On 22nd June 2020 the three judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India Justice Bobde considered applications made by several parties for modification of its order dated 18th June, 2020 restraining the respondents including the Government of Odisha from holding the Rath Yatra on 23rd June 2020 and banning all activities, secular or religious, associated with the said Yatra throughout the State in the interests of public health and safety of citizens. In modifying its own order it allowed Rath Yatra without participation of devotees and with very limited participation of others who tested negative for coronavirus and fulfilled the Court laid down conditions. Read News

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed his gratitude towards the onternational community for supporting India's bid to United Nations Security Council (UNSC) non-permanent seat, to which it was elected with overwhelming majority on Wednesday.Read News

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Delhi: With a surge of 311 new fatalities, the death toll of India escalated to 9,195, pushing India to 9th position in the world in terms of fatalities. India also witnessed a record spike in its coronavirus cases with nearly 12,000 fresh cases within 24 hours, taking its overall positive tally to 3,20,922.Read News

Mumbai: Continuous surge in cases of Coronavirus in Maharashtra has raised several concerns as well as few rumours among the people. It has been observed that in past few days, there were number of messages being circulated on WhatsApp and social media claiming that the state government will again enforce an absolute lockdown in Maharashtra from June 15.Read News

Rajasthan government's chief whip Mahesh Joshi on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of poaching its MLAs and said that attempts are being made to lure its members to destabalise a democratically-elected government in the state. As per latest reports, the Congress party's independent MLAs have been taken to a luxury resort in Jaipur.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