Minister also inaugurated Sulphuric Acid Plant-III in Paradip, Odisha and addressed a Cooperative Development Seminar. ...

Bhubaneswar:5/3/26: Senior politician Dilip Ray and nominees of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — Manmohan Samal and Sujeet Kumar — filed their nomination papers on Thursday for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from Odisha. The nominations were filed at the State Legislative Assembly in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and senior BJP leaders, including Jayanarayan Mishra. Dilip Ray enters fray as Independent candidate with ...

Bhubaneswar:5/3/26:Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg chaired a secretary-level review meeting today at Kharavela Bhavan in Bhubaneswar. Focus of the Meeting The meeting assessed the state’s financial position and reviewed the expenditure progress of the 2025–26 budget up to the end of February 2026. Departments were instructed to utilise budget allocations within the current fiscal year and prepare for the effective ...

Bhubaneswar:5/3/26:Odisha has launched the Go-Homestay Portal, a dedicated online platform to streamline the registration, management, and promotion of homestays under the Odisha Homestays Establishment Scheme–2025. This initiative, inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on March 5, 2026, in Bhubaneswar, aims to boost community-based tourism, empower rural households, women, and local entrepreneurs, and provide tourists with authentic cultural experiences through Odisha’s ...