Enhancement of upper age limit of candidates appearing for Odisha Civil Service (OCS) exams to 38, from the existing 32, for the 2024 recruitment calendar, and addition of 200 more electric buses to the Mo Bus fleet are among the 13 proposals that received a go-ahead from the state Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Saturday.

 Ahead of the inauguration of the Shree Jagannath Temple Heritage Corridor project in Puri January 17, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's close aide VK Pandian Saturday reviewed the progress of pilgrim's holding area, queue management and traffic control in the holy town.

A day before Sunil Bansal retires as Odisha DGP, the state government Saturday said senior IPS officer Arun Kumar Sarangi will hold the post as additional charge till further notice.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday laid foundation stone for two major irrigation projects that would be developed at a cost of `1,849 crore in Nabarangpur district.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people not to visit Ayodhya January 22 for inauguration of the Ram Temple. “As bhakts, we would not like to cause any problems to Lord Ram. You all can come starting January 23 till eternity... Ram Mandir is now there forever and ever,”.

The 45th executive council meeting of Mo School Abhiyan took place here Saturday under the chairmanship of School and Mass Education Commissioner-cum-Secretary Aswathy S.

The Union government has been considering empowering local bodies to provide security to historical monuments especially to those which are not under the list of centrally protected monuments.

The Bar Council of India has issued a notification announcing that advocate Bhakta Bhusan Barik has been elected as Member, Bar Council of India (BCI) from the State Bar Council of Odisha.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a letter-cum-summons to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren seeking his availability for questioning in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam, official sources said Saturday.

Israeli tanks pushed deeper into districts in central and southern Gaza overnight under heavy air and artillery fire, residents said, pressing a deadly offensive that has razed much of the enclave and that Israel has said may last months more.

Pakistan’s election body has rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nomination to contest the 2024 national elections in two constituencies, officials and his party’s media team said Saturday.

A wealthy Indian-origin couple and their teenage daughter were found dead in their $5 million mansion in the US state of Massachusetts in an apparent domestic violence incident, according to media reports.

The government Friday said that as many as 76 mineral blocks have been auctioned in the current year. Of the 76 mineral blocks, 30 mineral blocks were auctioned for mining lease and the remaining 46 were sold as a composite licence.

Multiple World Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat Saturday returned her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award, keeping the two awards lying in the middle of national capital’s Kartavya Path after Delhi Police stopped her from reaching the prime minister’s office

Veteran goalkeeper Savita Punia will continue to lead the side and Vandana Katariya will be her deputy as Hockey India Saturday named an 18-member Indian women’s team for the Olympic Qualifiers scheduled to be held in Ranchi from January 13 to 19.