Odisha Govt brings 5 more departments under Mo Sarkar

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced inclusion of five more departments under the transformative Mo Sarkar (My Government) – the feedback-based governance model. Patnaik formally announced launching of Mo Sarkar in the Handlooms, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development, Textiles & Handicrafts, Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department (SSEPDD), Cooperation and […]

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Ten eminent doctors to advise Odisha Govt on SCB transformation

Bhubaneswar: As part of 5T initiative, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday appointed a group of ten eminent doctors to advise the Odisha Government on transformation of SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack into a world class institution. While seven out of the team of 10 are Padma Awardees four are alumni of […]

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Sanjay Das Burma appointed Odisha Planning Board Deputy Chairman

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and former Minister Sanjay Das Burma was appointed as the State Planning Board Deputy Chairman with Cabinet Minister’s rank. “Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has appointed Sanjay Das Burma as Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Board with a Cabinet Minister’s rank,” said CMO communique. The BJD’s key leader was defeated by […]

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Delhi violence: Odisha CM speaks to BSF jawan Mohammad Anees, sanctions Rs 10 lakh

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 10 lakh for BSF Constable Mohammad Anees, whose house was burnt in a recent communal violence in northeast Delhi recently. Patnaik spoke to the BSF Constable, who has been currently posted in LWE-affected Malkangiri district in Odisha. “CM Naveen Patnaik was saddened to know that the house […]

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Odisha CM hands over appointment letters to new recruits, dedicates Unnati Bhawan

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday handed-over appointment letters to 40 newly inducted officers under the Odisha Municipal Cadre at the Unnati Bhawan in Satya Nagar here. He welcomed 28 officers of Odisha Municipal Administrative Service and 12 officers of Odisha Municipal Planning Service under newly created Odisha Municipal Cadre. Terming the the moment […]

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SUM Ultimate Medicare inaugurated in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM), the multi-super specialty quaternary care hospital of the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), was thrown open for public on Saturday in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan here. Speaking on the occasion the Chief Minister hoped that […]

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EZC meet: CM Naveen seeks ‘Special Focus State Status’ for calamity-hit Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday demanded that the Centre give ‘Special Focus State’ status to Odisha at the 24th Eastern Zonal Council meet chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah here at the Lokseva (Secretariat) Convention Centre. Patnaik also demanded a Special Economic package to the State for expeditious implementation of Infrastructural development […]

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Odisha to raise coal royalty issue at Eastern Zonal Council meet tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: The 24th Eastern Zonal Council meeting will be held at Lokseva Bhawan Convention Centre in Bhubaneswar on Friday. Chief Minister of five States – Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Sikkim – will attend the meeting to be chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Meanwhile, Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy informed media persons […]

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205 Odisha schools don’t have classrooms

Bhubaneswar: The State Government on Wednesday informed that a total of 205 schools, including 90 primary and 115 elementary schools have no classrooms in Odisha. While Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s home district Ganjam recorded the highest number of 20 primary schools and 30 elementary schools operating without classrooms, Mayurbahnj recorded the least with one school […]

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Odisha Govt constitutes State Commission for Backward Classes

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has constituted the State Commission for Backward Classes with Justice Raghunath Biswal, former Orissa High Court Judge as its Chairman, said an official release. The Commission was constituted in accordance with the provisions contained in the Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes Act 1993, according to a statement of Chief Minister’s […]

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