Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik

Pandian will not contest upcoming elections in 2024: BJD

This clarification was issued by BJD senior vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra at a press briefing after the party's state executive committee meeting here.

Odisha Congress demands state govt set up Regional Imbalances Inquiry Commission

Addressing a press conference here at Congress Bhawan, OPCC Manifesto Committee chairman Panchanan Kanungo said the government had constituted a Regional Imbalances Inquiry Commission headed by Justice SK Mohanty in 2004, to study regional imbalances in the development of the state and recommend remedial measures to address the issue.

FIFA-backed football academy opens in Bhubaneswar

A total of 50 under-14 football players, including 15 from Odisha, from across the country will be selected for training at the academy. The academy will be headed by a FIFA-appointed coach, officials said.

Asia Games: Odisha CM announces Rs 50 lakh cash reward for hockey star Deep Grace Ekka

Calling her a role model for the state's youth, Patnaik acknowledged her remarkable performance during the event.

Odisha teachers stage protest on Teachers' Day

Wearing black badges, the teachers under the banner of Odisha Secondary School Teachers' Association (OSSTA) took out a protest rally here at Lower PMG and demanded the state government to consider their demands.

Civil rights groups will stand by agitation against Posco

Social activist Medha Patkar on Monday said civil rights groups would stand by the people agitating against Posco's mega steel project in Orissa''s Jagathsinghpur district and demanded that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visit the area immediately.

Orissa to take suitable action on Ramesh's order on POSCO

Orissa government on Monday said it would take ''appropriate action'' on Posco project after receiving the order of Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) which accorded final approval for forest land diversion for the proposed mage steel unit.

Posco project hangs between 'to be' and 'not to be'

Orissa's mega steel project Posco has slipped into a situation of Shakespeare's 'To be, or not to be' with the Union environment minister putting a halt to forest clearance.