Tag: Centre

Bhubaneswar:The Centre today accorded in-principle approval to Odisha government’s proposal to construct a capital region road by passing the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar and construction of flyovers. The in-principle approval was accorded by Union Secretary for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Sanjaya Mitra at a review meeting here, a govenrment release […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Centre and Odisha government on Vedanta Ltd’s plea against a rule that mandates that mining lessees have to pay contributions to district mineral foundations. Vedanta Ltd, a subsidiary of UK-based Vedanta group, has challenged Rule 3 of the Mines and Mineral (Contribution to District […]

Bhubaneswar: The Centre today condoned Odisha government’s delay by four-and-a-half-months in submission of crop yield data based on the Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs) for paddy crop during the Kharif-2015 season. This was conveyed by Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh through a letter to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. “Response of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha could not fully utilise grant of Rs 54.45 crore to operationalise the Horticulture Mission last year, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said today and hoped the state would use the entire amount received from the Centre this year. “To operationalise Horticulture Mission in Odisha, an amount of Rs 54.45 crore was released […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today asked the standing counsel of the state and the Centre to get instructions from their respective governments within ten days on a case filed along with a PIL over the recent Mahanadi river dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Seeking judicial intervention into the dispute, Mahanadi Bachao Manch, which filed […]

New Delhi: The Centre will hold orientation sessions for stakeholders from next week in different states like Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to explain the provisions of MMDR Ordinance. President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Ordinance, paving the way for auctioning of mines containing minerals such as iron ore and bauxite. “Ministry of […]

New Delhi: Govermment today told Delhi High Court that JSPL and its promoter have made “lot of statements which were false” while challenging its decision to change the end-use of two coal blocks in Odisha and Chhattisgarh which had been earlier alloted to them. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sanjay Jain submitted before a bench of […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday urged the Centre to immediately release assistance for undertaking repair and restoration work in the areas affected by cyclone Titli. Seeking attention of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh into the matter, Patnaik through a letter pointed out that the very severe cyclonic Storm ‘Titli’ which hit the State […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bansadhara Tribunal today directed Odisha and Andhra Pradesh governments to set up a joint technical committee comprising engineers from both the States. Official sources said that the directions were issued by the Tribunal after hearing an application filed by Odisha and the Central Government under section 5(3) of Inter-State Water Disputes Act. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reiterated the demand of special category status for the State. In a letter to PM Narendra Modi, Patnaik claimed that though Odisha has made significant progress in various sectors, it is lagging behind on several fronts including rail network, tele density, banking network and coverage, national highways and […]

New Delhi: Taking cognizance of large-scale damage and pollution caused by the breach in Vedanta’s ash pond in Jharsuguda, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday served notices to company along with the Central government, Odisha government, Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Board. During the hearing of the case, the NGT directed […]

New Delhi/Mumbai/Chandigarh/Kolkata: The Central government yesterday raised the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of crops by varied degrees, ranging from a sharp Rs.275 for some pulses to a moderate Rs.50 in case of paddy and a small Rs.15 for maize for this year’s kharif season. The new support prices will be effective from October 1 this […]

Seeking a stay on Tamil Nadu government's decision to release all seven convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.....

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that all deaths with a diagnosis of COVID-19, irrespective of co-morbidities, are to be classified as deaths due to COVID-19.

Bhubaneswar: Alleging Centre’s failure in generating employment in Odisha, the ruling-BJD members created ruckus in the Assembly today and met Governor Ganeshi Lal to submit a memorandum in this regard. This came in retaliation to BJP Yuva Morcha’s attempt to gherao Odisha Assembly yesterday over allegations that the State government has failed to create job […]