Tag: Odisha Government

World Athletics Championships 2023
Odisha govt announces Rs 25 lakh reward for javelin star Kishore Jena

Kishore Jena is the first person from Odisha to represent India at the Finals of the World Athletics Championship in Budapest.

  • Monday, 28 August 2023
OPTCL jobs: Apply for Management Trainee, Junior Management Trainee posts; details here
OPTCL jobs: Apply for Management Trainee, Junior Management Trainee posts; details here

The last date for online submission of application is September 24, 2023.

  • Sunday, 27 August 2023
Soumya Ranjan Patnaik Targets 5T Secretary
BJD MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik slams 5T Secretary's Odisha tour; draws comparison with expenses of Chandrayaan 3 mission

In his editorial, Patnaik has mentioned that around Rs 600 crore was spent on ISRO's Chandrayaan 3 and it is being alleged that similar expenses have been incurred for the 5T secretary's visit to almost 30 districts in the state.

  • Sunday, 27 August 2023
Junior Teacher Recruitment
Junior teachers’ recruitment: Opposition parties see red in Odisha govt’s decision

Earlier on Tuesday, the Odisha School and Mass Education Department released detailed guidelines for the engagement of as many as 20,000 junior teachers (Schematic) through online computer-based test (CBT).

  • Wednesday, 23 August 2023
Dengue Cases Spike In Odisha
Dengue outbreak rings alarm bells, Opposition targets Odisha govt

Odisha Public Health Director, Niranjan Mishra said as testing has increased there has been a rise in the detection of cases but, there is absolutely nothing to panic about.

  • Monday, 21 August 2023
Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project
Bhubaneswar Metro Rail project to cover 26 kms with 20 stations in first phase

The areas to be covered include Biju Patnaik airport, Capital Hospital, Sishu Bhawan, Bapuji Nagar, Bhubaneswar Railway Station, Ram Mandir Square, Vani Vihar, Acharya Vihar, Jaydev Vihar, Xavier Square, Rail Sadan, Damana Square, Patia Square, KIIT Square,

  • Wednesday, 16 August 2023
Vandalism at Phiringia Police Station
BJP targets Odisha govt over vandalism at Phiringia Police Station

On August 5, an irate mob set the police station on fire during a protest alleging the involvement of policemen in the smuggling of ganja.

  • Friday, 11 August 2023
School Admission
Aadhaar not mandatory for school admissions: Odisha School & Mass Education Dept

The School and Mass Education Department has stated that after admission, students may be facilitated for obtaining Aadhaar cards by coordinating with various offices of the district and Aadhaar is not a mandatory pre-requisite for admission.

  • Tuesday, 08 August 2023
Single Teacher School
5T transformation? Students suffer as several Odisha schools run with 'single' teacher

Not only Ganjam, the state of affairs at Sapneswar Adivasi high school in Keonjhar district is also not up to the mark. Surprisingly, there is only one teacher for 110 students.

  • Sunday, 06 August 2023
5T Team's USA Visit
Opposition trains gun on Odisha govt over 5T Secretary team's US visit

The team is also scheduled to meet the Non-resident Odias there on July 28. Meanwhile, the Opposition parties have slammed the Odisha government over the foreign tour.

  • Monday, 24 July 2023
Heavy rainfall forecast
Heavy rainfall warning: Collectors put on alert; close watch on sensitive points, says Odisha SRC

As per the prediction of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), first western Odisha districts will experience heavy rainfall activities and subsequently, the amount of rainfall will increase in coastal districts till July 26 and 27.

  • Friday, 21 July 2023
Opposition targets 5T Secretary's Visit
Opposition trains guns on Odisha govt over 5T Secy’s district visits, grievance hearings

Senior BJP leader Prithviraj Harichandan said, “It seems that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has mentally not prepared himself in the last 23 years to hear the public grievances."

  • Wednesday, 12 July 2023
5T Secretary VK Pandian Addressing A Public Meeting
Chorus for action against 5T Secy grows amid doubts over CM Naveen’s intent

The political corridors are abuzz with speculations over what kind of step Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will take against Pandian if any action is taken at all.

  • Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Tainted OAS officer given compulsory retirement
Tainted OAS officer Prasanta Rout given compulsory retirement after arrest by Vigilance

The Opposition alleged that Rout had hand in glove with the higher rank officials in the adminis6tration for which he was able to indulge in such corrupt practices and amass such huge wealth.

  • Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Controversy over 5T Secretary Visit
Opposition mounts attack on Odisha CM over 5T Secy’s visit; Pandian counters with CM’s audio message

The Opposition parties including the BJP and the Congress have also trained guns on Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik over such visits by the 5T Secretary.

  • Monday, 26 June 2023
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