Odisha Cabinet clears proposal for 10% reservation to Agniveers in uniform services

Adani Ports allowed acquisition of 95 per cent shareholding in Gopalpur Port Bhubaneswar, September 12: The Odisha Cabinet on Thursday gave its in-principle approval to the proposal for 10 per cent reservation to retired Agniveer personnel in its uniform services. The retired Agniveers will be recruited in uniform services, which among others, include police, forest, […]

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BJP Govt scraps previous BJD Govt’s 5T Charter & Mo Sarkar initiative from annual PAR system

Bhubaneswar, August 7: The BJP Government in Odisha on Wednesday took a bold step to erase the previous Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) administration’s “draconian” and “illegal administrative” tools kike 5T and Mo Sarkar. The acronym 5T stands for Teamwork, Transparency, Technology, Time, and Transformation. In 2019, the then chief minister Naveen Patnaik had […]

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Odisha: Challenges galore for Mohan Majhi Govt in 1st Assembly session

Bhubaneswar, July 21: For the newly formed Mohan Majhi government,, the first session of the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly beginning on Monday promises to be a challenging one as the opposition BJD and Congress have made elaborate plans to confront the treasury bench on many issues. CM Majhi, who among others holds the financial portfolio, […]

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After actions on seniors, junior ‘BJD-brand’ IPS officers spend anxious moments

Bhubaneswar, July 17: After actions against some top Indian Police Service (IPS) officers who allegedly shared strong bond with V Karthikeyan Pandian, a bureaucrat-turned BJD politician and the “blue-eyed boy” former CM Naveen Patnaik, their junior colleagues — numbering around three to five —are now spending anxious moments, apprehending similar treatment by the Mohan Majhi […]

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