Odisha  

The Defence Research Development Organisation on Monday successfully conducted the maiden launch of Akash-NG Missile from Integrated Test Range off the coast of Odisha. 
 

 India test-fires two Prithvi-2 nuclear capable ballistic missiles from Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha's Balasore
 

Two footballer bothers from Odisha prove how passion can take them places  

Nityananda Gond is an MLA from Odisha. But he spends most of his time, cultivating paddy in his fields 

For the last 75 years, Nanda Prasty has been educating children and adults free of cost 

The VSSUT students have started an initiative, ‘Unlock Education, The New Face of Knowledge’.
 

 Krushi Bhawan had also become India's first government building and Odisha's first-ever building to feature in Dezeen, a prestigious international journal on architecture

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on June 18 said that in the interest of public health and safety of citizens, this year's Rath Yatra at Puri can't be allowed.

The extremely severe cyclone has killed at least 12 persons and ravaged Kolkata and several parts of West Bengal as it left behind a trail of destruction by uprooting trees, destroying thousands of homes and swamping low-lying areas of the state

Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to chief ministers of Odisha and West Bengal -- Naveen Patnaik and Mamata Banerjee respectively -- and assured them of all central help

IAS officer Mohammad Mohsin was in the news last year after the Election Commission suspended him for trying to inspect Prime Minister Narendra Modi's helicopter during his visit to Odisha in April. He was deployed as a poll observer.

In India, there were reports that a few Tablighi attendees threw urine bottles and defecated openly in front of their rooms at quarantine centres. The income tax department has decided to release refunds up to Rs 5 lakh in view of the lockdown. This is expected to benefit 14 lakh taxpayers.

Odisha became the first state in the country to extend the lockdown till April 30. 

Visually impaired student Tapaswini Das cleared the Odisha Civil Service Examination 2018 conducted by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC).
 

Prior to 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' scheme, the Odisha government had launched several schemes aimed at addressing sexual violence against women and children such as 'Pari' and 'Operation Muskan'