Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar, November, 28, 2017: The Union Government on Tuesday appointed 1985-batch Odisha cadre IAS officer Upendra Prasad Singh as the Secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.    “Upendra Prasad Singh, IAS (OR:85)  presently holding the charge of Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga has been appointed as Secretary, […]

Bhubaneswar, November 28, 2017: The Central Government on Monday has cleared project proposals of Odisha worth Rs 1,462.58 crore for PMGSY for 2017-18 FY under regular Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY Batch II). The share of Ministry of Rural Development has been pegged at Rs 847.47 crore while State share stands at Rs 615.11 […]

New Delhi, November 27, 2017: Now, divorced daughter of armed forces personnel will get family pension even if divorce is filed in lifetime of either parents. “As per Ministry of Defence (MoD) letter of September 2015, presently only those children who are dependent and meet other conditions of eligibility for family pension at the time […]

CM dedicates animal ambulance service  Bhubaneswar, November 27, 2017: Odisha Government has introduced a new State-Plan Scheme “Fish Pond Yojana” with a budgetary provision of Rs 96 crore which will facilitate creation of additional 2,200 hectares of Freshwater Aquaculture Farming with 50 percent financial assistance to farmers. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced the […]

CM with the parents of Jaga and Kalia New Delhi, November 26, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi to enquire about the health conditions of Jaga and Kalia. Jaga and Kalia-craniopagus twins, joined at the head-were successfully separated on October 26, 2017 […]

Bhubaneswar, November 25, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday reiterated the State Government’s demand to constitute a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh at the earliest. The CM, who attended the 12th Standing Committee of Inter-State Council meeting in New Delhi chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, also drew the […]

Bhubaneswar, November 24, 2017: The assets of the party has increased from Rs 24 lakh during 2005-06 FY to Rs 18.77 crore during 2015-16 FY and the liabilities of BJD increased from Rs 20,000 during FY 2005-06 to Rs 20.6 lakh during FY 2015-16. BJD president and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik “Along with providing details […]

Bhubaneswar, November 24, 2017: The Tsunami mock drill was conducted on Friday in 328 villages within 1.5 km of the coastline in 22 blocks of six coastal districts of Odisha. The districts included Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri and Ganjam. The process of mock drill started at 9.30 am with receipt of First Test Bulletin […]

New Delhi, November 24, 2017: The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) on Friday recommended convening of Winter Session of the Parliament from December 15, 2017 to January 5, 2018, subject to exigencies of government business. Three Bills – The Goods & Services Tax (Compensation to States) Ordinance, 2017 (promulgated on 02.09.17), Insolvency & Bankruptcy […]