Odisha government on Friday asked the authorities of Utkal University to abstain from seeking external financial support without spending its available fund of Rs 500 crore first.
As per the Central government, the ordinance is outside the ‘legislative competence’ of the state legislature
As many as 106 vehicles will be pressed into service at 34 police district headquarters across Odisha in the first phase of the initiative
The regular Budget will be presented in the next session of the State Assembly nearly after three months
The government servants should remain absolutely impartial during the ULB elections and he/she shall not indulge in any campaigning activities for or against any contesting candidate or any political party, he said.
Drawing comparisons with Odisha, Panda demanded the Naveen Patnaik-led government to withdraw its decision of arbitrarily opening liquor shops in order to stop ruining the lives of youths in the State.
As the three-tier Panchayat elections in Odisha inch nearer, anticipation for the polls to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) is gradually taking centre stage in the state politics.
Odisha government kept on showering their favours to different segments of the voters ranging from Anganwadi workers to overaged aspirants for government jobs. Some favours costing hundreds of crores of rupees to the state exchequer kept rolling out of Naveen government’s gift box without even a demand for it.
School and Mass Education Minister Sameer Ranjan Dash today said that the jobs of 8,102 contractual junior teachers have been regularised by the State government.
In another big decision, the State Cabinet approved Jaga Mission for slum dwellers in five municipal corporations, including Berhampur, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Rourkela and Sambalpur.
Christmas & New Year Curbs amid Omicron threat: Odisha announces restrictions from Dec 25th till January 2nd 2022.
Earlier in September, Mishra was given the charge of OSSSC Chairman with the additional charges of Principal Secretary of Higher Education Department and Principal Secretary to Governor.
Aparajita asked the State government to abide by the rules and regulations of MGNREGS for availing funds under the scheme
Hundreds of fraud teachers are playing with the future of the children by securing seats in schools in the State by submitting fake caste, residential, educational and all sorts of other certificates
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced a 25 per cent hike in the remuneration of persons employed through outsourcing agencies and on contract basis in various departments of the state government.
On the advice of Niti Ayoga, the Odisha government came up with the Electric Vehicle Policy 2021 on September 2 this year in order to encourage the faster adoption of electric vehicles in the State
It remains a mystery that the New Bhubaneswar Railway Station has not yet been put to meaningful use. A full-fledged satellite station for Bhubaneswar is absolutely necessary. The city has expanded towards the north and the New Station should have better access and amenities without further delay.
Duped investors’ joint forum said the Gana Satyagraha (mass agitation) will continue throughout the State till the last duped investor is refunded.
Officials of Hockey Odisha have alleged that the State authority is overlooking the parent administrative body of the game on its own soil
Odisha Para Player’s Forum (OPPF) members staged demonstration before the State sports and Youth Services Department alleging apathy and discrimination by the government on Tuesday.
Eminent environmentalist Dr Rajendra Singh on Tuesday reached Bhubaneswar to join the Kharasrota Sangram Samiti in their quest to seize the work of controversial drinking water project in Kendrapara
Cycle sharing system to emerge as a means to provide first and last-mile connectivity in Bhubaneswar would depend on when the city can have safe and dedicated cycle tracks.
Odisha Government issued guidelines to facilitate declaration of as many as 4000 hamlets in the State into new revenue villages
The State government's plan to develop Bhubaneswar into a Rasagola hub and set up a cluster at Pahala for promotion of the popular sweet is yet to be implemented.
Harichandan wondered if at all the State wanted to provide Awaas homes to non-Fani hit districts, why did it not do it for aspirational districts like Sambalpur, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur.
The Odisha Government has extended the deadline for submission of property statement by all government employees by two months till August 31
Odisha Government on Sunday announced a new scheme--‘Ashirbad’ under which children, who lost their parents to Covid-19 in the State, will be provided a financial assistance on a monthly basis
In a good news for the farmers of Delanga and Kanasa block of the district, Odisha Government has granted an amount of Rs 10.34 crore for the renovation of Luna river
The PET-CT machine will help in the treatment of cancer patients and other critical surgical cases. The PET-CT will benefit many poor and needy patients of Odisha.
The Odisha unit of the BJP on Friday slammed the State government for not setting a definite time limit to provide financial assistance to compensate the farmers affected by Cyclone Yaas that hit the State on May 26
Emphasizing on the importance of the CoWIN portal, the Odisha Government has instructed all the Collectors and Municipal Commissioners to ensure that more importance and preference is given to people with online appointment for Covid-19 vaccination.
With a surge in COVID-19 cases in Odisha, the State government has formed a State-level task force to manage the production, supply chain and logistics of medical oxygen in the State.
The alleged insensitivity of hospital authorities in providing health information of Covid-19 patient to their relatives seems to be adding to the woes of people in Odisha with instances of kins of Covid victims getting repeated calls from hospital help desks claiming that the patients are doing well coming to fore from across the State
With the COVID cases in Odisha heading north, the State government has decided to maintain stock of oxygen cylinders by hiring the same from private organisations on a monthly rental basis.
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