Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and minister of state for education Annapurna Devi on Friday reviewed the preparations of the upcoming third Education Working Group Meeting scheduled to be held in Bhubaneswar themed on the future of work.

BJP national president J P Nadda on Thursday appointed former minister Manmohan Samal as the party's Odisha president. Manmohan speaks to Debabrata Mohapatra on his plans.

Ahead of next year's general elections, the BJP on Thursday appointed former minister Manmohan Samal (64) as the party's state president as it looks to wrest control of Odisha from the BJD, which has been in power since 2000. Samal would replace Samir Mohanty, whose three-year tenure had come to an end on January 16.

Swasthishri Jagadguru Charukeerthi Bhattaraka Swami, pontiff of the renowned Shravanabelagola Mutt in Karnataka, passed away on Thursday. He was 73.

We arrested him on charges of flouting the temples norms and hurting religious sentiments. His intention of forcibly entering the temple is being investigated. We have seized his mobile phone for verification, a senior police officer said.

The appointment of Samal, who has already served two stints as party president, came as a surprise for many amid speculations about possible extension of Mohantys tenure till the end of the 2024 elections.

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) on Thursday while pronouncing its order said power tariff will not be hiked for the financial year 2023-24. Retail supply tariff for the upcoming fiscal has remained unrevised during the last two years.

Three students were killed and another suffered grievous injuries after being run over by a speeding SUV near Saradhapali Chhack under Subarnapur police limits in Subarnapur district on Wednesday.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who arrived in Puri on Tuesday as part of her three-day Odisha tour, offered prayers at the Jagannath Temple, Puri, on Wednesday. The shrine's senior servitor, Jagannath Swain Mohapatra, conducted the puja for her.

In a bid to improve policing in Bhubaneswar, the state government has decided to set up two new police stations, establish a project management unit (PMU), and separate investigation from law and order duties.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who reached Puri on Tuesday as part of her 3-day Odisha tour, offered prayers at Puri Jagannath temple on Wednesday. The shrines senior servitor and Mamatas close confidante, Jagannath Swain Mohapatra, conducted a puja for her and prayed to protect her from the CBI and ED.

A small section of 6.9km rail line between Chatriput and Maligura stations in Koraput district under the Waltair railway division of the East Coast Railway (ECoR), on Wednesday, received authorization for the operation of train movement.

Food supplies minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Wednesday told state assembly in a written reply that Odisha government will spend around Rs 717.4 crore for the year 2023-24 to provide 5kg rice to 2.96 crore beneficiaries under the national food security act (NFSA) and the state food security scheme (SFSS).

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee reached Odisha on Tuesday as part of her three-day state visit during which she will pay obeisance to Lord Jagannath in Puri and also meet her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik, at the latter's residence.

The state government has decided to use artificial intelligence (AI)-based facial recognition technology at Jagannath temple in Puri for criminal tracking and preventing stampedes at the world famous shrine.

On an average, 133 people died every year in elephant attacks between 2017 and 2022, a significant rise from the 90-100 deaths reported between 2010-2016.

A couple, who was out shopping, reportedly abandoned their eight-year-old son at Dahisadha Square in Soro town of Balasore district on Monday evening. As per preliminary report, the boy and his parents had gone to Soro market for shopping

Three cities - Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela - and four towns - Balasore, Angul, Talcher and Kalinganagar - have been reporting high air pollution.