Category: Odisha

Bhubaneswar, September 10, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday reviewed the flood situation through videoconference with District Collectors of Bhadrak, Jajpur and Kendrapara and sanctioned Gratuitous Relief at Rs 60 per day for adults and Rs 45 per day for children below 12 years of age for nearly 7.5 lakh affected people. Even as […]

Bhubaneswar, September 8, 2018: In the first phase, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday dedicated 41 projects built under the Parvati Giri Mega Lift Irrigation Project to people, a major fillip to irrigation in the State. The 41 irrigation projects will provide water to 50,022 hectares in Kalahandi, Bargarh, Balangir, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Boudh, Subarnapur, Nabarangpur […]

Bhubaneswar, September 6, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced closure of all schools in Bhubaneswar on Friday in wake of forecast for heavy rainfall. All Anganwadi Centres across the State would also remain closed and District Collectors has been directed to assess the situation and act upon as necessitated. The CM’s announcement came after weather […]

Bhubaneswar, September 6, 2018: The Chilika Development Authority (CDA) on Thursday opposed the Centre’s move of developing a water aerodrome in the Chilika lake citing that the project is likely to cause irreversible damage to the eco-system of the largest brackish water lake and affect livelihood of fishermen community. “The operation of sea plane and […]

Bhubaneswar, September 6, 2018: Will the move by the Odisha Government for creation of a Legislative Council or Vidhan Parishad in the State get Parliamentary nod? The question assumed significance as two such proposals of two States are still pending Parliament for approval since 2012. In 2012 the Rajasthan Assembly passed resolution for formation of […]

Bhubaneswar, September 6, 2018: Celebrations broke out here on Thursday as the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) community and others welcomed the Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex by declaring Section 377, the penal provision which criminalised gay sex, as “manifestly arbitrary”. Members of the LGBTQ community welcomed the verdict with many cutting […]

Bhubaneswar, September 5, 2018: In order to improve the preparedness against Tsunami, a tsunami mock exercise was conducted in Odisha on Wednesday. The exercise was conducted in 328 tsunami prone villages/ULBs in six costal districts Odisha as part of the Indian ocean-wide tsunami mock exercise. At the state level, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) was […]

Bhubaneswar, September 4, 2018: Heavy to heavy rainfall would lash several parts of Odisha for three days from Wednesday as a low pressure area is likely to form over north Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood during next 48 hours, predicted weather expert. “An upper air cyclonic circulation formed over north Bay of Bengal and its […]

Bhubaneswar, September 4, 2018: The Odisha Government would launch ‘Ama Ghare LED Light’ programme in October this year as part of which two LED bulbs would be provided free of cost to all poor households through PDS retail shops in the State. Energy Department Commissioner-cum-Secretary Hemant Sharma briefed the distribution companies (DISCOM) officials regarding modalities of […]