Tag: Odisha Government

Dhenkanal: Call it their love for nature that an entire village has now come forward to save a forest in Dhenkanal. Moreover, the villagers mostly women are now guarding the trees inside Jhinkargadi forest where the Odisha government wants to set up a beer factory. According to sources, the proposed beer factory is expected to […]

Bhubaneswar: Former Kendrapara MP Baijayant Jay Panda made a scathing attack on Odisha government by raking up the issue of corruption during Jana Samavesh organised at Gondia in Dhenkanal today. While addressing the public meeting, Panda alleged that corruption and hooliganism have increased under the present dispensation. Such hooliganism is furthered through the recently formed […]

Bhubaneswar: Worried over reports of replacement of stone carvings at Konark Sun Temple by Archaeological Survey Of India (ASI), Odisha government today urged the Centre to look into the sensitive issue. In a letter to Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sought the Centre’s intervention based on a news report […]

Bhubaneswar: With the death toll in cyclone Titli mounting to 52, Odisha government today increased the ex-gratia amount from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 10 lakh each for the kin of the deceased. The announcement came today during Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s visit to Champapur village in Gangabad Panchayat of Gajapati district. “For the first […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to protect crops from pest attack, the Odisha government has launched ‘Fasal Surakhya Abhiyaan’- a programme under which ‘Pest Scouts’ will be deployed in all the affected areas for about 30 to 45 days. Principal Secretary of Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Employment (AFE) has written a letter to all the […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: As the controversy over former MP Baijayant Panda’s chopper seize and Abhijit Iyer’s derogatory comments intensifies, editor of Outlook, Ruben Banerjee, in an exclusive interview to OTV, speaks about his understanding of the issue, the ‘stupid’ comments, even more stupid action of Odisha police and the motive behind it all. Banerjee had recently […]

Bhubaneswar: The proposal for setting up of an additional power station at NTPC in Talcher has now snowballed into a controversy between the State government and Centre. While the Centre wants the foundation laying ceremony for the proposed project to be held on September 22, the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha, the […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the general elections, Odisha government is facing flak for its rising debt burden which may touch Rs 92,000 crore by the end of the year. While in 2000-01, the total debt burden was Rs 21,001.88 crore, after 18 years it has shot up to Rs 76, 428 crore. In 2014-15, the State […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Odisha has apprised the Mahanadi Tribunal that Chief Secretary and Water Resources secretary will represent the state in the case. As required by the Tribunal, Odisha government has already sent names of two representatives -Chief Secretary Aditya Padhi and Water Resources secretary Pradeep Jena. According to sources, the Tribunal will soon send a […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to digitally empower the women in the State, Odisha government today announced to provide smart phones to all the 70 lakh women working with the six lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs) across Odisha. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during the women entrepreneurship sectoral session on the fourth […]

Bhubaneswar: After drawing criticism from various quarters following the tragic death of seven elephants in Dhenkanal, Odisha has now geared up for the protection of jumbos in the state. The State government has decided to appoint an SDO rank officer in each district of the state to monitor and keep surveillance on the movement of […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is all set to roll out new its – ‘Mo Bus’ services in the capital city from tomorrow ahead of the Men’s Hockey World Cup. According to sources, the service will be launched as a part of state government-owned Capital Region Urban Transport’s (CRUT) ‘City Bus Modernisation’ programme. The services will be […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is likely to conduct the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) on May 12, 2019. Special OJEE will be conducted on July 21. OJEE Chairman, Sudip Kumar Chand informed that the decision on the tentative dates was taken at the Policy Planning Board meeting today. The examination will be conducted for Lateral […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to strictly enforce the ban on use of polythene bags with the month-long deadline ending today. The state government will strictly enforce the ban in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Berhampur municipal corporations and the Puri municipality from tomorrow. Through a letter, the Urban Development Department has been directed to ensure […]

Odisha Government issued guidelines to facilitate declaration of as many as 4000 hamlets in the State into new revenue villages