– Directed to keep adequate fertilizer in advance to meet peak time demand – Enforcement Squad continues to crack down on sale/black marketing of spurious fertilizers Bhubaneswar:21/7/25:The Kharif season has already begun. The state has a Kharif crop plan of 58.50 lakh hectares for 2025. A review meeting on the fertilizer supply situation for Kharif crops in the state was ...

Newdelhi:21/7/25:Development and promotion of tourist destinations and products is primarily undertaken by the respective State Government/Union Territory (UT) Administration. The Ministry of Tourism, through its central sector scheme of ‘Swadesh Darshan (SD)’, complements the efforts of tourism infrastructure development in the country by extending financial assistance to the State Governments/UT Administrations, including the State of Odisha.  The Ministry of Tourism ...

Cuttack:19/7/25:Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today inaugurated a series of initiatives aimed at propelling the state’s dairy sector into a new era of growth. At a ceremonial event in Cuttack, the CM announced a key agreement between the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (OMFED), aimed at enhancing milk production and empowering over ...

Bhubaneswar:19/7/25:The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India is holding a two-day Camp Sitting at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, to hear the cases of alleged human rights violations on 21st – 22nd July, 2025. The NHRC Chairperson, Justice Shri V. Ramasubramanian, Members, Justice (Dr.) Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, Smt. Vijaya Bharathi Sayani and Shri Priyank Kanoongo will hear the cases from 10.00 am at ...

Bhubaneswar:19/7/25:Odisha Government announced “Shaktishree” – A Statewide Women’s Self-Defence & Empowerment Initiative in Higher Education Institutions The Higher Education Department, Government of Odisha, has announced Shaktishree, a transformative empowerment and self-defence programme for all undergraduate and postgraduate girl students across 16 state universities, 730 government and aided institutions. The initiative, while focussing on ensuring the holistic safety of female students ...

– Odisha is the first state to implement an energy transition policy – Odisha Leads the Way in Energy Transition Bhubaneswar, 18th July 2025:A workshop on the Odisha Energy Transition Policy was held at Mayfair, Bhubaneswar, bringing together key stakeholders from government departments, industry, and international financial institutions. This milestone event served as a collaborative platform where representatives from diverse ...

Bhubaneswar: 17/7/25:The 12-hour statewide bandh called by eight opposition parties, including the Congress, brought normal life to a grinding halt in Odisha, with protests, rail roko demonstrations, and road blockades causing widespread disruptions. According to reports, the bandh had a significant impact on transportation and daily life, with protesters blocking key national highways and railway stations across the state. In ...

Bhubaneswar:17/7/25:Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, and Shri Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Minister of Odisha, jointly inaugurated the two-day National Conference on “Good Governance Practices” today in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The conference is being organized by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in collaboration with ...

Bhubaneswar-16/07/2025: An Inter-ministerial committee meeting for the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project was held today at Lok Seva Bhawan Conference Hall under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo. A subcommittee was formed under the direction of Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi. A panel of ministers are the members of it, including Deputy Chief Minister ...

Bhubaneswar:16/7/25:The Odisha Government has launched the Baristha Nagarika Tritha Yatra Yojana (BNTYY) from 1st February 2016 to facilitate senior citizens residing in every district of our state to travel to various pilgrimage places in the country. It is being implemented in collaboration with the Tourism Department of the state government and the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). The ...