Bhubaneswar:16/4/26:Odisha signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences to implement a Marine Spatial Plan (MSP). The agreement was formalised at Lok Seva Bhavan in Bhubaneswar on April 16, 2026, in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The MoU was signed by Smt. Pooja Mishra, Additional ...

Bhubaneswar:13/4/26:In a major people-friendly move amid rising temperatures, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo has directed that no domestic household consumer will face power disconnection due to unpaid electricity bills throughout the intense summer of 2026, until the arrival of the monsoon. The directive aims to provide much-needed relief to families battling the sweltering heat, ...

Bhubaneswar:7/4/26; In a significant achievement for urban governance, Odisha has emerged as the leading state in the implementation of the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, setting new benchmarks in water supply and urban infrastructure development. Launched in October 2021 and extended till March 2027, AMRUT 2.0 focuses on providing universal water supply coverage, rejuvenating water bodies, ...

Bhubaneswar:6/4/26: In a move aimed at equipping students with essential life skills, the Odisha government has decided to introduce financial literacy for students of Classes VI to X in PM SHRI (Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India) schools across the state. The initiative was formalised on Monday with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Centre for ...

BhubaneswarThe Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Department in the Odisha government has issued comprehensive guidelines on LPG distribution, with a special focus on making 5kg Free Trade LPG (FTL) cylinders readily available for migrant workers and students. Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar Singh, addressing a press conference in Lok Seva Bhawan alongside senior departmental officials and representatives from Oil Marketing Companies ...

Bhubaneswar:6/4/26:Odisha Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati, also Chancellor of state universities, today announced the appointment of new Vice-Chancellors for 14 universities where the positions had remained vacant for an extended period. The appointments were made through official press releases from the Office of the Chancellor at Lok Bhavan, exercising powers under the Odisha Universities Act, 1989, and the Odia University ...

Bhubaneswar:2/4/26: India’s first coal gasification-based ammonium nitrate plant will be established in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district. The Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited (BCGCL), a joint venture between Coal India Limited (CIL) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), will set up the plant at Lakhanpur in Jharsuguda with around Rs 25,000 crore investment. An agreement was signed between the BCGCL and Mahanadi ...

Bhubaneswar:2/4/26:The second meeting of the State-Level Coordination Committee for Census 2027 was held today under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Anu Garg at the Conference Hall of Lok Seva Bhawan here. At the outset, Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Dr Arabinda Kumar Padhee, provided an overview of the progress made in Census 2027 and the ...

Bhubaneswar:2/4/26:In a major boost for elementary education in Odisha, the School & Mass Education Department has issued a notification regularising all Junior Teachers (Schematic) who were engaged during the 2023-24 academic session through the due recruitment process and are currently continuing in service. The teachers will now be absorbed as Assistant Teachers in Level-V(A) of the Elementary Cadre. According to ...

Bhubaneswar:1/4/26: The state government will develop the Satyabadi Bana Vidyalaya and its periphery in Odisha’s Puri district with an allocation of Rs 585 crore. This was announced by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi during the celebration of state-level 91st Odisha Diwas (formation of Odisha as a separate state) at Suando, the birthplace of Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das, on Wednesday. The state ...