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Bhubaneswar, February 5: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Friday organised a ‘loan mela’ under the “Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge” to provide easy loan facility to sanitation workers to buy machines for cleaning septic tanks and sewers so that inhumane practice of manual scavenging can be eliminated. The event was held at Jaydev Bhavan under the chairmanship […]
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Bhubaneswar, February 5: In order to build confidence among the front line workers in the State that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe and have no side effects, all senior State Government officials like DGP, Collectors and SPs will take the vaccine on Saturday. The decision was taken at the Steering Committee Meeting chaired by Chief […]
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Bhubaneswar, February 4: Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Thursday launched Municipal Premier League (MPL 2.0), a first of its kind competition for tax Officials initiated by the State Government. This aims to digitise tax collections, thereby enhancing efficiency and transparency. It also encourages the involvement of Mission Shakti Groups in supporting the ULBs to […]
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Bhubaneswar, February 4: A total of Rs 6995.58 crore has been allocated to Odisha for various railway projects in the State this year which is 60% more than the last year’s outlay of Rs 4373 crore, said an official release. According to a Ministry of Railways communiqué, allotment has been significant for projects to be completed […]
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Bhubaneswar, February 3: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday dedicated LED streetlight system on Cuttack-Puri Bypass Road. The lighting system has been started over 12 km stretch from Palasuni Square to Lingipur Square on the Bypass Road. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has installed 774 LED lights in 387 poles and three high-mast lights in […]
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Bolangir/Bhubaneswar, February 3: A high-level committee headed by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra, on the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Wednesday visited Nrusinghanath Temple and Harishankar Temple and Lower Suktel Project site. Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) and Principal Advisor to CM on Tourism, Asit Kumar Tripathy, Secretary to Chief Minister (5T) VK Pandian […]
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Bhubaneswar, February 2: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday took up several important infrastructure projects with Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on virtual mode. Union Petroleum & Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Union MoS Pratap Sarangi also participated. Initiating the discussion, Chief Minister Patnaik proposed for early completion of various ongoing NH projects in […]
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Bhubaneswar, February 2: Industrial Promotion & Investment Corporation of Odisha (IPICOL) has successfully completed submission for the State of Odisha the evidence of reforms implemented under State Reform Action Plan (SRAP) – 2020 as stipulated by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India, as per an official release. SRAP is a […]
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Bhubaneswar, February 2: Question Hour, which had been suspended by the State Government during the Monsoon Session, will resume when the Assembly meets for the Budget Session from February 18. The suspension had been strongly criticised by the Opposition. Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro said that some restrictions will be eased for the ensuing Session. “Question […]
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Bhubaneswar, February 1: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday welcomed certain positive points in the Union Budget-2021 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, but expressed concern on drastic reduction of share in Central taxes by the 15th Finance Commission and centralisation of revenue by introduction of cess on petrol and diesel which will weaken Centre-State […]
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