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Bhubaneswar: The State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved at least 16 proposals, including implementation of the second component of Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augumentation (KALIA). The second component of the KALIA will provide livelihood support to landless agricultural households for livestock and horticultural crop based activities to further […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated annual Adivasi Mela-2019 at IDCOL Exhibition Ground here. The 15 day colourful festival showcases the art, artefacts, culture, tradition, and music of tribal community. This year 180 stalls have been set up to facilitate sell of tribal products. The event will end on February 9. “It will […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday initiated the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) programme for the beneficiaries of the State Government’s much-hyped Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme at a massive farmers’ rally at Malatipatpur in Puri. Nearly 12 lakh small and marginal farmers will get financial assistance worth Rs 5,000 each […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday wrote to Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal for realignment of Jaleswar-Digha Broad Gauge Rail Project sanctioned in 2011-12 under South Eastern Railways. The construction for the same is yet to start because of land acquisition issues in West Bengal. The realigned line will pass through pilgrim and tourism […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Ama Gaon Ama Bikash (Our Village Our Development), programme has attained the milestone of taking rural transformation to all 314 blocks of the State. Started on March 5, 2018, the programme, perceived to be Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s grassroots connect exercise through videoconferencing, has reached as many as 6,798 Gram Panchayats and resulted […]
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Bhubaneswar: In order to provide a faster connectivity between State capital Bhubaneswar and district headquarters across the State, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday flagged off Odisha State Road Transport Corporation’s (OSRTC) AC bus services “Rajdhani” bus service. The service will connect State capital Bhubaneswar to various district headquarters across Odisha with AC bus services. […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday hiked monthly remuneration of Anganwadi workers and helpers ahead of the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. Nearly 1.45 lakh workers and helpers would be benefited. While Anganwadi workers would now get Rs 7,500 per month against the Rs 6,000 while mini-Anganwadi workers would receive Rs 5375 against Rs 4125 […]
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Bhubaneswar: A team of the 15th Finance Commission led by its Chairman NK Singh arrived here on a five-day visit to Odisha on Monday. During the tour, the team would gather feedback from the State for making recommendations to the Centre on allocation of funds. Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera welcomed the team at the […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday took up the issue of strengthening rail connectivity in Mayurbhanj district with Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal. In a letter to the Goyal, Patnaik sought sanction of missing link projects – Bangiriposhi-Gorumahisani and Buramara-Chakulia for providing connectivity to people of Mayurbhanj to Tatanagar side on the trunk route. […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will launch the proposed student police cadet (SPC) scheme on December 15 at the Capital High School here, informed Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissioner of Police Satyajit Mohanty on Thursday. Earlier on December 11, Director General of Police (DGP) Dr RP Sharma reviewed the preparedness of SPC scheme that will be launched in […]
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