Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar, Aug 26: Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports of alleged undignified treatment to two dead women by the concerned authorities in the State, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has served notice to Odisha Government through its Chief Secretary.    The Chief Secretary has been directed to submit report within four weeks.  The […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 26: School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department and Wadhwani Foundation’s Skills Development Network (SDN) on Friday announced a strategic partnership which aims at making Odisha a ‘Smart State’ through talent development. A MoU was signed between S&ME Commissioner-cum-Secretary Ranjana Chopra and Wadhwani Foundation Director-SDN Austin Thomas in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 25: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday launched Mahaprayana scheme, a free hearse service to carry dead body of their kin from hospitals for funeral. “The Mahaprayana scheme will lessen the pains of the poor in transporting dead bodies of their kin from the hospitals. The hearse vans would be available at all […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 25:  The Chilika Development Authority (CDA) has proposed for ranching of three million tiger prawn (Bagda) seeds (SPF stock) and about two lakhs of sea bass (Bhekti) seeds (20-25 mm) by October to boost fisheries in the Chilika Lake. The tiger prawn and sea bass seeds will be procured from RCGA hatcheries at […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 25:  1979-batch Indian Railway Store Service (IRTS) officer Umesh Singh has taken over charge of General Manager of the East Coast Railway (ECoR). Earlier, he was holding the post of Additional Member (Railway Stores) at the Railway Board, New Delhi. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering, Singh also holds a Masters Degree in Business […]

Sambalpur, Aug 24: With an aim to facilitate a mutual solution to the prevailing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh Governments involving Mahanadi and also to involve people of the river basin of the two States in the process, Mahanadi River Waterkeeper and Nadi Ghati Morcha would jointly organise peace rally in both the States.   […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 24: Reiterating that the Central Government will not do anything that will hamper Odisha’s interests involving Mahanadi water dispute, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Wednesday said a meeting with the Chief Ministers of Odisha and Chhattisgarh would be held between September 10 and 20 to settle the dispute amicably. Bharti told […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 23: AMRI Group of Hospitals would host a three-day international workshop-cum-live surgery symposium under the aegis of Odisha Orthopaedic Association from August 26. Governor SC Jamir is scheduled to inaugurate symposium at AMRI Hospital, Bhubaneswar. Dr Jean  Destandau of France and WESS president and many others would attend the programme. AMRI Group of […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 23: A day-long special session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly has been convened on September 1 to ratify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament recently. The decision in this regard was taken on Tuesday at a State Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allocation of necessary funds to take up early construction of the National Institute of New Energy and Innovation (NINEI) in Bhubaneswar. The Chief Minister, in a letter to the Prime Minister said the State Government has allocated 73.680 acre of […]