Tag: National News

Bhubaneswar, March 23, 2018: Odisha Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera on Friday presented a Rs 1.20 lakh crore budget for 2018-19 in the State Assembly when the State is slated to go for polls in early parts of 2019, giving major thrust to the agriculture and health sector. Presenting the annual Budget of 1,20,028 crore, […]

Bhubaneswar, March 23, 2018: A united Opposition forced repeated adjournments in the Odisha Assembly over distress sale of tomato in the State on Friday. As the House assembled at 10.30 am to transact the business for the day, opposition Congress and BJP members holding newspapers and tomatoes first raised slogans against the Government standing on […]

Bhubaneswar, March 22, 2018: Odisha Government on Thursday decided to develop a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to enquiry and sanction process of ex-gratia in case of disaster deaths  to ensure that the beneficiaries get the financial aid without delay.  The move was aimed at paying the assistance to next of kin (NOKs) of the deceased […]

Bhubaneswar, March 22, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated the much-awaited Kala Bhoomi- Odisha Crafts Museum in Pokhariput here. The Kala Bhoomi – Odisha Crafts Museum marks a golden chapter in the State’s cultural history and will play a vital role in preserving and promoting our heritage and traditions, said Patnaik. The museum […]

New Delhi, March 20, 2018: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that around 330 Pakistani and 1,770 Bangladeshi nationals have been repatriated in last three years. “Illegal migrants enter into the country in clandestine and surreptitious manner.  Therefore, accurate estimate of such illegal migrants is not […]

Bhubaneswar, March 19, 2018: Reaffirming farmer’s welfare and empowerment as the State Government’s highest priority, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced expansion of Odisha Millets Mission. Patnaik said that the Government will now procure millets produce from farmers with remunerative prices. The decision to expand Odisha Millets Mission to 11 millet growing districts will […]

Cuttack (Odisha), March 17, 2018: Maintaining that the Indian legal system has a reputation of being expensive and for being prone to delays, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday called upon the law students here to ponder and to rectify the issues in the course of their careers. “Our legal system has a reputation for […]

NAVEEN PATNAIK• FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 From bottom to almost top in Indian city rankings in just 2 years  Congratulations, Odisha yet again! Accolades and recognition keep pouring in. Only a day after our Smart City Bhubaneswar gained the glorious distinction of being ranked among Top 20 Smart Cities in the world, the only Indian […]

Bhubaneswar, March 16, 2018: President Ram Nath Kovind will arrive here tomorrow on his two-day maiden visit to Odisha after assuming office. The President would be received by Governor Dr SC Jamir, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Anata Narayan Jena, Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi, Director General of Police (DGP) Dr […]