Malkangiri: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate the much-awaited Gurupriya Bridge that will serve as a lifeline for thousands of people in the inaccessible areas of Malkangiri district next month. The project is almost complete barring a few minor works, informed Works Minister, Prafulla Mallick after the performance review meeting of his department chaired […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick will attend the meeting of Mines Ministers at Panaji in Goa today. Ministers of around 21 mineral-rich States are scheduled to congregate there to discuss various issues related to mining. The meeting which will be chaired by Union Minister of Mines Narendra Singh Tomar will would provide an appropriate […]
Bhubaneswar: The State government will spend the penalty collected from leaseholders in 1,000 villages of eight districts, said Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick today. A total penalty of Rs 8,223 crore will be parked with the Odisha Mineral Bearing Area Development Corporation (OMBADC), a special purpose vehicle, constituted in 2014 by the State government, he added. […]
Bhubaneswar: Mining leaseholders, who have failed to pay fine as ordered by the Supreme Court, will be barred to operate from January 1, said Mines minister Prafulla Mallick today. The State government will submit a report before the Supreme Court on January 1, the minister stated. He added that the exact fine amount will be […]
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to curb illegal mining and transportation of minor minerals including sand in Odisha, Mines minister Prafulla Mallick today said differential global positioning system (DGPS) survey will be undertaken at all 314 tehsils by March next year and i3MS system will be installed to generate computerised permit. Talking to mediapersons after holding […]
Bhubaneswar: Out of 47,677 villages in Odisha, 47,000 villages have been electrified, said Energy minister Prafulla Kumar Mallick while reviewing the achievements of his department today. Odisha has become a power surplus state with 100 new sub-stations set up. The loss in commercial electricity has been reduced to 35 percent from 57 percent and more […]
Bhubaneswar: The BJP today demanded a thorough and impartial probe into the unholy nexus between minister Debi Prasad Mishra and arrested IAS officer and OSIC MD Partha Sarathi Mishra. Addressing a press conference here, BJP state vice president Samir Mohanty said the tainted IAS officer was collecting money for Mishra as his agent. “But as […]
Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) today recommended Crime Branch probe into the murder of Salman Rout of Tarabha village under Sadar Police limits in Dhenkanal district on February 13 this year. The Commission has recommended the Home department for a Crime Branch probe into the case on the basis of the report of the […]
Bhubaneswar: Mines minister Prafulla Mallick on Wednesday said the Odisha government has decided to provide bauxite to Vedanta’s Lanjigarh alumina factory from the Kodingamali mines in Koraput through Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC). Briefing newsmen here today, the Mines minister, said, “OMC has got the mining lease of Kodingamali mines located in Koraput. We will provide […]
Odisha Mines minister Prafulla Mallick and Mines Secretary Deepak Mohanty will attend a meeting organized by the Union Mines Ministry at Jaipur in Rajasthan on Friday
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is considering promulgation of a policy to bring the unorganised gemstone mining sector in the State under government regulation and earn revenue to the tune of Rs 50-60 crore per annum. Steel and Minses minister Prafulla Mallick informed this to media on the sidelines of a workshop on gemstone here on […]
Mines minister Prafulla Mallick today said if anyone of 26 mine leaseholders do not sign supplementary lease deeds with the State government for reopening of closed mines within the stipulated time of three months, action will be taken
Mines minister Prafulla Mallick today said South Korean steel major Posco should first discuss with the State government and make its stand clear on the eight-million-tonne steel plant project in Jagatsinghpur district
Bhubaneswar: Odisha will raise its concerns regarding Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Amendment (MMDRA) Ordinance during the meeting called by the Centre in New Delhi on January 19 to discuss on how to implement its decision on the new law in States, said State Steel and Mines minister Prafulla Mallick here today. “We will […]
In its bid to develop mineral bearing areas in the State, the State government today said the District Mineral Foundation would be in operation in the next two months
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