Tag: Odisha Government

Puri: The ongoing demolition and eviction within 75 meters of Puri Srimandir should be carried out as per law, directed justice Arun Mishra during the hearing of the matter pertaining to the reforms in Srimandir. A bench of the SC including Justice Arun Mishra that is hearing a case pertaining to the reforms in Puri […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking strong congnizance of allegations of ragging in different educational institutions, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has written to secretaries of School & Mass Education, Higher Education, Health & Family Welfare, Skill Development & Technical Education departments to furnish responses on steps taken to curb torture being meted out to the freshers in […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, Minister of School & Mass Education Samir Ranjan Dash today announced that all schools students in Odisha would be provided with free shoes and uniforms. He further said the department has decided to issue identity cards to the school students, in order to categorically identify them and also maintain a […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Odisha government claimed that only 32000 of the total beneficiaries who received monetary assistance under the KALIA (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation) scheme are ineligible, the State BJP and Congress units today came down heavily on the Naveen-led government for allegedly misutilising the State exchequer funds. While BJP […]

Puri: A day after Puri district administration undertook a massive demarcation process, local residents including women today staged a demonstration against the ongoing demolition drive within an area up to 75 mts from the boundary wall of the Jagannath Temple. The locals staged a demonstration at Gandua Chaura and have categorically denied vacating their homes […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the roll-out of the ambitious ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative of Odisha government on October 2, Director General (DG) Of Police BK Sharma on Tuesday reviewed the functioning of the call centres and collected feedback from various complainants coming to police stations for redressal of their grievances. Under the Mo Sarkar initiative, Odisha CM […]

Puri: An official notification issued by the Odisha Government for acquisition of land adjacent to Meghanad Pacheri and within the 75-metre radius of Srimandir has invoked mixed reactions among the locals in the pilgrim town. It may be noted that residents and various stake holders have been opposing the Puri district administration’s demolition drive in […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of the long queues at centres issuing Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates, Odisha government has decided to continue with the issuance of the certificates through both on-line and off-line modes till December 31, 2019. In a letter to all the district collectors, SPs, DCPs and RTOs, Additional secretary of Transport department Premananda […]

Bhubaneswar: As part of the ongoing efforts to make the offices of the Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) free from corruption and middlemen, several unauthorised shops set up by middlemen near the Bhubaneswar RTO-1 campus were demolished today. In a joint drive launched by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), around 40 structures […]

Bhubaneswar: No respite seems to be in sight for consumers as Odisha government seems to be in a fix on how to tame the rising prices of onions which have touched Rs 60 per kg. It seems Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare department secretary’s visit to New Delhi to hold discussions with the Centre and […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Monday directed all the state-run schools to observe October 1 as the International Day for Older Persons, an official said. The direction in this regard was issued by School and Mass Education Department to all the district education officers. The schools will organise inspirational talks to be delivered by retired/inspiring teachers […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Chief minister, Naveen Patnaik’s much talked about ‘Mo Sarkar’ takes off today. What better day to launch such a scheme than the birth anniversary of the man who gave us ideas and ideals like Swaraj. But while Mahatma’s Swaraj was about people learning to rule themselves Patnaik’s latest move is about […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has earned more than Rs 5 crore from the online auction of fancy registration number and advance registration number booking of vehicles in the first six months of this fiscal, an official of the State Transport Authority (STA) said on Friday. The state government earned Rs 5.45 crore from auction of […]

Bhubaneswar: Concerned over a series of elephant deaths in Nandankanan zoo due to herpes virus, Odisha government has now pinned hopes on the newly-constituted committee of experts of the Central Zoo Authority (CZA). Odisha Forest and Environment minister, Bikram Keshari Arukh today informed that following the deaths of four elephants in quick succession in Nandankanan […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday issued a notification for online auction of 10 mineral blocks. The Directorate of Mines has issued the notification for electronic auction of seven iron ore blocks and three blocks of iron ore and manganese for the purpose of granting mining leases. The seven iron ore blocks are Nuagaon, Thakurani, […]