Amit Shah-led HLC approves Rs 320.94 crore additional Central assistance to Odisha

Bhubaneswar, January 29: The High Level Committee (HLC) headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday approved additional Central assistance of Rs 1,751.05 crore to the five States, including Rs 320.94 crore to Odisha from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), which were affected by floods, landslides during south-west monsoon-2020 and hailstorm during Rabi […]

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Centre sanctions Rs 179.64-crore from NDRF to Odisha for cyclone ‘Bulbul’ damage

Bhubaneswar: The Central Government on Friday approved Rs 179.64 crore additional Central assistance to Odisha under the National Disaster response Fund (NDRF) for the damage incurred during cyclone ‘Bulbul’ that wreaked havoc in most parts of coastal Odisha in November last year. Apart from Odisha, funds were also approved for seven other States – Bihar, […]

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SUM Ultimate Medicare inaugurated in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM), the multi-super specialty quaternary care hospital of the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), was thrown open for public on Saturday in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan here. Speaking on the occasion the Chief Minister hoped that […]

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Amit Shah offers prayers at Shree Mandir, Lingaraj Temple in Odisha

Puri/Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday visited Jagannath Temple in Puri and Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar and offered prayers at the two centuries-old shrines. Shah, on a two-day visit to Odisha, first visited the 12th-century shrine in Puri on the second day of his tour amidst tight security and sought blessings from the […]

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Odisha to raise coal royalty issue at Eastern Zonal Council meet tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: The 24th Eastern Zonal Council meeting will be held at Lokseva Bhawan Convention Centre in Bhubaneswar on Friday. Chief Minister of five States – Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Sikkim – will attend the meeting to be chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Meanwhile, Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy informed media persons […]

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah to visit Odisha on Feb 28, 29

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Odisha on February 28 and 29. He will attend Eastern Zonal Council meeting and address a rally in Bhubaneswar on February 28 as part of the BJP’s outreach programme on citizenship amendment act (CAA). Shah will offer prayers at Jagannath Temple in Puri and Lingaraj […]

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Amit Shah to chair Eastern Zonal Council meeting in Bhubaneswar on Feb 12

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the Eastern Zonal Council Meeting aimed to review the law and order situation in the eastern region on February 12 in Bhubaneswar. The Chief Minister of five States – Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Sikkim will be attending the meeting of the Council. Ministers, Chief Secretaries […]

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Top Maoist gunned down in Odisha two days after Shah reviews LWE situation

Bhubaneswar: In a first major operation by Odisha police after the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) situation was reviewed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday, a top Maoist Commander carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head was killed by the Odisha Police in an exchange of fire in Malkangiri district on […]

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