Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the state-of-the- art Netaji Bus Terminal here Saturday. The sprawling terminal is constructed by the state government on 15 acres of land at Khannagar on the Kathajodi river banks with a budget of `90 crore.

The Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit awards were conferred to Sidheswar Das,94, for his contribution in the filed of Chhau dance, Anant Mahapatra, 86, for overall contribution to theatre, Ananda Bag, 82, in the field of folk music (Brahma Veena) and Gobinda Chandra Pal, 76, in the field of Odissi dance (Gotipua)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 73 on Sunday, with President Droupadi Murmu and other dignitaries and politicians extending their best wishes to him.

Daughter of legendary leader Biju Patnaik and eminent author, documentary film maker, and journalist Gita Mehta passed away in New Delhi, Saturday. She was 80.

The election for the post of Speaker will now be held at 9:30am September 22, the day on which the monsoon session of the Assembly will begin.

The first meeting of the high-level committee to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous polls will be held September 23, said former President Ram Nath Kovind, who heads it.

The Odisha Startup Growth Fund (OSGP) with an initial corpus of `100 crore was launched by Startup Odisha here, Saturday to bolster the MSME sector and fund entrepreneurs to harness the startup ecosystem in the state. The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) will act as the fund mana g er, Star tup Odisha officials said.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of state Crime Branch Saturday grilled noted realtor and owner of Z Estates Private Limited, Tapan Kumar Mohanty reportedly in connection with a complaint lodged by the Z One Apartment welfare association. Mohanty was earlier summoned by the EOW to appear Saturday for questioning.

Odisha Startup Xpress, a flagship initiative of the state government to nurture entrepreneurial mindset in the state at grassroot level, has received and collected more than 540 ideas in just 5 days, with participation from 5,618 students across 47 colleges and 12 schools. Saturday, the startup vans visited 8 colleges and 2 schools of Cuttack and received 72 ideas with participation from 858 students.

The Bhim Army could be a new entrant to the opposition bloc INDIA. The Rashtriya Lok Dal is making efforts to bring Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad on board and get the advantage of Dalit votes for the opposition since he wields considerable influence in the region.

An orphan is an orphan, irrespective of how the death of his or her parents happened, the Supreme Court has said, asking the Centre if there are ways the benefits of schemes, including PM Cares fund, which were meant for children orphaned during the COVID19 pandemic, can be extended to all orphans.

Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday raised the national flag at the new Parliament building in New Delhi.

On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 73rd birthday, Assam on Sunday atempted a new record by planting one crore saplings.

The Trinamool Congress has written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and demanded action against West Bengal's Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari for his "inappropriate comments".

Rajya Sabha will hold a discussion on the country's parliamentary journey of 75 years on the first day of the Special Session of Parliament that is being held from September 18 to 22.