Pilot from Odisha among 13 onboard IAF’s missing AN-32 aircraft

Bhubaneswar: Flight Lieutenant Sunit Mohanty, a native of Ganjam district of Odisha is among the 13 Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel who went missing after IAF’s AN-32 aircraft went off the radar in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday. Meanwhile, the Indian Air Force (IAF) intensified the search operation to trace the aircraft that has gone missing […]

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Odisha BJD MLA forces Govt Engineer to do sit-ups, video goes viral

Bhubaneswar: An Odisha BJD MLA has landed in controversy after he was caught on camera punishing a Junior Engineer (JE) of the State Government by forcing him to make sit-ups in full public view. In the viral video shared in social media and different news channels, the ruling party legislator from Patnagarh, Saroj Meher can be […]

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FPI slams Nitish Kumar’s ‘selective love’

Bhubaneswar: The Freethought Party of India (FPI) on Tuesday pulled up JD(U) chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s “selective love” for the principle of “Proportional Representation”. Since the JDU has 16 MPs in the Lok Sabha and six MPs in the Rajya Sabha, Kumar insisted that the party should be given one Cabinet and […]

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Narendra Modi Cabinet: Who gets what: Full list here..

Narendra Modi Cabinet: Who gets what: Full list here.. Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; and All important policy issues; and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister. Cabinet Ministers 1. Shri Raj Nath Singh Minister of […]

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Dharmendra retains Oil Ministry, also gets Steel; Pratap gets MSME, Animal Husbandry Dairying & Fisheries

Bhubaneswar: Considered the most successful Minister in Narendra Modi’s first Government, Dharmendra Pradhan will continue to handle Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry. He also got the Ministry of Steel while first time MP from Balasore Pratap Sarangi was made (MoS) MSMS and Animal Husbandry Dairying and Fisheries. Pradhan, currently a Rajya Sabha member from Madhya […]

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President extends good wishes to Naveen Patnaik as Odisha CM

Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday congratulated Naveen Patnaik on his taking oath as Chief Minister of Odisha for a record fifth consecutive term. “President Kovind spoke to Shri Naveen Patnaik and congratulated him on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Odisha. The President conveyed his good wishes to him and his entire […]

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PM Modi greets Naveen, assures full support from Centre

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Naveen Patnaik on his taking oath as Chief Minister of Odisha for a record fifth consecutive term and assured complete cooperation from the Centre in working for State’s progress. “Congratulations to Shri Naveen Patnaik Ji on taking oath as Odisha’s Chief Minister. Best wishes to him and […]

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Mountaineer Kalpana Dash’s outfit put on display at State Museum

Bhubaneswar: In memory of mountaineer Kalpana Dash, the outfit she wore while climbing Mount Everest in 2004, has been put on display at the State museum here. Kalpana died while descending the Mt. Everest on May 23. Kalpana, 49, was descending from the peak when she fell sick due to shortage of oxygen and was […]

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