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Engineer, Cop Among Five Tainted Babus Given Forced Retirement In Odisha 
Engineer, Cop Among Five Tainted Babus Given Forced Retirement In Odisha 

With this, the number of corrupt officials either dismissed or sent on mandatory retirement has gone up to 146 in the State.

  • Tuesday, 08 February 2022
Odisha Govt Sacks Convicted IAS Officer Vinod Kumar
Odisha Govt Sacks Convicted IAS Officer Vinod Kumar

Vinod Kumar has been dismissed from service after corruption charges were proved against him, said a statement released by the Odisha Chief Minister's Office (CMO).

  • Wednesday, 02 February 2022
BJP Accuses Odisha Govt Of Selling Lord Lingaraj’s Land At Throwaway Prices
BJP Accuses Odisha Govt Of Selling Lord Lingaraj’s Land At Throwaway Prices

The members of the party, led by Bhubaneswar district president Babu Singh, strongly opposed the alleged sale of the land measuring 228 decimals near the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA).  

  • Monday, 31 January 2022
Odisha Opposes Centre’s Move To Amend IAS Cadre Rule
Odisha Opposes Centre’s Move To Amend IAS Cadre Rule

Raising objection over the proposal to change Rule 6 (1), which deals with Central deputation of IAS officers, the Odisha government’s General Administration department has reportedly shot off a letter to the Centre.   

  • Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Paikas Protest In Front Of Raj Bhawan
No Odisha Tableau In R-Day Parade: Paikas Up In Arms, Opposition Slams State Govt

Several Paika organisations demonstrated in front of the Raj Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Thursday protesting the rejection of Odisha’s tableau at the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi this year.

  • Thursday, 20 January 2022
NABARD Sanctions Rs 951 Cr To Odisha Govt Under RIDF
NABARD Sanctions Rs 951 Cr To Odisha Govt Under RIDF

These infrastructure projects will play a key role in supporting the rural economy by improving the livelihoods of people, the CGM said.

  • Thursday, 20 January 2022
Omicron Surge
Odisha Orders 5 Lakh Omicron Test Kits From TATA MD

The Odisha government has placed an order to procure five lakh Omicron testing kits, OmiSure, informed Girish Krishnamurthy, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Medical and Diagnostics Ltd. (TATA MD) on Monday.

  • Monday, 10 January 2022
Odisha Govt, Gail Sign MoU For Clean Energy Projects
Odisha Govt, Gail Sign MoU For Clean Energy Projects

It emphasises promoting the production of eco-friendly fuels in the state. Green Hydrogen will help the industries cut aggregate emissions of greenhouse gases, it said.

  • Wednesday, 05 January 2022
BJP MPs from Odisha With Union Minister Piyush Goyal
Odisha BJP MPs Seek Goyal's Help Over Paddy Procurement Issues

The BJP Lok Sabha Members from Odisha met the Union Minister of Consumers Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal on Wednesday to draw his attention on the alleged scuttling of paddy procurement by the government of Odisha.

  • Wednesday, 22 December 2021
Three More Tainted Odisha Officials Given Compulsory Retirement, One Fired  
Three More Tainted Odisha Officials Given Compulsory Retirement, One Fired  

So far, the Odisha government has taken action against 140 officers on charges of corruption.

  • Thursday, 02 December 2021
Odisha Govt Announces Social Security Benefits, Special Covid Aid For Newspaper Hawkers
Odisha Govt Announces Social Security Benefits, Special Covid Aid For Newspaper Hawkers

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced the social security scheme acknowledging the important role played by the newspaper hawkers in dissemination of information, said a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO). 

  • Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Manual Scavenging: Orissa HC Orders Disbursement Of Compensation To Kin Of Deceased Labourers
Manual Scavenging: Orissa HC Orders Disbursement Of Compensation To Kin Of Deceased Labourers

The Court passed the order while hearing three separate petitions regarding the death of labourers in septic tank mishaps in Cuttack, Rayagada and Bhubaneswar. 

  • Saturday, 30 October 2021
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
Mobile Schools To Bridge Learning Gap During Pandemic In Odisha

"The School Sanjog Programme will make a significant move towards reaching out to the children in PVTG areas, who are missing out on learning."

  • Friday, 29 October 2021
Mining Block
Odisha Govt Annuls Auction Of Teherai Mining Block

The Directorate of Mines said in the notification that the decision was taken since there were less than three technically qualified bidders for this composite mining block.

  • Thursday, 30 September 2021
Odisha Govt’s 'Ashirbad' Not To Cover Covid Orphans From Sept 15
Odisha Govt’s 'Ashirbad' Not To Cover Covid Orphans From Sept 15

The scheme was formally rolled out by the State government in June this year for education, health and maintenance of children who lost both parents/primary bread earner parent during the Covid pandemic.

  • Monday, 13 September 2021
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