Tag: Asit Tripathy

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has come up with some changes in the Group C recruitment procedure amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press briefing, Odisha chief secretary Asit Tripathy today said that no more personal interview will be conducted for the recruitment of Group C posts in the State. “Only written tests and skill tests will […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is working on an extensive plan to infuse life into the tourism sector which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic this year. Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Thursday directed Tourism Department to start river cruising in the State. At a high-level meeting with experts and stakeholders held on digital […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has initiated steps for setting up a Bulk Drug Park at Gopalpur in the state, said an official on Friday. The proposal for setting up the park in the Tata Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Gopalpur received in-principle approval in a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to promote homestay facilities at nature trails and eco-tourism spots in the state to attract tourists. During a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Monday, it was decided that homestay facilities would be implemented by the Odisha government from the financial year 2021-22 for a period of […]

Bhubaneswar: Two days after a major reshuffle in IPS cadres in Odisha, senior IAS officer Suresh Mohapatra was appointed as the new Chief Secretary and Chief Development Commissioner of the State on Friday. He is the second senior-most IAS officer of Odisha cadre after Upendra Prasad Singh, sources said. As per reports, Mohapatra will replace […]

Bhubaneswar: The elevation of senior IAS officer Suresh Chandra Mahapatra to the hot seat of Chief Secretary (CS) of Odisha has no such drama unlike last year (August 2019), when State government appointed Asit Tripathy as the new CS bypassing the then senior most IAS officer Gagan Dhal, whose retirement was due on January 2020. […]

Bhubaneswar: Is the appointment of the senior IAS officer and outgoing Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy, who in bureaucratic circles is known as the beater of the clock with a penchant for wrapping up any assignment on or before time, to the post of Chairman in the western Odisha’s top planning and development body – the […]