Tag: Odisha Government

Bhubaneswar: Following the relaxation of the new Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act in the State till December 2019, the State Government has been envisaging its best to ensure that citizens are getting all possible facilities to acquire required documents before the new traffic norms once again come into force in Odisha. Keeping this in view, the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has directed the Fisheries and Animal Resource Department (F&ARD) to expedite power and road connectivity to all the identified fishing clusters in the state, an official said on Thursday. Odisha chief secretary AK Tripathy issued the direction to the F&ARD after meeting the members of the Sea Food Exporters Association of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has signed a Letter of Understanding (LoU) with UNICEF to provide safe drinking water to every household in the state. The LoU was signed by the state housing and urban development department (HUDD) to provide 24-hour safe drinking water and the project has been named as ‘Drink From Tap Mission’. The […]

Bhubaneswar: As part of Odisha government’s zero tolerance policy towards corruption, action has been taken against as many as 11 senior OAS officers in past three months. While two of them have been dismissed from service, pension and gratuity of nine officers have been discontinued. The dismissed officials include former Tehsildar of Loisingha Bijayini Biswal, […]

Bhubaneswar: With as many as 3278 posts of assistant surgeons remaining vacant for a long time, the Odisha government on Monday urged the State Public Service Commission to start the process of recruitment of doctors on regular basis. In a letter to the OPSC, Health and Family Welfare Secretary P K Meherda said the posts […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will develop closed and abandoned mines in the State into tourist destinations, informed Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick on Wednesday. “If tourism and water bodies are developed in abandoned and closed mines, it will benefit the locals affected by the mining,” Mallick said on the sidelines of Odisha Mining Conclave […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has appointed 10 senior IAS officers as coordinating officers of 13 medical colleges and hospitals in the state to improve overall performance and infrastructure development, an official said. Development Commissioner SC Mahapatra has been appointed as coordinating officer of Sundergarh Medical College and Hospital and Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical […]

Bhubaneswar: The annual Bali Yatra fair organised on the Mahanadi river bed in Cuttack will be observed as a State-level festival from this year, informed Housing and Urban Development Minister, Pratap Jena on Friday. Several departments including Tourism, Culture and Urban Development will provide financial as well as other logistical support for Bali Yatra which […]

Jajpur: Odisha Lokayukta has served notices to six government officials of Jajpur district over allegations of misappropriation of government funds allocated under various schemes for development of Nagada village which was in news following the death of 21 children due to malnourishment in 2016. Official sources said that notices have been served to Project Director […]

Bhubaneswar: Expressing discontent over the ongoing probe into the mysterious death of lady Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) Smitarani Biswal of Haridaspur in Jajpur district, BJP on Saturday reiterated its demand for a CBI probe. Terming it as a pre-planned murder, Leader of Opposition Pradipta Naik today trained guns on the chairperson of the State Commission […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday suspended Rayagada Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Debarchan Behera on charges of corruption and sexual harassment. “Debarchan Behera, DFO, Rayagada Forest Division, has been placed under suspension with immediate effect by the state government, taking note of sensitivity and the seriousness of the allegations against him,” said a statement from […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 8.5 crore for the development of Baladevjew Temple and the grand road in front of the temple in Kendrapara district. The decision was taken after a high-level meeting with Kendrapara district collector, local public representatives, temple trust members, and the servitors through video conferencing on […]

Bolangir: Secretary of Transformation and Initiatives (5T) VK Pandian was caught unaware at Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital here on Thursday when he reportedly avoided listening to a patient’s attendant who was trying to speak to him about irregularities in the hospital. Pandian was at the hospital as a part of his tours across […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday appointed senior IPS officer Ravi Kant as the Special Resident Commissioner of Odisha Bhawan in New Delhi. A notification, issued by the state Home Department, said Ravi Kant has been given new assignment in New Delhi. The 1998 batch officer is currently serving as an officer in special duty. […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary A K Tripathy on Saturday instructed the District Collectors and Superintendents of Police to ensure the maintenance of peace and harmony across the state in view of the Supreme Court verdict on the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case. Tripathy also told the authorities dealing with law and order situation to […]