Author: Odisha News Tune

Bhubaneswar, July, 25: The Odisha Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today approved at least 19 proposals that will have a transformative impact on key sectors including higher education, livelihood, drinking water, healthcare and air connectivity. The Cabinet approved a tender proposal which will enable starting of construction work of the medical college in […]

Bhubaneswar, July 25: As part of its efforts to improve delivery of public services by using social media, the State Government in association with Facebook on Tuesday organised a workshop for the bureaucrats and senior Government officials at the State Secretariat here. Inaugurating the workshop, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that social media is a […]

Bhubaneswar, July 24: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday took stock of the flood preparedness at the State Secretariat here and asked officials to evacuate people inundated in low lying areas to safer places well in advance. Asking the officials to be fully prepared to effectively deal with the situation, the Chief Minister directed for […]

Bhubaneswar, July 23: The Revenue and Disaster Management Department on Sunday alerted the District Collectors of six districts in view of IMD forecast of extremely heavy rainfall in the next 48 hours, which may trigger flood in the Baitarani, Subarnarekha, Budhabalanga and Brahmani rivers. District Collectors of Keonjhar, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh have […]

Bhubaneswar, July 22: The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) of the Odisha Government on Saturday released a list of dos and don’ts for the general public after flash floods wreaked havoc in some parts of the State, including Rayagada and Kalahandi districts. In a release, the SRC recommended the following safety measures. 1.      There are certain […]

Bhubaneswar, July 21: Maintaining that at least 3,385 Urban Centres in the State do not have their own pucca Anganwadi buildings, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday urged Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi to provide Rs 250 crore for construction of Anganwadi buildings in these Centres. Patnaik met Gandhi at Odisha Bhawan […]

Bhubaneswar, July 18: Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi has asked the Collectors of 12 districts to be vigilant in view of IMD forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the districts, triggered by a depression, formed over the north-west and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and coastal Odisha and centred about 80 km […]

Bhubaneswar, July 18: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday congratulated the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) on being ranked among the top Agriculture universities in India by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). OUAT has been recognised by ICAR as No 1 agricultural university in whole of Eastern and North Eastern India while […]

Bhubaneswar, July 18: In an apparent attempt to assert its claim of maintaining equidistance from the BJP and the Congress, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today extended its support for UPA’s Vice-Presidential candidate Gopal Krishna Gandhi. Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced that his party will support the candidature of Gandhi for […]

Bhubaneswar, July 17: Around 38,500 people of 80 villages in nine blocks in Rayagada and Kalahandi districts have been affected due to flash floods that came in Nagabali, Kalyani and Hati since Sunday. Two persons were killed due landslide and drowning in Kalahandi district while five people sustained injuries in both the districts and undergoing […]