Tag: Chief Secretary Aditya Padhi

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday alleged that the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is holding pre-election meetings behind closed doors with various officials at the behest of a specific IAS officer. Addressing a presser, BJP spokesperson Pitambar Acharya raised questions over the closed-door meetings of government officials including chief secretary Aditya Padhi in […]

Bhubaneswar: Teachers under the banner ‘All Odisha School-College Teachers and Employees United Forum’, today postponed their agitation and served a two months ultimatum to the state government to fulfill their demands. The teachers, who were on strike for more than one and half months postponed their stir after a meeting with Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to provide permanent caste certificates to SC, ST and socially and educationally backward class (SEBC) students from Class V to XII. The caste certificate will be valid for lifetime while the authorities have been asked to undertake special measures and complete issuance of certificates to students within next six months. […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will procure 53 lakh quintal of paddy this year informed Chief Secretary Aditya Padhi today. The government has plans to procure 44 lakh quintal paddy during Kharif and 9 lakh quintal paddy during Rabi seasons respectively. “10 lakhs farmers have already been registered under the government’s e-registration system. We have planned to […]

Bhubaneswar: Continuing with its mission to promote industrialization, Odisha government on Thursday approved three projects worth Rs 864 crores. The projects were cleared by the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) in a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi today. The approved projects include a multi layer double coated […]

Bhubaneswar: Braving rain and sun, teachers under the aegis of Odisha School College Teachers and Employees’ United Forum today, after a lull of two months, resumed their strike and have staged a dharna near Gandhi Marg in Bhubaneswar over non-fulfillment of their earlier demands. As per sources, over one lakh teachers and support staff from […]

Bhubaneswar: Mock polls were conducted at the State Secretariat today to provide training to senior bureaucrats and officers on the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines during the upcoming polls. This is for the first time that VVPAT machines will be used for polling in all 147 […]