Tag: Chief Secretary

Bhubaneswar: A day after Deputy Secretary of the General Administration department, Indira Behera shot a letter to the special secretary to Governor Ganeshi Lal seeking clarification on aircraft and chopper expenses, Chief Secretary AP Padhi  today met the Governor and expressed regrets over the matter. In a media release issued by the State government, Public […]

Bhubaneswar: Concerned over steep rise in road mishaps, Odisha government on Wednesday issued a deadline for urgent repairs of roads that are in bad shape in several parts of the State. Sources said that the officials of engineering department have been asked to complete the repair of roads by March 5. At a high-level meeting […]

Bhubaneswar: The State government has set a target to make 18 marine police stations operational in next two years. The decision was taken at a review meeting on coastal security chaired by chief secretary AP Padhi. In the first phase, five marine police stations have been established at Paradip, Balaramgadi, Dhamra, Jamboo and Arjipalli. Padhi […]

Bhubaneswar: A smart solution to assist citizens in their day-to-day monetary transactions is on the cards for Smart City Bhubaneswar. A meeting of the Empowered Committee on Infrastructure (ECI) was chaired by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi today to introduce a smart card which will not only help citizens of Bhubaneswar to book bus and […]

Talcher: The State government on Thursday agreed to provide necessary support to the Fertiliser Corporation of India for reopening the Talcher plant, which is also expected to boost the economic condition of locals. Talking to mediapersons after a meeting with Chief Secretary AP Padhi, CEO of the Talcher fertiliser plant JS Saini said, “The State […]

Bhubaneswar: In a big breather to the landless slum dwellers in urban areas, the Odisha Cabinet today cleared promulgation of two ordinances for assigning land rights or property rights for re-development, rehabilitation and upgradation of slums. “We have taken a historic decision today to grant land rights to the slum dwellers living in municipal councils […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet today approved the proposal to begin work on 100-seat based government medical college in Keonjhar. “The tender for a 100-seater medical college and teaching hospital in Keonjhar was approved today. The funding will be done through the district mineral foundation. The cabinet has approved the lowest tender of Tata Projects for […]

Bhubaneswar: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has written to the Chief Secretary to initiate probe into the 2015 incident of an IAS officer allegedly sending obscene videos to a woman OAS officer. The OAS officer had recorded her statement before the Odisha State Commission for Women on July 10. As per the letter from PMO, […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the BJD attacked BJP for turning ‘Bhumi Pujan’ ceremony of Dhamra LNG terminal into a mere political programme, Chief Secretary AP Padhi today praised Centre’s move  to a set up the mega project in the State. Agriculture minister Damodar Rout has criticised Padhi for this move. In a letter to IOCL […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to set the stage rolling for industrialisation with focus on employment generation, Odisha government has cleared investment proposals of three projects worth Rs 1,188 crore. The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) chaired by Chief Secretary approved the projects here on Friday. With approval from the government, Emami Paper Mills […]

Bhubaneswar: Funds would no longer be hindrance in carrying out development of Simlipal biosphere reserve as Rs 64 crores have been earmarked to be spent in the next 5 years. The proposal was cleared at the Biosphere Reserve Management Council meeting headed by Chief Secretary Aditya Padhi here on Saturday. A comprehensive management action plan […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on the state chief secretary for the government’s failure to file an affidavit despite the court’s repeated reminders since 2015 in a matter pending before it. A bench of justices Sanju Panda and Sujit Narayan Prasad imposed the fine on the chief secretary […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government on Thursday approved 53 additional projects under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme. The new projects would be carried out in nine cities including Bhubaneswar, Puri, Baripada, Cuttack, Balasore, Bhadrak, Berhampur, Rourkela, Baripada and Sambalpur. Now the total projects to be carried under Amrut scheme has reached 148 […]

Bhubaneswar: Jindal Steel and Power Plant’s (JSPL) which increased the capacity of its steel plant in Angul in Odisha to six million tonne per annum (mtpa) from 2 mtpa would commission it by the end of May, informed JSPL Chairman Naveen Jindal. He said the sinter plant has already been commissioned and the blast furnace […]

Bhubaneswar: The process of identification of actual investors duped in the chit-fund scam in the State will be over by the end of June, said Chief Secretary AP Padhi after a review meeting at the Secretariat here. Talking to newsmen, Padhi stated, “A three-member team has been formed at block-level to undertake field verification and […]