Author: Odisha News Tune

Bhubaneswar, July 26: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced a special incentive of Rs 10 lakh for each six Olympians selected for Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  “In 10 days’ time, ace sprinters Dutee Chand and Srabani Nanda along with four members of National women’s hockey team Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, […]

Cuttack, July 26: A Vigilance (Special) Court here on Tuesday rejected arrested Tripura-cadre Odia IPS officer Joydeep Nayak’s bail plea and allowed the anti-corruption wing of the State police to take the now suspended IPS officer on remand for three days. Nayak was arrested by a special team of the State Vigilance from Ghaziabad in […]

Cuttack, July 26: In a major relief for Bargarh BJD MLA Debesh Acharya, the Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed the State police not to take any coercive action against him till further orders. Earlier this month, the MLA and his elder brother and Sambalpuri Bastralaya president Sambit, among 14 others, moved the Orissa High […]

Bhubaneswar, July 26: State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) headed by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Tuesday accorded in principle approval to three investment projects worth Rs 874 crore. Chairing a meeting of the SLSWCA Padhi directed the concerned departments to facilitate grounding of these projects by quickening the procedures of various compliances […]

Bhubaneswar, July 26: Girl students staying in hostels at the Utkal University here on Tuesday hit the streets, protesting against frequent power cuts and drinking water problems in their hostels. The protesters, holding empty buckets, held a rally inside the university premises and staged a demonstration outside Vice-Chancellor’s office and gheraoed the VC Dr Ashok […]

Bhubaneswar, July 26: Two IPS officers from Odisha were picked for central deputation.  The officers selected are Deepak Kumar (2004 batch) and Amrita Dash (2006 batch). While Kumar will be deputed as SP with the National Investigation Agency (NIA), New Delhi, Dash will join as the Assistant Director (SP level) at Sardar Ballav Bhai Patel […]

Berhampur, July 25: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched tour programme for senior citizens from Berhampur railway station. Pilgrims would tour from Berhampur to Rameshwaram and Madurai in Tamil Nadu.   In the first phase of the programme, a total of 977 pilgrims from across 10 districts boarded the train for Rameshwaram and Madurai […]

Sanyas Behera Bhubaneswar, July 25: Upset over the State Government’s negligence in implementing the policy of a three per cent-reservation for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Government departments despite the Supreme Court’s verdict, the Odisha Vikalanga Manch on Monday threatened to file contempt petition in the apex court. A large number of PWDs staged a […]

Bhubaneswar, July 23: Maintaining that a number of welfare programmes have brought improvement in the lives of tribal people, Governor Dr SC Jamir on Saturday, however, expressed concern over as the pace of progress could not be as desired even after 69 years of Independence. He asked for an in-depth study at the ground level […]

Joydeep Nayak Bhubaneswar, July 23: After remaining on the run for around 20 days, fugitive IPS officer Joydeep Nayak was finally arrested from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.   Sources said Nayak is being brought to Odisha on transit remand after producing him in local court there. A special team of the anti-corruption wing […]