Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar, Sep 3: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday launched Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana for all round development of girl child. “This innovative scheme underlines our commitment and endeavor to promote equal opportunities for women and their empowerment through changes in societal attitudes,” said Patnaik while launching the scheme at a function at the State […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 3: Around 451 km of coastal highway has been proposed to be constructed under Bhratmala Pariyojana along the coastal line of Odisha. A high level meeting of National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI), Odisha region held under the chairmanship of Development Commissioner and Chief Secretary (In-charge) R Balakrishnan in the Secretariat conference on […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 3: In another proactive step towards addressing the problem of gender based violence in the State, a draft standard operating procedure (SOP) to deal with such cases was approved on Saturday and sent to the State Government for final concurrence. A high level inter-departmental meeting to this effect was held under the chairmanship of […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 3: Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh on Saturday directed all district Superintendents of Police (SPs) to withdraw all criminal cases lodged against ineligible beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) by September 25. The DGP wrote to all the SPs in this regard today and asked them to inform the […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 3: Noted Odia poet Dr Hrushikesh Mallick will get the 37th edition of prestigious Sarala Award for his poetry work “Jeje Dekhi Nathiba Bharat”. The Sarala Award Committee announced this in a meeting held here on Friday. He will receive a cash award of Rs 5 lakh along with a citation. Two more […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 3: With a view to providing facility to the short distance passengers in sleeper class journey, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has taken steps to allow passengers to avail unreserved sleeper class journey in Nizamuddin-Amritsar Samata Express. Passengers can now avail this facility in sleeper class coach number S-1 in Visakhapatnam bound 12808 Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 2: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would launch the Biju Kanya Ratna scheme on Saturday. The scheme envisages improving Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) and Child Sex Ratio (CSR) in three districts of the State and development of girls. Initially, the scheme will be launched in three districts – Ganjam, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 2: The Fisheries Department on Friday signed a lease agreement with the Falcon Marine Exports Limited which will manage three clusters having a gross water area of 433 hectare of Jagatajore-Banapada Shrimp Culture Project in Kendrapara district. The clusters comprise 437 culture ponds with a water spread area of 257 hectares. The State […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 2: FISHFED, Odisha’s apex fisheries cooperative organisation, on Friday signed an agreement with the Falcon Marine Exports Limited to set up 26 Chilika Fresh kiosks in Bhubaneswar on a public private partnership (PPP) mode. As per the agreement, FISHFED will get a rent of Rs 61.92 lakh in the first year, which will […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 1: Odisha Legislative Assembly on Thursday ratified the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Constitutional Amendment Bill passed by the Parliament, at a special one-day session. The proposal was passed unanimously by the House, making Odisha the sixteenth State to ratify the GST bill, billed as the biggest tax reform since Independence. The Bill […]