Bhubaneswar,28th December, 2025:The third evening of the International Odissi Dance Festival witnessed a deeply evocative and spiritually charged performance by eminent Odissi dancer Guru Sangeeta Dash, who brought alive the childhood of Lord Shri Krishna through her graceful and expressive rendition. Performing the Odissi abhinaya “Kede Chhanda Jaane Lo Sahi”, Guru Sangeeta Dash vividly portrayed episodes from Lord Krishna’s balya ...

Bhubaneswar:27th December, 2025:The International Odissi Dance Festival, organised by the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre and Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department, continued to enthral audiences on its second evening at Rabindra Mandap The five-day festival, which began on 26th December, will conclude on 30th December. The highlight of the second evening was the captivating performance by eminent Odissi ...

Bhubaneswar:27.12.2025:The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Shri Gyanesh Kumar, who is on a three-day visit to Odisha, today offered prayers and sought the blessings of Lord Jagannath at the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri and later visited the historic Sun Temple at Konark. Upon his arrival in Bhubaneswar, the Chief Election Commissioner paid his respects to Lord Jagannath and conveyed ...

Bhubaneswar, 27th December, 2025:As many as 127 NCC cadets from Odisha have been selected to participate in the Republic Day Camp (RDC) to be held in New Delhi from 27th December, 2025, to 29th January 2026. The cadets will also represent the state at the Republic Day Parade and the NCC Prime Minister’s Rally in the national capital. The contingent has ...

Bhubaneswar:24th December, 2025:The State Youth Festival 2025 was inaugurated with much enthusiasm and grandeur at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. Odisha’s Sports and Youth Services Minister Shri Suryabanshi Suraj formally inaugurated the three-day festival and urged the youth of the state to emerge as the driving force of a self-reliant India.The State Youth Festival 2025 was inaugurated with much enthusiasm and ...

Bhubaneswar: 24.12.2025:The paddy procurement process has been accelerated across the State during the current Kharif season. At present, paddy procurement is in full swing in the districts of Bargarh, Nuapada, Sambalpur, Kalahandi, Boudh, Koraput, Jharsuguda, Nawarangpur, Subarnapur, Sundargarh, Ganjam, and Bolangir. Procurement in the remaining districts will commence in a phased manner in due course, for which extensive preparatory arrangements ...

Bhubaneswar:22/12/25: After a gap of nine years, the 27th Board Meeting of the Odisha Water Supply & Sewerage Board (OWSSB) was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Housing & Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mohapatra. The previous Board meeting of OWSSB was held in 2016. The Board was reconstituted in October 2025 as part of the state government’s efforts ...

Hyderabad: 20/12/25:On the second day of the high-profile Odisha Investors’ Meet being held in the city, Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi led a high-level delegation to the facilities of Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). The visit marks a significant step in Odisha’s mission to diversify its industrial landscape and integrate its local manufacturing capabilities into the national defense supply chain. ...

Bhubaneswar:20/12/25:The State-Level Steering Committee met at Kharavel Bhawan to review reforms under Mukhyamantri Bus Seva (MBS), Odisha’s flagship public transport programme. Smt. Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary, Commerce & Transport Department, chaired the meeting and directed officials to strengthen service efficiency, affordability, and last-mile connectivity across the state. During the discussions, officials introduced policy and operational interventions to improve public transport ...

Bhubaneswar- 20/12/2025:In a significant step towards strengthening climate resilience in agriculture, the Government of Odisha, through the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment (DAFE), today convened a high-level inception workshop for formalizing the Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Alliance for Odisha in collaboration with The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) and Catalyst Management Services (CMS). The Alliance brings ...