The Rashtrapati Bhavan announced Wednesday that former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Raghubar Das has been appointed as the Governor of Odisha. He replaces Professor Ganeshi Lal who assumed the Governor’s office in the state May 29, 2018. His tenure ended earlier this year.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved release of an additional installment of dearness allowance (DA) to central government employees and dearness relief (DR) to pensioners from July 1, 2023 onwards, representing an increase of 4 per cent over the existing rate of 42 per cent of the basic pay and pension, to compensate against price rise.

Ahead of Assembly polls in key wheat growing states, the government announced Wednesday an increase in the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by `150 to `2,275 per quintal for the 2024-25 marketing season.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) Tech Tower, the public enterprise’s corporate office, in Saheed Nagar area of the City, Wednesday

Passengers are in for a tough time during the festive season as the Private Bus Owners’ Association has decided to keep vehicles off the roads from October 20 protesting against the state government’s Location Accessible Multi-modal Initiative (LAccMI) programme.

A Delhi court convicted Wednesday five people for the murder of television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, who was shot dead 15 years ago while she was returning home from work.

Odisha has come up with SOPs to meet the challenges of drinking water across the state, especially in villages, before the onset of next year’s summer

Medical instruments worth over Rs 60 lakh have been stolen from the Capital Hospital here Tuesday night, an official said Wednesday. Some employees and security personnel are suspected to have been involved in it, he said.

Former chief justice of Orissa High Court Justice Dr S Muralidhar is slated to begin practice law before the Supreme Court as he was designated as senior advocate October 16.

India's fastest woman Dutee Chand has expressed optimism that same-sex marriage will become a reality one day. Chand made the remark while expressing her views on the apex court's judgment on the legality of same-sex marriage.

Tribal dominated Mayurbhanj district got three of the four pairs of trains that were recently approved by the Indian Railways in the South Eastern Railway jurisdiction, officials said Wednesday.

A building of the newly established Odisha University of Health Sciences (OUHS) in Ekamra Kshetra here was unveiled by Health Minister Niranjan Pujari Wednesday.

Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) (Central Division) Suresh Chandra Dalai has appealed to the devotees to donate mature Phasi, Asan and Dhaura timber for construction of chariots of Lord Jagannath and His siblings, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, for the annual Rath Yatra in Puri.

Tamil Nadu Tourism department, in association with the state IT department, is developing a tourism app that will cater to all the needs of both domestic and international tourists wishing to explore the state.

The Income Tax department has seized unaccounted cash of Rs 32 crore and gold bullion worth Rs 28 crore after its recent searches against two business groups, including one linked to DMK MP S Jagathrakshakan, in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.

The government Wednesday approved setting up of a Rs 20,773.70 croretransmission line for evacuation of solar power from a 13 GW renewable energy project in Ladakh to Kaithal in Haryana.

Walmartowned PhonePe said Wednesday its consolidated revenue for financial year 2023 surged 77%, as more customers used its platform to send and receive money in India’s booming digital payments market.

Going by the current form of the teams, the popular pre-match prediction of India’s World Cup game against Bangladesh here Thursday will be a romp for Rohit Sharma’s men.

The extraordinary powers of the Enforcement Directorate will come under the scanner of the Supreme Court again with the judges agreeing to hear another batch of petitions challenging them.

A police sub-inspector posted in Pune district who recently shot to fame after winning ₹ 1.5 crore on a fantasy sports platform was suspended for alleged misconduct on Wednesday, an official said.