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Bhubaneswar, November 25, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday reiterated the State Government’s demand to constitute a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh at the earliest. The CM, who attended the 12th Standing Committee of Inter-State Council meeting in New Delhi chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, also drew the […]

Bhubaneswar, November 24, 2017: The assets of the party has increased from Rs 24 lakh during 2005-06 FY to Rs 18.77 crore during 2015-16 FY and the liabilities of BJD increased from Rs 20,000 during FY 2005-06 to Rs 20.6 lakh during FY 2015-16. BJD president and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik “Along with providing details […]

Bhubaneswar, November 24, 2017: The Tsunami mock drill was conducted on Friday in 328 villages within 1.5 km of the coastline in 22 blocks of six coastal districts of Odisha. The districts included Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri and Ganjam. The process of mock drill started at 9.30 am with receipt of First Test Bulletin […]

New Delhi, November 24, 2017: The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) on Friday recommended convening of Winter Session of the Parliament from December 15, 2017 to January 5, 2018, subject to exigencies of government business. Three Bills – The Goods & Services Tax (Compensation to States) Ordinance, 2017 (promulgated on 02.09.17), Insolvency & Bankruptcy […]

Bhubaneswar, November 23, 2017: Odisha has completed construction of over 42,000 km of roads connecting 13,063 habitations under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) so far. Union Rural Development Secretary Amarjit Sinha hailed Odisha for this achievement. “With such a feat, Odisha had become a lead performer in implementation of PMGSY,” remarked Sinha in a […]

Bhubaneswar, November 23, 2017: A multi-State mega mock exercise on Tsunami preparedness will be held on Friday in 31 coastal districts across four States, including Odisha and a Union Territory (UT). The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) through National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) will conduct […]

Bhubaneswar, November 23, 2017: The first meeting of the Prabhari Officers (In-charge) entrusted with the responsibility to coordinate the efforts of the Centre and the States towards rapid transformation of 115 backward districts across the country will be held on Friday. Union Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha will chair the meeting with the CEO of the […]

Bhubaneswar, November 23, 2017: Putting to the rest the speculation about withdrawal of bank cheque book, the Union Finance Ministry said that there is no proposal under consideration to withdraw of bank cheque book facility. “In a section of the media, it has appeared that there is a possibility that the Central Government may withdraw […]

Bhubaneswar, November 23, 2017: As many as 1,024 senior citizens left for Ajmer and Pushkar in Rajasthan in a special train on Thursday evening for pilgrimage under the State Government’s Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Yojana, a pilgrimage plan for senior citizens. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off the pilgrim train at the Bhubaneswar railway station. […]