Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra has said that his party MPs will raise the demand for special category status for Odisha in the coming winter session of the parliament which will commence on Monday.
Light to moderate rain is predicted over the next 3-4 days in Odisha, officials with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Bhubaneswar said on Sunday.
Emphasising that the Government's effort was to make Odisha a preferred destination for investors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his government was committed to promoting ease of doing business in Odisha and investment was being promoted through Utkarsh Utkal.
The Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 will see Hyderabad FC playing hosts to Odisha FC at the G M C Balayogi Athletic Stadium on Monday as both sides are eyeing climbing up the league ladder to strengthen their positions in their respective first matches after the international break.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called Odisha the "land of saints and scholars," and said that the progress of the Northeast is a priority of the government.
BJP leader and Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan expressed disappointment over the debacle in the Jharkhand Assembly polls and said that there might be some flaws and the party would analyse it.
The second session of the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly will commence on November 26 and before that an 'all-party meeting' will be conducted on November 25, said Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy.
Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida announced that more than 80 lakh women will receive benefits under the third phase of the Subhadra Yojana by Sunday morning, with the remaining beneficiaries scheduled to receive the funds in the fourth phase in December.
Odisha qualified for the final rounds of the 78th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy from Group F qualifiers after defeating Chhattisgarh 4-1 at the GNDU Sports Complex on Saturday.
The Mahayuti alliance is on its way to a landslide victory in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, crossing the crucial majority mark, winning one seat and leading in over 200 seats as of 1:00 PM.
Among the gifts presented by Prime Minister Modi, eight were from Maharashtra, five from Jammu and Kashmir, three each from Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan, two from Jharkhand and one each from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Ladakh.