Category: Odisha

Bhubaneswar, March 5, 2018: On Panchayati Raj Divas, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a novel initiative “Ama Gaon Ama Bikash” programme to connect directly with people in the grassroots level on Monday. As part of the programme, Patnaik interacted with the people and sarpanches of Rengali gram panchayat (GP) in Sambalpur, Sanakuda GP in Ganjam, […]

Ipoh (Malaysia), March 4, 2018: A young Indian Men’s Hockey Team could not register their first win of the 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2018 as they drew their second match of the tournament against England 1-1. It was India who scored the first goal as Shilanand Lakra found the back of the net in […]

By Anil Dhir Bhubaneswar, March 4, 2018: Up till the late 1990s, they were regularly seen at the market of Choudwar. The locals took them to be Gurkhas of the Odisha Special Armed Police, often deployed at the outer periphery of the Charbatia Air Base.  Old-timers remember their presence from the late sixties. Few know […]

Bhubaneswar, March 3, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday effected changes in the portfolios of some Ministers. Patnaik, who held Water Resources and Works portfolios since along gave away the same to Niranjan Pujari and Prafulla Mallick, respectively. However, the Chief Minister has retained the Home Department which he is holding since he became […]

Bhubaneswar, March 3, 2018: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has introduced Mobile Wheel Chair Foldable Ramp at Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur and Visakhapatnam Railway stations on a pilot basis for the benefit of the Divyang passengers to board the train in a hassle free manner.  The foldable ramp is designed and fabricated by ECoR and can be […]

Bhubaneswar, February 26, 2018: Odisha Government, under ‘Khushi’ scheme, will provide free sanitary napkins to girl students from class VI to XII in Government and Government-aided schools in the State. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the launching of the scheme benefitting 17 lakh female students. “I am happy to announce “KHUSHI” universal provisioning of free […]

Barpali, February 20, 2018:  Shoes were hurled at Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while he was addressing a public meeting as part of the ongoing election campaign for the February 24 by-poll for the Bijepur Assembly constituency on Tuesday. The incident occurred while Patnaik was about to end his public address and preparing to leave the […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, February 20, 2018: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved proposal constitution of a tribunal under Inter-State River Disputes Act, 1956 to resolve the Mahanadi river water sharing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh.  The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for adjudication of dispute on Mahanadi River […]

New Delhi, February 20, 2018: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved 130 km long Jeypore-Malkangiri New Line project at a completion cost of Rs 2676.11 crore. The project is likely to be completed by 2021-22. The project will cover Koraput and Malkangiri districts of Odisha. The […]

Bhubaneswar, February 17, 2018: NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Saturday met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here. The CM raised important issues of Odisha’s interest, including the most “deserved” Special Category State status for the State for fast tracking ongoing development activities. “I have again raised our demand for restoration of […]