Both the Bhubaneswar Club and the Cuttack Club have got new presidents with the declaration of results of elections to the clubs on Monday.
The prestigious Bhubaneswar Club is all set to get its new president and the contenders for the position are two former Chief Secretary's of Odisha, Bijay Patnaik and Asit Tripathy
Bhubaneswar: The State government has increased the monthly special diet allowance given to Havildars, Constables and Sepoys working with the Odisha Police to Rs 1,500 from Rs 900, said Principal Secretary of Home department Asit Tripathy today here. Talking to news men, Tripathy said, “The Havildars, Constables and Sepoys will be benefitted with the hike […]
Bhubaneswar: With the appointment of incumbent Chief Secretary (CS) Aditya Prasad Padhi as State Election Commissioner (SEC), Naveen has scripted a 2014 redux in 2019. Significantly, post return to power in May 2014, CM Naveen Patnaik in July appointed Gokul Pati as new CS, despite the then incumbent CS Jugal Kishor Mohapatra having two-years left […]
Bhubaneswar: In a senior level bureaucratic reshuffle, Odisha government today appointed senior IAS officer Asit Tripathy as the new Chief Secretary of the State. A 1986-batch IAS, Tripathy, presently serving as the Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary and Chief Administrator KBK will take over the new post from the outgoing AP Padhi who has been appointed […]
Bhubaneswar: Even as senior IAS Gagan Dhal has not specified the reasons behind quitting the service five-months prior to his due retirement date, the gossip mill hasn’t stopped buzzing on the unfolding of events on Thursday. In the last decade, no such senior rank IAS officer had quit the service just before the due retirement. […]
Bhubaneswar: Did you witness a somewhat hazy morning in your town today? Don’t blame your spectacles, blame the aerosols. The big revelation is aerosol suspension in the lower atmosphere in coastal Odisha, parts of western and northern Odisha is as worse as in Delhi today. A study of the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) of Odisha […]
Bhubaneswar: Senior bureaucrat Asit Tripathy today took charge as the Chief Secretary of Odisha while his predecessor Aditya Prasad Padhi assumed office as the State Election Commissioner (SEC). Padhi handed over charge to Tripathy in presence of senior officials and media persons at the Lok Seva Bhawan. A 1986-batch IAS officier, Tripathy was serving as the […]
Bhubaneswar: Targeting the new Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy for his ‘rocket speed’ movement of files remark, BJP has questioned why the bureaucrat didn’t do the same during his tenure as Home Secretary. Slamming Tripathy’s comment, BJP spokesperson, Golak Mohapatra said that due to tardy pace of the administration, Kunduli gang rape victim committed suicide […]
Bhubaneswar: Development will now be a weapon to tackle the Maoists and the State government is keen to replicate the ‘Swabhiman region’ development model in southern Odisha to tackle Naxalites. Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy, while reviewing preparations for a meeting on anti-naxal operations called by the central government, informed today that Maoist activity in number […]
Bhubaneswar: As the mineral industry is concerned about the lapse of many mining leases on March 31, 2020, Odisha Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick on Wednesday said that the state government is committed to complete mining auctions on time. Over 300 non-captive mining leases across the country are lapsing on March 31, 2020. In […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Friday announced that a complete shutdown will be imposed in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Bhadrak town for 48 hours from 8 PM today till 8 PM on Sunday as a precautionary measure to prevent any community transmission of COVID-19. The Chief Secretary has warned that strict action will be […]
Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary of Odisha, Asit Tripathy today thanked all the city dwellers of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Bhadrak for making the 48-hour shut down which started at 8 pm on April 3, a success. He also thanked all the personnel of law enforcement, district administration and health care workers for dealing with the enforcement in […]
Bhubaneswar: Moments after Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy announced about the lifting of shutdown tonight, two more COVID-19 positive cases were reported from Bhubaneswar. The detection of two fresh cases means that the total number of COVID-19 positive cases now stands at 23 in Odisha. As per the State Health & Family Welfare Department, the latest […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is taking some strong steps to stem the spread of the Coronavirus. After extending the lockdown till April 30, Odisha government has taken a decision to penalise people not wearing masks in public places. Exercising the powers of Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 (3 of 1897), Odisha Government made some regulations and amended the […]
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