Odisha Govt increases retirement age of Kendu leaf seasonal staff to 62

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Thursday increased the retirement age of Kendu leaf seasonal staff to 62 years from 60. Around 18,028 seasonal staff like head checkers, circle checkers, checkers, Munshies, Chaprashis, Binding Moharirs employees of 19 kendu leaf divisions will be benefitted now. A notification was issued to this effect on Thursday after Chief […]

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Lokayukta from April 8, Odisha tells Supreme Court

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that the office of Lokayukta will start functioning from April 8 in the State. The State’s assurance came after a Bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took a stern view of the non-appointment of the anti-corruption ombudsman in the State during the previous hearing. […]

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Odisha-based industries express concern over inadequate supply of coal

Bhubaneswar: Odisha-based industries are facing serious shortage of coal which affects the operations of many captive power plants in the state. Unless this issue is taken seriously and addressed in time this would hit the future these industries. This concern was highlighted by the industry leaders at the workshop on ‘Dialogue for Coal Security for […]

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