Bhubaneswar: Apprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the ground situation in the State and the preparedness to tackle COVID-19, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said that the Centre should consider continuing with the restrictions on trains and flight services to the State this month. As June is the toughest month for Odisha due to […]
Bhubaneswar: President of the Biju Janata Dal Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday appointed 18 senior leaders as new office-bearers of the party. Eight senior vice-presidents, nine vice-presidents and one general secretary are among the new office-bearers, a press note signed by Manas Ranjan Mangaraj, general secretary (media affairs) said. For the first time since inception of […]
Bhubaneswar: Hours after the State’s COVID-19 tally crossed 10,000-mark following the highest single-day spike of 571 new cases today, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced to include COVID management under its ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative and suggested officials to devise a mechanism to keep family members informed about the health condition of infected persons. Covid management […]
Bhubaneswar: Eminent litterateur and award-winning short fiction writer Manoj Kumar Panda is no more. He died of heart attack in Bolangir district at the age of 65. According to sources, Panda was admitted to a hospital after he complained of uneasiness where he passed away while undergoing treatment. He had three published collections of short […]
Bhubaneswar: Amidst speculations regarding a possible rejig in the cabinet, the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has expanded its organisation by creating senior vice-president and senior general secretary posts for the first time in the party. Several senior and heavyweight leaders have been given key assignments in the party organisation through these senior vice-president and senior […]
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday dedicated 47 new Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulances to the people of Odisha through virtual mode. Dedicating the new ambulances on the auspicious…
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is reportedly planning to strengthen itself as a cadre-based party with the involvement of all leaders and hence, it is expanding its organisation by creating senior vice-president and senior general secretary posts for the first time in the party. The ruling party recently appointed eight leaders as senior vice-presidents, […]
Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties on Monday lashed out at the Odisha government over re-appointment of retired IAS officers in various departments while banning creation of any new government posts for the next two years. The State government recently announced a slew of austerity measures for the next two years citing acute financial crunch in view of […]
Bhubaneswar: In a major decision which could have been brought about by expectations that the COVID-19 battle is going to a long haul, Odisha government on Tuesday enhanced the retirement age of doctors. Announcing the decision, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that the retirement age of Medical Officers of OHMS cadre & Allopathic Insurance […]
Bhubaneswar/Nabarangpur: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday slammed BJD leader and Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Board Sanjay Das Burma for using a helicopter to return to Bhubaneswar from Nabarangpur. As per reports, Burma was recently on a visit to several southern Odisha districts and returned to Bhubaneswar from Nabarangpur in a chopper […]
Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the State government alleging that Western Odisha is receiving step-motherly treatment in COVID-19 management. “Naveen Patnaik government has blatantly neglected Western Odisha. Even though COVID-19 cases have increased manyfold in the region, the State government has withdrawn more than 100 doctors and […]
Bhubaneswar: BJP’s Lok Sabha member from Bargarh, Suresh Pujari has urged Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik to bring back the doctors transferred from western Odisha to other districts on Covid duty. Pujari, on Sunday conveyed his concerns through a letter stating that people in the western-Odisha districts are already suffering with rising COVID-19 cases. […]
Bhubaneswar: As the Odisha police gropes in the dark even five days after the dramatic escape of dreaded gangster Hyder from a guarged chamber at Cuttack’s SCB on Saturday, former…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday sought quick steps by the Centre for running of passenger trains on the new Haridaspur-Paradip railway line at the earliest to fulfill the aspirations of the people. In a letter to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, the Chief Minister said the railway project has taken extremely long time […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today sanctioned an ex-gratia of Rs 15 lakh each for the families of two journalists who died of COVID-19 infection. The two journalists, Priyadarshi Patnaik from Hinjili of Ganjam district and K Ch Ratnam of Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district succumbed to the disease earlier this month. “We were having […]
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