Odisha to be child labour-free by 2025, says CM

Bhubaneswar, Sep 20: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that the State Government commits itself to the cause of elimination of child labour in all forms by 2025 in Odisha. “Odisha has formulated the State Action Plan for Elimination of Child Labour to stop child labour practice. It focuses on rescue, rehabilitation, education and […]

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Odisha to open 137 more schools for differently-abled kids

Bhubaneswar, Sep 19: In a bid to ensure quality education and life for persons with disabilities (PwDs), the Odisha Government on Monday decided to open 137 new special schools to provide education to differently-abled children across the State. The Government has already accorded in-principle approval for these schools. This was revealed at a meeting held […]

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Panagariya calls for empowering people through education

Bhubaneswar, Sep 19: NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Dr Arvind Panagariya on Monday said true empowerment of people can be achieved only when their income level goes up. He suggested that both Union state governments must work in tandem to ensure that various schemes and programmes aimed economic growth of the people are implemented in right spirit. […]

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Two-day national conference on labour tomorrow

Bhubaneswar, Sep 19: A two-day national conference on labour will begin in the city on Tuesday. The conference being organised by the Odisha Government in association with International Labour Organization (ILO) will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the presence of Union Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya. The event which will be […]

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State Cabinet also fails; no future course on Mahanadi

Bhubaneswar, Sep 18: The so-called emergency State Cabinet on Sunday failed to take any concrete decision on the State Government’s future course of action after the Chhattisgarh Government refused to stop construction work on Mahanadi river. Even as people of the State were eagerly waiting to know the State Government’s decisions vis-à-vis Mahanadi water sharing […]

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Panagariya to open Vikash Conclave tomorrow

Bhubaneswar, Sep 18: NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya will inaugurate the three-day ‘Odisha Vikash Conclave-16’ starting Monday here. The multi-sector brain storming event’s inaugural session will also be attended by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak as guests of honour. Odisha Vikash Conclave […]

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Centre did not ask Chhattisgarh to halt work on Mahanadi: Naveen

Bhubaneswar, Sep 18: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday alleged that the Centre did not insist on the Chhattisgarh Government to halt barrage work on the Mahanadi. “The Chhattisgarh Government refused to stop construction works on the Mahanadi at the tripartite meeting in Delhi. I insisted that the construction work on the Mahanadi, including the […]

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Convention focuses on liquor-free, party-free panchayat polls

Bhubaneswar, Sep 18: With the ensuing panchayat elections less than five months away, People’s Organisations, a forum of several civil society groups, on Sunday urged people to vote for candidates who would promise to ensure a ban on liquor in their panchayats. It also stressed that the ultimate decision making power must lie with the Gram […]

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DGP wants police Signal Establishment-Crime Record Bureau merged

Bhubaneswar, Sep 18: Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh has suggested to the State Government merger of Odisha Police Signal Establishment at Cuttack with State Crime Record Bureau (SCRB) functioning at Bhubaneswar. The DGP suggested this in order to make Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and  Systems (CCTNS) programme more effective in the police […]

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Dana Majhi case: Odisha police clean chit to Kalahandi DM, CDMO

Bhubaneswar, Sep 18: Odisha police is yet to find any concrete evidences against any Government officials in the sensitive Kalahandi incident. The incident involved a person, Dana Majhi (42), who carried the body of his wife for around 10 km as no vehicle or ambulance was provided by the district administration. “During inquiry no such […]

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