Tag: Arun Sahoo

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today sanctioned Rs 1000 crore for road construction and drinking water facilities in rural areas under Gopabandhu Grameen Yojana. Patnaik has asked the Panchayati Raj department to spend the said amount by March 31, minister Arun Sahoo said. Funds were spent under the scheme on the head of road construction, […]

Bhubaneswar: After the grand rally of Amit Shah, the BJD is going to show its strength on November 29 by gathering women across the State in the plea of Biju Birth Centenary celebration. The BJP considered the move of ruling regional party as a vain attempt to counter Shah’s rally while Congress alleged both parties […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the 35 km long human chain from Dhauli to Nandankanan here to mark 80 years completion of formation of Odisha as a separate State. While inaugurating the mega human chain at a special programme here at Forest park, Patnaik said- “I am delighted that the celebration of Biju […]

Bhubaneswar: The State unit of BJP today flayed the BJD for its plan to organise human chain across the State to mark the completion of 80 years of formation of Odisha and Biju Patnaik birth centenary. BJP state vice president Sameer Mohanty alleged that government officials are being used in BJD’s own political programme. “The […]

The youth wing of the State unit of BJP today demanded questioning of Law Minister Arun Sahoo, Health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak and Urban Development Minister Puspendra Singhdeo accusing them of having links with Himanshu Bhusan Kar, a staff of the Health department and an aide of Dr Motilal Gouda, who has been arrested in connection with a fraud committed by him while he was posted as assistant director of the Directorate of Factories and Boilers

Nayagarh: Six BJP activists were detained at the Ranpur Police station for showing black flags to Law minister Arun Sahoo. Sahoo was in Nayagarh to attend the Biju Centenary celebrations when some BJP activists tried to show black flags to the minister near Ranpur. Commenting on the incident, the minister said; “I was here to […]

Bhubaneswar: Trouble mounted on Friday for Law minister Arun Sahu, already under the scanner for promoting and protecting delinquent doctor Motilal Gouda wanted in the fake gazette notification scam, after the State Bar Council served him a notice for not surrendering his bar license even after holding the post of a minister, an office of […]

Accusing the Law minister and some BJD MLAs of having strong links with disgraced Assistant Director in the Department of Factories (Medical) Dr Motilal Gouda, former Law minister and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Narasingha Mishra today demanded an independent inquiry to determine on whose recommendation Gouda was appointed to key post despite being marked 'absconding' in the records of the Health department

Bhubaneswar: Members of Odisha Sarpanch Association today gheraoed Panchayatiraj minister Arun Sahoo’s residence to press their eight-point charter of demands. According to sources, in their 8-point demand charter, the sarpanches have sought withdrawal of the powers to bring No-Trust motion against the Sarpanchs, hike in their monthly remuneration from Rs 1,500 to Rs 5,000 and […]

The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown numerous challenges especially for the conduct of crucial examinations across the country.  The Odisha government too has decided to conduct the under graduate (UG) and post graduate (PG) examinations online.

Chhatrapur is set to become the first 'Smart Grid Town' in Odisha with the implementation of the latest technology in power supply system which can withstand very high-speed cyclone with wind speed of around 350-kmph.

Baripada: Former North Orissa University students’ union president, Tushar Nayak once again launched a scathing attack on MLA and Mayurbhanj district observer of BJD, Arun Sahoo over non-regularisation of different departments of the university. “We had received a notice from the Secretariat for regularisation of the departments but the promises are yet to be fulfilled. […]

Bhubaneswar: The rebellion over party ticket distribution in BJD scaled a ‘royal’ high. A royal challenge staring at the party as two of its prominent sitting MPs with royal lineage have raised a banner of revolt after being denied tickets. BJD had fielded 11 royals, including 3 in Lok Sabha, in 2014. While sitting BJD […]

Bhubaneswar: In his record fifth-term, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s Ministry making exercise didn’t show any green shoots towards streamlining of governance in Odisha, which the State needs badly to propel to a consistent growth path. The distribution of portfolios only reveals about a half-hearted approach towards governance streamlining in the State. Consider this. The vesting […]

Bhubaneswar: After pandemonium in house on day one, the State Assembly proceedings started smoothly on day two where in the question hour, the Congress party tried to put the Government on the mat on the issue of farmers. As the house assembled, during the question hour, senior Congress leader Tara Bahinipati asked the first question […]