Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surya Narayan Patra has called for an all-party meeting on February 13, a day before the commencement of the Budget Session of the Assembly. The Budget Session will begin from February 14 and continue till April 9. It will have 31 working days in two phases. The first session will be [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today sanctioned Rs 16 crore to different minority religious Institutions of the State for creation of pilgrim amenities and community hall. The funds will be provided from the Special Problem Fund during the year 2019-20. As per the decision, Satyanagar Jesus Christ & Mother Merry, Bhubaneswar Cathlic Church and Capital [...]

Malkangiri: A wanted Maoist carrying a cash reward of Rs 4 lakh on his head surrendered before the police in Odisha’s Malkangiri district. Jipro Habika, an Area Committee Member of Gumma Area Committee under MKVB Division of the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the CPI (Maoist) shun violence to join the mainstream of [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government will set up a world class Start-up Hub in Bhubaneswar and launch a Fund-of-Funds for Start-ups this year to further boost the ecosystem, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here today. Speaking on the occasion of launch of Start-up Odisha Initiative to make Odisha as one of the top three Start-up Hubs [...]

Bhubaneswar: With the objective of strengthening the Startup ecosystem in Odisha, Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Department of Odisha Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with HDFC Bank Limited today at Kharavela Bhawan. The MoU has signed in the t presence of Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik. As per the MOU, HDFC bank would [...]

New Delhi: The House Committee of the Odisha Legislative Assembly led by Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro met Railways Minister Piyush Goyal at Rail Bhavan on Tuesday evening and submitted a memorandum demanding allocation of over Rs 7,200 crore for 2020-21 budget for various railway projects in the state. The committee also expressed concern over reduction [...]

New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal once again came out as victorious repeating almost the 2015 show faltering the Bharatiya Janata Party. The post-mortem of the poll results is being done by political parties, analysts and psephologists. One may say it as defeat of the BJP and other may highlight the Congress factor for AAP win. But [...]

Bhubaneswar: “My Government is a people’s government. Nobody could be more important than people themselves. Mo Sarkar initiative demands accountability of the highest order from the public servants.” This is what Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said today at the inclusion of Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Department under Mo Sarkar at a function at Lokaseva [...]

New Delhi: Hockey India has congratulated the Indian Women’s Hockey Team striker Lalremsiami on being adjudged the FIH Rising Star of the Year 2019. Lalremsiami, who made her International debut in 2018, was part of the Team’s success FIH Women’s Hockey Series Finals Hiroshima 2019. She also played a key role in the Indian Team’s [...]

New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal today dissolved the Delhi Legislative Assembly as the counting of votes for the Assembly elections is underway. “A new order will be issued for the formation of the Seventh Legislative Assembly after the final results come,” said an official. The trends reflect that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP [...]