Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar, January 29: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is likely to launch an ambitious CCTV surveillance system in the capital city of Bhubaneswar on February 5. A meeting was held at the Commissionerate headquarters here wherein the Commissioner of Police Dr RP Sharma, Police Housing Corporation chairman and the BSNL officials attended. It was decided to […]

Bhubaneswar, January 23: The Balasore police in Odisha on Friday arrested one Iswar Chandra Behera (35) of Kantipur village under Baisingha police station of Mayurbhanj, working as contractual photographer and videographer at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur on the charges of spying for Pakistani intelligence agency ISI. According to Eastern Range IG Asit Panigrahi, the […]

Bhubaneswar, Jan 21, 2015: Former PCC President Niranjan Patnaik has reacted strongly to the news that Odisha has become one of the worst performing states in the nation-wide Tiger census released by the Union Environment Ministry. “While the total tiger population in the country has increased from 1706 in 2011 to 2226 in 2014, showing […]

Bhubaneswar, January 21: Lord Jagannath’s abode Puri has been included in the National Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) and will get special grants for developmental works. Initially Rs 22.54 crore has been allocated for pilgrim city Puri under the scheme. The new scheme which was jointly launched by Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah […]

Bhubaneswar, January 15:  In a bid to help citizens interact with police and get services without any hassle, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday launched a mobile application facility of the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate police on its eighth Raising Day here. “People can download the App on their smart phones. They will find different icons, indicating […]

Four Ministers, 6 MLAs, Dy Speaker have two Govt houses each  Bhubaneswar, January 14: A total of 445 Government quarters have been illegally occupied by Ministers, MLAs, ex-Ministers, ex-MLAs, bureaucrats and Government employees in the capital city of Bhubaneswar resulting in a loss to the tune of Rs 7 crore to the State exchequer, a […]

Bhubaneswar, January 12: The Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited (OSMC), an independent procurement entity of the State Government, on Monday introduced e-tendering and e-procurement process to purchase drugs and equipment for the Government hospitals. The new facility will ensure transparency and speedy tendering process. The OSMC will ensure timely procurement of quality medicines, surgical and EIF […]

Bhubaneswar, January 4: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s oath-taking ceremony at Rastrapati Bhawan cost Rs 17.60 lakh, an expenditure of at least Rs 34,26,002 was incurred on the oath-taking ceremony of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Raj Bhavan on May 21, an RTI reply has found. The reply provided by the Planning and Coordination […]

Bhubaneswar, December 28: At a time when the entire globe marches towards unified cultural entity and inclusive growth, Odias across the world should come forward to champion the cause of a global village while retaining the cultural identity unique to this age old race, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the valedictory ceremony of the […]

Bhubaneswar, December 25: Sri Sri University will host its two-day maiden cultural fest ORION’14- a quest for Brilliance, on December 27 and 28. Orion is one of the most prominent and recognizable constellations in the sky, depicting seeking-of glory, adventures and spiritual growth.  ORION ’14 endeavours to promote creative talent in the fest through a […]