Tag: State Government

Thiruvananthapuram : With the state government cancelling the Onam celebrations, it is unlikely that Kerala households within the country or overseas will witness any festivities this year ignoring the huge loss of life and property in the devastating floods. The Kerala government has already diverted the Rs 30 crore earmarked for state-sponsored celebrations to extend […]

Chennai: Tens of thousands of emotionally charged people from all over Tamil Nadu on Wednesday paid homage to DMK patriarch M. Karunanidhi even as his party battled legally with the state government for a burial place at the Marina Beach here. Led by Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister K. Palaniswami, DMK members, leaders and people […]

New Delhi: Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik on Wednesday urged all state governments to consider amending their state medical practioners act to enable AYUSH system to deal with medical emergencies. According to Naik, several states including Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal have already made such amendments in their respective medical Practitioner […]

Bhubaneswar: In May last year, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik suggested a 3Ts (teamwork, transparency and technology) framework to improve governance in the State, but transparency seems to be increasingly under threat from the actions of various departments. The case in point being – Odisha Secretariat Workflow Automation System (OSWAS). The mechanism was introduced with […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal Monday asked the state government to expedite relief work and provide assistance to the people hit by the twin calamities of cyclone Titli and resultant floods. The governor mentioned that the severe floods resulting from heavy rainfall during post cyclonic storm Titli, have wrecked the state causing casualties and […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Government has initiated the process for the preparation of the second phase of the Climate Change Action Plan of the State with a budget aim of Rs 31,667 crore for the next five years, informed official sources today. The process was discussed at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary A P […]

New Delhi: At a time when the central government employees are still awaiting further increase in the minimum pay, a big news is making rounds that is likely to benefit over 1 crore employees and pensioners of the Central and State Government. As per a report of Zeebiz Online, these 1 crore employees may soon […]

Berhampur: When 72-year-old Laxmi Behera, a resident of Dura village of Berhampur, had departed for pilgrimage on February 15, little did her family members know that she will go missing during the trip. The elderly woman was among the 1,060 pilgrims who embarked on a journey from Berhampur to south India as part of Odisha […]

Bhubaneswar: Controversy over discrepancy in number of beneficiaries under the KALIA scheme is posing a threat for the State government. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had claimed that 40 lakh farmers were benefitted under the KALIA scheme but a letter from the Agriculture Department has revealed that out of 30,77,908 small and marginal farmers selected for […]

Puri: Even after 11 days have passed since cyclone Fani made landfall in coastal areas of Odisha, several affected parts of Puri and Khurda districts are yet to receive electricity.  While the state government claimed to have restored about 93 per cent piped water supply in Puri, people are anxiously waiting for the restoration of […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking strong cognizance of the alleged misbehaviour by the authorities of BR Life Kalinga Hospital towards Keonjhar BJP MLA and Opposition Chief Whip Mohan Charan Majhi, the State Government today dropped the Bhubaneswar-based super speciality hospital from the list of Odisha State Treatment Fund (OSTF) empanelled member hospitals. State Health Minister Naba Das today […]

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha government has undertaken a drive to weed out ineligible beneficiaries from the KALIA scheme, today it increased the deadline for verification and scrutiny of beneficiaries listed under the scheme. Earlier, the last date for verification was August 9 which has now been extended to August 27, informed Agriculture Minister Arun Sahoo. Out […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite rescheduling of the working hours, Odisha government employees of various departments seem to be blatantly flouting the new timings. A reality check by OTV at the Heads of Departments building revealed that most of the employees are reaching late to their respective offices. In 20 departments, including the Department of Medical Education & […]

Bhubaneswar: If it can be termed so, it could be a very costly oversight, as 3 lakh ineligible beneficiaries have been identified in the KALIA scheme and Odisha government has already disbursed a whopping Rs 150 crore to them under the scheme. In Bhadrak’s Basudevpur block, out of 28,714 farmers who received cash assistance under […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has raised questions on State government’s decision to relax enforcement of new traffic rules for three months. In a letter, OHRC has claimed that the ‘liberty granted by the government is being misutilized as a license by habitual law breakers creating a free for all situation on the […]