Odisha CM Mohan Majhi reviews law & order situation in meeting with top cops

Bhubaneswar, June 15: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday held a review meeting with top police officials of the State at the State Guest House here to discuss the State’s law and order situation. The meeting was attended by Director General of Police (DGP) Arun Sarangi, Director Intelligence Saumendra Priyadarshi, Commissioner of Police […]

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Odisha: CM Mohan Majhi appears firm on shaking shackles of Naveen’s bureaucratic legacy

Bhubaneswar, June 14: As it appears, Odisha’s new CM Mohan Charan Majhi is bent on shaking the shackles of bureaucratic legacy of his predecessor Naveen Patnaik. The excessive “excessive bureaucratic influence” on the governance system is beginning to crumble if the indications of Majhi’s two-day works are any indication. The CM, who took oath of […]

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Tribal leader Mohan Majhi takes oath as first BJP Chief Minister of Odisha

Bhubaneswar, June 12: Four-time MLA and tribal leader Mohan Charan Majhi was on Wednesday sworn in as the Chief Minister of Odisha at a ceremony here attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union Ministers and Chief Ministers. This is the first time that a BJP Government has been formed in Odisha. The event was […]

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Mohan Majhi new Odisha CM; Prabhati Parida, KV Singh Deo new Deputy CMs

Bhubaneswar, June 11: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today announced veteran tribal leader Mohan Majhi as new Chief Minister of Odisha, ending days of speculation after the party’s victory in the recent State Assembly election Singh also announced the names of Prabhati Parida and KV Singh Deo as the Deputy Chief Ministers of the State. The […]

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New BJP Govt formation: No leave & public holidays for Odisha Govt officials till June 30

Bhubaneswar, June 11: No Government official will be allowed to avail leave or permission to leave the Headquarters, even on public holidays, (except on Health grounds) until June 30 to attend to any urgent assignments in view of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Government in the State, said an official release. The General Administration […]

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Odisha Artist Sculpts Miniature Head Of Modi To Mark His Third Term As PM

Bhubaneswar, June 9: Jatni-based artist L. Eswar Rao has sculpted a miniature head of Narendra Modi to congratulate him on taking the oath as the Prime Minister of India for the third term. Rao, known for creating miniature sculptures on various topics and themes, crafted Modi’s head on a wax crayon. The head is 1 […]

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Full list of portfolios of Council of Ministers in PM Modi 3.0 Govt

New Delhi, June 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assigned portfolios to his 71 Council of Ministers, a day after taking oath of office for a historic third consecutive term. The new Union Cabinet held its first meeting under the chairmanship of PM Modi at the PM’s residence in the evening following which the […]

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BJD leader VK Pandian takes ‘sanyas’ from active politics after party’s poll defeat 

Bhubaneswar, June 9: Bureaucrat-turned-BJD leader VK Pandian on Sunday announced retirement from active politics amid a section of party leaders and workers expressing resentment against Pandian following the party’s poll defeat in the State. “My only intent was to help Naveen Patnaik,” the BJD leader, who is a close aide of Naveen Patnaik, said in […]

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NEET (UG) Results: 40 students of DAV Chandrasekharpur score over 600 marks

Bhubaneswar, June 6: As many as 40 students of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur have scored more than 600 marks National Testing Agency conducted All India NEET (UG) exam, results of which were announced recently. A total of 131 students of the school here have been enlisted in the merit list. Out of the successful candidates, […]

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Naveen Patnaik resigns as Odisha CM after BJD’s poll defeat, BJP to form new Government

Bhubaneswar, June 5: After a resounding defeat in the State assembly and Lok Sabha elections, Naveen Patnaik, the long-standing Chief Minister of Odisha and president of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), tendered his resignation to governor Raghubar Das at the Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. Wiyh this, Patnaik’s 24-year tenure as the State’s Chief […]

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