Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar, Sep 20: The Monsoon Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly beginning here tomorrow is likely to be a stormy affair with opposition Congress and BJP geared up to put the ruling BJD in the dock on a host of issues, including Mahanadi dispute, Nagada malnutrition deaths, civilians killing by police in Kandhamal. Besides, the […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 20: To improve passengers’ amenities the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to install digital Train Indication Boards (TIBs) and Coach Indication Boards (CIBs) thereby facilitating commuters to know about the information like arrival/departure of trains. Presently, commuters become aware of the train position only after arriving on the platform. The work for […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 20: Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi’s son Amit Jogi on Tuesday participated in Odisha’s ruling BJD-sponsored agitation in Malkangiri district against the Polavaram project of Andhra Pradesh and targeted the BJP and Congress for the controversial project. The Chhattisgarh Janata Congress (Jogi) (CJCJ) leader along with Dharamjit Singh undertook a bus yatra from […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 20: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that the State Government commits itself to the cause of elimination of child labour in all forms by 2025 in Odisha. “Odisha has formulated the State Action Plan for Elimination of Child Labour to stop child labour practice. It focuses on rescue, rehabilitation, education and […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 19: In a bid to ensure quality education and life for persons with disabilities (PwDs), the Odisha Government on Monday decided to open 137 new special schools to provide education to differently-abled children across the State. The Government has already accorded in-principle approval for these schools. This was revealed at a meeting held […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 19: NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Dr Arvind Panagariya on Monday said true empowerment of people can be achieved only when their income level goes up. He suggested that both Union state governments must work in tandem to ensure that various schemes and programmes aimed economic growth of the people are implemented in right spirit. […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 19: A two-day national conference on labour will begin in the city on Tuesday. The conference being organised by the Odisha Government in association with International Labour Organization (ILO) will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the presence of Union Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya. The event which will be […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 18: The so-called emergency State Cabinet on Sunday failed to take any concrete decision on the State Government’s future course of action after the Chhattisgarh Government refused to stop construction work on Mahanadi river. Even as people of the State were eagerly waiting to know the State Government’s decisions vis-à-vis Mahanadi water sharing […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 18: NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya will inaugurate the three-day ‘Odisha Vikash Conclave-16’ starting Monday here. The multi-sector brain storming event’s inaugural session will also be attended by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak as guests of honour. Odisha Vikash Conclave […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 18: With the ensuing panchayat elections less than five months away, People’s Organisations, a forum of several civil society groups, on Sunday urged people to vote for candidates who would promise to ensure a ban on liquor in their panchayats. It also stressed that the ultimate decision making power must lie with the Gram […]