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Bhubaneswar, July 6: With the State Government not responding to the fast-unto-death agitation by the activists of the Odia Bhasa Sangram Samiti at least on humanitarian ground, the Samiti on Monday threatened to take law into its own hands. Samiti activists have resorted to fast-unto-death since July 1 at Mahatma Gandhi Marg near the State […]

Bhubaneswar, June 2: The Odisha Government on Tuesday included eight disasters i.e. lightning, heat wave, whirlwind, tornado, heavy rain, boat accident (other than during flood), drowning (other than during flood) and snakebite (other than during flood) as state specific disasters. People affected by these local disasters with the exception of heat wave would now get […]

Bhubaneswar, May 8: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday met Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prasad Nadda at New Delhi and drew the attention of the latter about the need of Super Specialty Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences at Cuttack on the pattern of NIMHANS Bangalore, to cater to the need […]

Bhubaneswar, April 28: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced the launching of the scheme ‘Niramaya’, a free medicine distribution scheme in Government Hospitals from May 1. The State Government has made a budgetary allocation of Rs 200 crore for provision of free medicines through Odisha State Medical Corporation (OSMC).  “To support our people […]

Bhubaneswar, April 28: The Odisha Disabled Peoples’ Network, a forum fighting for the cause of physically-challenged people, on Tuesday opposed the State Government’s decision to bring transgender and widow under the newly constituted Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disability. “It is a welcome step that the Government has considered our demand […]

Bhubaneswar, April 28: Odisha Circle Chief Postmaster General Tikal De on Monday inaugurated the much awaited State’s first post office savings bank ATM at the Bhubaneswar General Post Office (GPO). Another ATM was also opened at the Cuttack GPO. Three more ATMs would be launched at Puri, Rourkela and Sambalpur shortly while as many as […]

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Bhubaneswar, April 27: The State Cabinet would meet on Tuesday at the State Secretariat here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The meeting which is scheduled to meet at 11.30 am is likely to approve 15 different proposals, including amendments to BPUT Act in which the concerned ET and […]

Bhubaneswar, April 22: A total of 347 Special Police Officers (SPOs) were elevated to the post of Constables in the State. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved a proposal of the State police headquarters to this effect here on Wednesday. The SPOs who were working in the nine Naxal hit districts like Sundargarh, Rayagada, Deogarh, Ganjam, […]

— Threatens to launch strike from Apr 24  Dandapani Mohanty Bhubaneswar, April 22: Maoist interlocutor Dandapani Mohanty has threatened to resort to hunger strike at Brahmapur Circle Jail from April 24 if the Government fails to ensure political prisoner status to him.  Mohanty (65), who was arrested in Brahmapur on February 8, 2013 on charges […]

Bhubaneswar, April 20: The Odisha Government on Monday effected a major reshuffle in top IAS level and removed senior bureaucrat Taradatt from the post of Revenue and Disaster Management Additional Chief Secretary. Taradatt, a 1983 batch IAS officer, was shunted to the insignificant position of Director General of Gopabandhu Academy of Administration. However, he continued […]