IAS reshuffle: Satyabrata Sahu & Bishnupada Sethi exchange roles as Principal Secretaries

Bhubaneawar, January 2: The Odisha Government on Sunday effected a major reshuffle in senior bureaucracy. As per a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievance Department, Agriculture Production Commissioner Raj Kumar Sharma has been appointed as the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of Health & Family Welfare Department. The 1987-batch IAS Officer is also […]

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Odisha records 43% growth rate in GST Collection during December ‘21

Bhubaneswar, January 2: The GST collection of Odisha has touched new heights with a collection of Rs 4,080.14 crore during December ’21 as against Rs 2860.20 crore collected during December ‘20 registering a growth of 43%. The growth of collection during December ‘21 is also the highest amongst major states for the 4th consecutive month. […]

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Sunil Bansal takes charge as Odisha DGP

Cuttack, December 31: Senior IPS officer Sunil Kumar Bansal on Friday assumed the charge as the new Director General of Police (DGP). The 1987-batch officer took the charge from outgoing DGP Abhay at the State police headquarters here. Bansal, who left Odisha on Central deputation in 1994, was serving as the Special Director of Intelligence […]

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BSF DG visits Swabhiman Anchal in Odisha’s Malkangiri

Malkangiri, December, 30: Border Security Force (BSF) DG Pankaj Kumar Singh on Thursday visited company operation base (COB) at Janbi and newly established COB at Gurasetu in Maoist affected Malkangiri district. BSF ADG Rajwinder Singh Bhatti, DIG Arjun Singh Rathore, Officiating IG Odisha Frontier and other senior officers also accompanied Singh. At COB Janbai, the […]

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Odisha CM inaugurates Kalinga & five Regional Art Galleries

Bhubaneswar, December 30: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated Kalinga Art Gallery and five Regional Art Galleries in the State on virtual mode. The Kalinga Art Gallery is the largest Art Gallery of the State placed in the premises of the State Museum. The five Regional Art Galleries have been set up in five […]

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Care for organisations run by Missionaries of Charity in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, December 30: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has asked the District Collectors to be in regular touch with the organisations run by the Missionaries of Charity in Odisha to ensure that no inmate of these organisations suffer, especially from food security and health related distress, said an official release on Thursday. “Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik […]

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CM inaugurates 14 Cybercrime & three upgraded police stations

Bhubaneswar, December 29: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated 14 Police Stations that will investigate cybercrime and economic offences in the State. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that his government is committed to providing the people of Odisha with modern policing system with a well-trained police force to counter technology based […]

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CM launches Digital Life Certificate mechanism for pensioners

Bhubaneswar, December 29: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched the Digital Life Certificate mechanism for pensioners on virtual mode organised at the Convention Centre in the Lok Seva Bhawan here. He said that it’s in the true spirit of ‘5T’ and ‘Mo Sarkar’ Initiative. In this new system, identification and life certificates can now […]

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153 officers join Odisha Civil Services

Bhubaneswar, December 29: As many as 153 new officers joined the Odisha Civil Services on Wednesday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik joined an orientation programme for the new entrants on virtual mode organised at the Convention Centre in the Lok Seva Bhawan here. Welcoming the new officers on the occasion, the Chief Minister said, “Civil Service […]

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Odisha SP demands to postpone panchayat elections

Bhubaneswar, December 28: The Odisha unit of Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday requested Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to postpone the Panchayat polls in State for a period of six months and file a review petition in the Supreme Court to provide reservation to OBC people in the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs.) SP State unit president […]

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