Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar, October 29: Maintaining that Odisha has become a model for others in disaster response and management Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said around 30,000 disaster resistant houses would be set up in disaster prone areas in the State by 2018. “In the aftermath of the very severe cyclonic storm Phailin last year the […]

Bhubaneswar, October 29: The Disaster Management Club students of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur on Tuesday took part in a mock drill of fire dousing on the school premises while observing the State Disaster Preparedness Day. 

Bhubaneswar, October 27: Claiming that the pioneering efforts of the State Government in dealing with corruption related cases of public servants have received nation-wide attention, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said that the conviction percentage in vigilance cases has reached a record 46 per cent this year in the State.   “The Bihar, Madhya […]

Bhubaneswar, October 22: The GoAir will start its operations from the Biju Patnaik International Airport here from October 26 to Delhi, Kolkata, Bangolore and Mumbai on the Diwali auspicious week, said a release issued by the Airport authorities here. Sharad Kumar, Airport Director, said “It is a proud and joyous moment for the state as […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Bhubaneswar, October 21: Senior BJP leader and Odisha in-charge Arun Singh on Tuesday said some top leaders of the ruling BJD and main opposition Congress, are ready to join the BJP in the coming days. “Many heavyweight leaders from the Congress and the BJD are ready to join the Bharatiya Janata […]

Bhubaneswar, October 21: As many as 5634 contractual teachers, including 494 Trained Intermediate and Matric teachers and 5,100 Trained Graduate Science and Arts teachers will be recruited in Government high school level soon. School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra on Tuesday approved the file after the State Finance department gave its nod on […]

Bhubaneswar, October 20: In an open challenge to Commissionerate Police, bike-borne miscreants are on a looting spree as another broad daylight robbery by breaking open car window glasses took place here in Shaeednagar. This is the fourth such loot in the capital city of Bhubaneswar in a week. This time looters looted a laptop, a […]

Bhubaneswar, October 20: More than 60,000 Sikshya Sahyaks have decided to go on leave en masse from November 11 in protest against the state government’s apathy in resolving their issues. The teachers have been demanding regular teacher status, pay band of Rs 29,300-34,800 and ESI facility among many other issues. Decision to this effect was […]

Bhubaneswar, October 17: The Commissionerate Police on Friday busted two notorious gangs of burglars and arrested seven persons, including a man and his son and recovered properties worth more than Rs 8 lakh from their possession. The seized items included Rs 2.6 lakh in cash, 28 mobile phones and 90 grams of gold ornaments worth […]

Bhubaneswar, October 17: The Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar here on Friday informed that the southwest monsoon has withdrawn from some parts of the interior districts of Odisha today.   According to a press release issued by the Centre Director (I/C) SC Sahu, it has withdrawn from the districts of Jharsuguda, Baragarh and some portions of the […]