CM approves incentives for Odisha doctors

Bhubaneswar, August 3, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday approved incentives for doctors under the Odisha Medical Health Services Cadre (OMHSC). As per the decisions, doctors with super specialisation from Medical Council of India (MCI) recognised medical colleges would get an incentive of Rs 30,000 per month while doctors with Post Graduation (PG) from […]

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Satyajit Mohanty takes charge as Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner

Bhubaneswar, August 3, 2018: Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Satyajit Mohanty on Friday assumed charge as the sixth Commissioner of Police (CP) of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police. He took charge from YB Khurania. On his arrival at the Commissionerate headquarters, Mohanty was accorded a grand welcome by senior police officials, including Bhubaneswar DCP Anup Sahoo […]

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Odisha Bharat Raksha Manch hails Assam NRC draft

Bhubaneswar, July 31, 2018: The historic event of the release of the preliminary draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is an epochal event in India’s Post Independence history, observed Bharat Raksha Manch, Odisha unit. The extent of the illegal infiltration in the nation was, and is still not known to any Government […]

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Wayside Amenities Centres to boost tourism in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, July 31, 2018: As a boost to tourism infrastructure in the State, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday dedicated as many as 34 Wayside Amenities Centres to the people. The 34 Wayside Amenities Centres were spread across the State. At least 16 more will be completed soon. Each amenity centre was constructed at the […]

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Riverine Port to come up on Mahanadi river in Kendrapara, Rs 2,110 crore to be invested in 1st phase

Bhubaneswar, July 28, 2018: The State Government on Saturday decided for a setting up of a Riverine Port in public private partnership (PPP) mode on BOOST basis on river Mahanadi in Akhadasali village under Mahakalapada block in Kendrapada district. Around Rs 2,110 crore will be spent in the first phase for the purpsoe. In response […]

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Odisha Govt to launch new pro-poor food security scheme from Gandhi Jayanti

Bhubaneswar, July 28, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced new scheme for food security in Odisha with effect from Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) for universal coverage and inclusion of people who have been left out from National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013. Around 34.44 lakh beneficiaries who were left out from NFSA would […]

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First Heritage Cabinet: Odia University to come up at Satyabadi

Bhubaneswar, July 27, 2018: The first Odisha Heritage Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday took key decisions, including setting up of an Odia University for preservation and proliferation of art, culture and classical Odia language. The Cabinet also approved a proposal for formulation of Odia Culture and Heritage Policy. The proposed University […]

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Amarda Road Air Crash victims remembered on 73rd anniversary

Rasgovindpur, (Mayurbhanj) Odisha, July 26, 2018:  A memorial service was held at the Amarda Road Airstrip on Thursday for the fourteen airmen who had died in a crash here on the July 26, 1945. War historian Anil Dhir, Gandhian Aditya Patnaik, Social Activist Dr. Biswajit Mohanty and the Staff of the Gandhi Eye Hospital at […]

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