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October 6, 2026 7:58 PM

MoS Defence Sanjay Seth to inaugurate SAREX-2026 off Paradip coast; 24th NMSAR Board Meeting in Bhubaneswar

Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth will inaugurate the 12th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX-2026) on October 7 and witness a search and rescue demonstration off the Paradip coast on October 8, as the Indian Coast Guard conducts the exercise to strengthen national and international maritime rescue preparedness. A key feature of SAREX-2026 will be the participation of 32 observers from 30 countries, highlighting the importance of cooperative protocols, strategic importa...

August 7, 2026 4:25 PM

Education systems must focus on resilience, innovation, cooperation: Pralhad Joshi at 13th BRICS meeting

Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi, while addressing the 13th BRICS Education Ministers’ meeting in Bhubaneswar on Friday, said education systems must focus on resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability to prepare young people for a rapidly changing world. “Last month, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I was entrusted with the responsibility of leading India’s education sector. I consider this a responsibility of immense significance, especially given t...

August 4, 2026 7:41 PM

India to host 13th BRICS Education Ministers’ meeting in Odisha from August 5

India will host the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting and the 3rd BRICS Senior Officials' Meeting in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from August 5 to 7, bringing together education ministers, senior officials and delegates from BRICS member countries to strengthen cooperation in education, skills development, research and innovation. The meetings, being organised by the Ministry of Education under India's BRICS Chairship 2026, will be attended by Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi. The deliberat...

April 20, 2026 11:54 AM

Rs 90,000 crore rail projects transform Odisha’s connectivity: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday highlighted a major expansion of railway infrastructure in Odisha, stating that projects worth over ₹90,000 crore are currently under execution across the state, marking an unprecedented push to enhance network capacity and connectivity. Speaking during a visit to Bhubaneswar, Vaishnaw said the scale of investment reflects the Centre’s commitment to strengthening both passenger and freight infrastructure. He also reviewed the ongoing redevelopment...

February 6, 2026 8:59 PM

President Murmu calls for fintech to advance gender justice and social inclusion at Black Swan Summit in Bhubaneswar

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday underscored the need to ensure that technology, particularly fintech, becomes a powerful tool for social justice, gender equality and inclusion, rather than remaining limited to technological advancement alone. Addressing the Black Swan Summit, India, organised by the Government of Odisha in collaboration with the Global Finance and Technology Network in Bhubaneswar, the President said India’s fintech journey should be remembered not only as a story of innov...

November 14, 2025 1:28 PM

Cohort Connect 2025: India’s largest study on genetic and lifestyle drivers of disease launched on eve of World Diabetes Day

Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh on Thursday launched ‘Phenome National Conclave on Longitudinal Cohort Studies: Cohort Connect 2025’ at CSIR–IMMT in Bhubaneswar. The initiative is set to become India’s largest evidence-based study examining the genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors that influence disease patterns in Indian populations. Speaking at the inaugural session, Singh said the discussion held a day before World Diabetes Day carried �...

June 20, 2025 11:21 AM

PM Modi to launch projects worth ₹18,600 crore in Odisha, unveil vision document

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on Friday as part of his three-state tour. In Bhubaneswar, PM Modi will chair a state-level event marking the completion of one year of the BJP-led government in Odisha and inaugurate a series of development projects worth over ₹18,600 crore. The initiatives span critical sectors such as drinking water supply, irrigation, agricultural infrastructure, healthcare, rural connectivity, national highways, and railway expansion. A major highlight of ...

June 9, 2025 9:32 AM

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik congratulates PM Modi for completing 11 years in office

Renowned sand artist and Padma awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik, on Sunday, congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 11 years of leadership, through a sand sculpture with the message "11 Years of Modi Era: A Jan Sevak's journey to Build Viksit Bharat" at Puri beach in Odisha. Pattnaik created the six-feet-high sand sculpture using about five tons of sand to congratulate PM Modi. Students from his sand art institution helped him in making the sculpture. He posted on X, "Congratulations to ou...

May 30, 2025 1:44 PM

India working towards becoming food bank of the world: Shivraj Singh

India is working towards becoming the "food bank of the world" under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday. He was speaking at the launch of the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan at the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) in Bhubaneswar. The nationwide campaign, launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), will run f...

January 9, 2025 9:06 AM

Prime Minister Modi to inaugurate 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, launch special train today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention in Odisha on Thursday. He will also remotely flag off the inaugural journey of the Pravasi Bharatiya Express. PM Modi arrived in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, where he was welcomed by Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at the airport. The Centre is organising the PBD convention in collaboration with the Odisha state governme...