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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday handed over the appointment letters to at least 500 newly recruited Assistant Section Officers (ASOs), including 166 women officers and called upon for citizen-centric governance. The ceremony was organized at Rabindra Mandap here. The newly recruited officials will be engaged in the State Secretariat. They have been selected […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar: A fortnight after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wrote to Union Tourism and Culture Minister Prahalad Singh Patel to include two tourist places of importance from Odidha in the list of Iconic Tourist Sites of the Centre, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has also written to Patel requesting latter’s intervention for inclusion of Sun Temple in […]
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Patkura: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday won the Patkura Assembly constituency in Kendrapara district defeating BJP, the main opposition force in Odisha. The victory in Patkura took BJD’s tally in the 147-member Odisha Assembly to 113. BJD candidate Sabitri Agarwal defeated BJP’s Bijoy Mohapatra, the principal bête noire of Chief Minister and […]
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Bhubaneswar/Patkura: Polling began on Saturday morning for Patkura Assembly seat under Kendrapara Parliamentary constituency. Till 9 am, 12 per cent voter turnout was recorded, informed Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). Voting began at 7 am amid tight security for the Patkura Assembly seat, which had to be postponed twice in the past few months due to […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday expressed deep concern on the health condition of Padma Shri D Prakash Rao who is undergoing treatment in SCB Medical College, Cuttack and announced free treatment for the noted social activist. “Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep concern on the health condition of Padma Shri D. […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written to Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri for introduction of direct flight between Bhubaneswar and Dubai. Patnaik in his letter, said, “Though due to increase in the industrial investments and tourist footfalls has attracted various international airlines, who have been evinced interest to start their international flight […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday asked his Minister colleagues to go for extensive field visits and to make surprise visit to offices under their department for reality check in grassroots level. The Chief Minister chairing the Council of Ministers meeting asked his Ministers to meet people on the ground to take direct feedback […]
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Bhubaneswar: Maintaining that tourism sector contributes about 13 per cent to Odisha’s GDP and needs a strategic boost, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday wrote to Union Tourism and Culture Minister Prahalad Singh Patel to include two tourist places of importance from Odidha in the list of Iconic Tourist Sites of the Centre. The Chief […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday released a Vision Report – “Economic Possibilities for Odisha Towards a One Trillion Dollar Economy,” jointly prepared by JSW Group and PwC India at Secretariat here and said Odisha aims to become One Trillion Dollar Economy. “The global economy has grown over three times in the past three […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday watched a special screening of a short documentary on the response of the Odisha police to people in all the three phases of cyclone Fani disaster management that include pre, during and post cyclone period at the State Secretariat here. The documentary prepared by the State police tells […]
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