Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has hailed the jawans of the Special Operation Group (SOG) of Odisha Police for the successful joint operation against Left-Wing Extremists along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border. He also announced a hike to Rs 25,000 in the Risk Allowance for the jawans. As many as 14 Maoists, including five women [...]

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal in Odisha on Tuesday expressed concern over the diarrhoea outbreak in the Kanas block of Puri district and sought immediate intervention from the government to check the spread of the disease. “The situation is getting out of control instead of showing any improvement. People are dying due to diarrhoea, [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition in Assembly, Naveen Patnaik has expressed his concerns over the diarrhoea situation in Kanas block in Puri district. Lop Naveen said that the diarrhoea outbreak has created a terrible situation Kanas block. Instead of bringing the situation under control, it is going uncontrolled. The diarrhoea is [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has revised the enrolment age for class 1 to 6+ years as per the mandates under the National Education Policy, 2020. The Odisha School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department had earlier on January 15 this year announced the implementation of the National Education Policy in the state and the adoption of [...]

Bhubaneswar: President of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, on Friday arrived at Bhubaneswar Airport on a two-day visit to Odisha. He was welcomed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at the Airport. Shanmugaratnam later in a carcade went to a hotel where CM Majhi, and other officials are scheduled to meet [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday declared to pay an honorarium of Rs 30,000 to the recipients of different Padma Awards from the state. The enhanced honorarium will be provided to the Padma awardees from January this year. The Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department of Odisha issued a notification in this regard on Thursday. [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday constituted a state steering committee to develop the State Curriculum Frameworks (SCFs) under the National Education Policy, 2020 (NEP-2020). The Odisha School and Mass Education Department issued a notification in this regard on Thursday. As per the notification, the panel comprises 16 members who will prepare the SCFs under [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday formally announced regarding the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in the state. The Odisha School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department on Wednesday issued a notification in this regard. “After careful consideration, in the interest of strengthening the educational system in the state, the government is pleased [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday launched the enhanced pension scheme for elderly persons and persons with disabilities during a state level programme in Keonjhar district. The event marked the initiation of enhanced social security pensions for senior citizens above 80 years and differently-abled individuals with more than 80 per cent disability. [...]

Bhubaneswar: The members of Loktantra Senani, an organisation representing individuals detained during the 1975 Emergency, on Tuesday, felicitated Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Bhubaneswar airport upon his return from Delhi over the state government’s decision to provide pension and other facilities to those affected during the Emergency period. The members of the organisation [...]