Bhubaneswar: A high-level meeting will be held at the State Secretariat here today under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary AP Padhi to discuss the State’s plans to tackle naxal menace, ahead of the anti-Maoist strategy meeting of affected states called by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on May 8. Anti-Maoist operations, demand for […]
Bhubaneswar: A preparatory meeting for the Asian Athletics Championships scheduled to be held here from July 6 to 9, was held here today with Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi, Sports Secretary Vishal Kumar Dev and Secretary of Athletics Federation of India (AFI) chalking out strategies for smooth functioning of the event. Padhi informed, the championship […]
By Kasturi Ray Our bureaucrats seemed disturbed, worried and a harried lot. They felt threatened after what Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said to one of the senior officers at the NIC event on Monday. So much so that in a show of strength they gathered at the Secretariat the next day to apprise the Chief Minister. […]
Bhubaneswar: The unified command of Odisha met today to discuss the prevalent Maoist situation in the state and review various underlying coordination issues between various agencies involved in anti-Naxal operations. Chief Secretary AP Padhi who chaired this first meeting of the year said discussions were held on coordination issues between the state and central agencies. […]
Bhubaneswar: Human Rights activist Subash Mohapatra filed a caveat before the Supreme Court today requesting to get informed beforehand of any hearing against the instruction of National Green Tribunal (NGT) to remove Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) from forest land. Notably, NGT Eastern Zone, situated at Kolkata, […]
Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Odisha government to evict Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences from the 18 acre of encroached forest land at Pathargadia area of Bhubaneswar and bring it under its possession. Hearing a PIL filed by Human Rights activist Subash Mohaptra, the […]
Bhubaneswar: A step that could see improvement in traffic movement in accident prone Khandagri Square of Bhubaneswar, Odisha Chief Secretary Aditya Padhi informed today that a decision has been taken to build a flyover bridge at the spot. The Chief Secretary informed about the decision following a meeting with the Union Transport secretary. Moreover, another […]
Bhubaneswar: There are four lakh bore wells and piped water facilities are provided to 38 thousand habitations in Odisha. In view of the coming rising mercury level, Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi yesterday instructed all District Collectors to ensure that all the bore wells and pipeline facilities function properly. Padhi, heading a review meeting here, […]
Bhubaneswar: Acting on the orders of the Supreme Court, Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi today announced that all liquor shops along the National and State Highways will be shifted within March 31. Padhi instructed all District Collectors that if the 1712 liquor shops along the National and State Highways are not shifted within the given […]
Bhubaneswar: The BJP today came down heavily on the double standards of Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Mahanadi issue. Criticising the chief minister, who in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday had urged him to withdraw the formation of Negotiation Committee formed by the Water Resources ministry to resolve the Mahanadi […]
Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Aditya Padhi today said the fiscal deficit of Odisha is well within the limits. “The fiscal deficit is well within the permissible limit of 3.5 percent of GSDP. The present level of fiscal deficit is around 2 percent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). The debt and GSDP ratio of the State […]
Bhubaneswar: On account of demonetization, revenue collection in the form of mining royalty and stamp registration fee declined this year as compared to the previous year, informed Odisha Finance secretary Tuhinkant Pandey following a review meeting of the department which was chaired by Chief Secretary, Aditya Padhi at the State Secretariat here today. Also Read: […]
Bhubaneswar: Construction of the Gurupriya Bridge in the cut-off areas of Chitrakonda block in Malkangiri district is 67% complete till now and work on the bridge is targeted to be completed by June this year, chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi said today. Padhi who was chairing a review meeting of the Works department also took […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to shift all liquor shops which have come up within 500 metres from the National Highways and State Highways, by April 1 this year. A decision to this effect was taken at a high level review meeting presided over by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi at the State Secretariat […]
Bhubaneswar: The State Cabinet meeting presided over by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here today approved six proposals. Talking to media persons after the meeting, chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi said the Cabinet decided to name all Lift Irrigation (LI) projects after eminent female freedom fighter Parbati Giri, nicknamed as Mother Teresa […]
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