The country is passing through a  deepening and alarming COVID crisis caused by failure of the Union Government to deal with it through robust public policy measures. This crisis has been preceded by a  more lingering crisis manifested in NDA regime's calculated denial of  scrutiny of legislative proposals in Parliament on a non partisan basis. It is being intensified for the last six years by employing crude majority strength in the Lok SabhaRead News

Union Minister for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan underlined the dire need of the worldwide exposure of the rich Art, Culture, tradition and tourism potentials of western Odisha. He appealed to the Global Western Odisha (GLOWO) team to take a leading role in this regard.Read News

Delhi Police on Sunday deployed its personnel at Haryana border areas as a precautionary measure after farmers across several states blocked most of the national and state highways in a protest against the three contentious farm-sector bills tabled by the government in Parliament.Read News

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan gave an update on the Coronavirus vaccine on Friday and said that three of the nearly 30 coronavirus vaccine candidates in the country are in advanced stages of clinical trials, while four are in the pre-clinical development stage. Read News

Shri Naveen Patnaik's historic pronouncement according martyr's status to doctors and health care workers engaged in the fight against COVID pandemic and the demand of the IMA before the Union Government for similar status for the medical professionals who laid down their lives while fighting the COVID war redefines patriotism and looks at it from the point of view of health and wellness. China officially honoured dRead News

One of the first VIPs to wish Modi was Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli, who said that the two leaders will continue to work closely together towards strengthening relations between India and Nepal. The wishes come amid strained ties between the neighbours over a new Nepal map which shows Indian territories marked as its own and several other flashpoints.Read News

The threat posed by corona virus is the worst ever faced by humanity in peace time and it is the only threat which has baffled the scientists, political leaders and peoples of the world. It has no cure, no vaccine and no medical remedy. It can be only tackled by aggressive social and physical distancing, extensive testing and adopting preventing and non pharmaceutical measures which can be strengthened by implementing the suggestions of Chief Minister Shri Patnaik by the Union Government, Read News

Odisha under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has set a new and exemplary trend. It was evident in the decision of the authorities in Ganjam district to adopt Saturdays as "no bag day” for students in schools up to 5th standard. Shri Patnaik has been acclaimed across the country for his advocacy for inclusion of none-violence in the Preamble of the Constitution on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. With a discerning approach and eye a little application of mind to the decision to introduce no bag day in schools on Saturdays in Ganjam district would unmistakably indicate a step taken by Shri Patnaik's Government to fulfill the vision of Mahatma Gandhi and celebrated writer and literater late Shri R K Narayan who passionately wanted to lessen the burden of school bags for children. Read News

Odisha Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has justly expressed his concerns on certain provisions of the Union Budget which would  adversely  impact  Indian economy,  seriously jeopardize the fiscal health of the States and weaken the  federal structure enshrined in our Constitution. His public expression of concerns on some aspects of the budget was preceded by his whole hearted endorsement and welcome of the following budgetary proposals:a)  allocation for setting up Kisan Rail and Krishi Udan for a seamless national cold supply chain for preservation and rapid transportation of perishable goodsb) expansion of  PM-KUSUM scheme, started in July 2019 to enable farmers to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels and rely more on solar energy,    Read News

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) founded in the name of legendary leader of Odisha and Indian public life Shri Biju Patnaik on 26th December 1997 represented his vision rooted in secularism, value based politics and protection of human security. Such political persuasion of BJD has ushered in all round development of the State of Odisha and its people.Read News

Odisha Government has created history in winning the prestigious World Habitat Award for successfully implementing its Jaga Mission which provides land rights to those living in slums and securing their access to other entitlements such as water, electricity, sanitation and education. Read News

The girl was set on fire by two of the rape accused, out on bail, along with their three associates. The two rape accused were released on bail just a day ago. The incident took place in Hindu Nagar village under Bihar police station of Unnao where the minor had been gang-raped in March. The rape survivor was on her way to the hearing in her court case when she was accosted by the accused. They took her to a secluded spot, poured keRead News