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Though the Congress activists wanted to gherao the Aul electricity department, they resorted to pelting eggs and tomatoes as the gate of the electricity office was locked. Later, the activists blocked the Cuttack-Chandbali road by staging a demonstration.

In Berhampur, the scuffle broke out after the BJP activists tried to storm into the Tata Power office during the demonstration today

As per the latest notification, the dearness allowance has been hiked by four per cent. With this, the dearness allowance of the employees has been increased to 42 per cent from the existing 38 per cent.

Be it Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik or the members of the cabinet or the MLAs, they are not taking decisions for the state. Those who do not understand Odia pride and glory and those need to obey orders are presently giving orders here, alleged Pradhan.

As per the official announcement made by the school and mass education minister and department secretary, the Plus seats will be increased from 2023-24 academic year.

Ganeshi Lal had taken oath as the Governor of Odisha on May 29, 2018. Ganeshi Lal is quite popular for his down-to-earth personality and has been able to discharge his duties efficiently

The health and family welfare department’s new scheme ‘Odisha University of Health Science’ also received the Cabinet nod. 

G Mathi Vathanan, Urban Development Department secretary said, “CM has approved the metro rail project for Bhubaneswar capital region which will also include Cuttack and connect with Jatni-Khordha and later Puri.”

Bikram Keshari Arukha, Sudam Marndi and Sarada Nayak were sworn in as ministers on Monday. While Bikram Keshari Arukha has been given the Finance portfolio, the School and Mass Education department has fallen into Sudam Marndi's kitty. Labour & Employees' State Insurance department has gone to Sarada Nayak.  

Three senior BJD leaders- Bikram Keshari Arukha, Sarada Nayak and Sudam Marndi took oath as cabinet ministers. While Bikram Keshari Arukha has been given the Finance portfolio, the School and Mass Education and Labour & Employees' State Insurance departments have gone to Sudam Marndi and Sarada Nayak, respectively.

"To have in Odisha in 2023 nearly 30,000 SAM and 86,000 MAM children is a cause for alarm not just for the State of Odisha but for the Government of India as well," the court observed.  

DMK tops the list with Rs 318 crore from unknown sources followed by BJD. The TRS is in the third position with Rs 153 crore in donations from unknown sources.

As per reports, the State government has extended the validity period of OTET qualifying certificates for lifetime. The decision is seen as a major relief for the candidates applying for the elementary school teacher posts.

While addressing a seminar on ‘Golden period of Janaki-Basant jodi’, the senior BJD leader claimed that the ministers are not aware of the decisions taken by the Cabinet.

Through OES rules amendment, the Odisha government had substituted the method of selection by the OPSC on the basis of career marking, written test and vive voce by the highest GATE scores.