Odisha’s Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Thursday announced a day's paid menstrual leave for state government and private sector employees.

The proposal has received “in-principle” approval from the NTCA, with the CZA already granting its endorsement, said Susanta Nanda, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF).

Odisha Economic Survey 2023-24 report suggests that while the student's retention rate in the state has improved at the primary, elementary and secondary levels between 2017-18 and 2021-22, Odisha still has the highest secondary level dropout rate. 

Emphasising agriculture and women's empowerment, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi presented a budget that is approximately 15 per cent larger than the previous year's estimate of Rs 2.30 lakh crore.

In a bid to transform Odisha into a vibrant manufacturing hub, the state government will prioritise industries under the ‘Make in Odisha’ initiative.

This historic event will facilitate an inventory of the temple's precious ornaments and valuables, last accessed in 1978.

Senior IAS officer G Mathivathanan has been transferred as director general of Training Coordination, Gopabandhu Academy of Administration, Bhubaneswar.

Minister of ST and SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department, has directed the setting up of the new academic centre and language laboratory as part of the department’s 100-day plan.

During the election campaign, Modi had announced that Odisha’s first BJP government would be sworn in on June 10. BJP state president Manmohan Samal had reiterated this on Saturday.

Govt departments have decided to form city-level coordination committees between the health and water supply teams to ensure water quality management and incident management on real time basis in urban areas of the state.

State Health and Family Welfare minister Niranjan Pujari on Monday wrote a letter to Union Health Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya, in this regard.

The BJP leadership believes that they would clinch the maximum number of Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, even if they contest single-handedly. At least, this is what the speculation going around is saying.