Odisha

Bhubaneswar: There seems that all is not well in the State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The party which won 23 assembly seats and 8 Parliament seats in the last elections could not elect its leader of for the Odisha Assembly. Even as the first session of the 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly will commence [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reiterated that his government will honour all the commitments made to the people of Odisha in the Manifesto of Biju Janata Dal. Chairing the meeting of the BJD Legislature Party in the state assembly, Naveen said we are open for discussion on all matters regarding Odisha and look forward [...]

Bhubaneswar: An Indigo flight from Hyderabad to Guwahati today made an emergency landing at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar. The Pilot was forced to divert the plane to Bhubaneswar as a passenger of the flight namely Irshad Ali tried to breach flight safety procedures. He also tried to open the door of the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is on a mission mode – A mission to transform Odisha, to bring a paradigm shift in service delivery. Speaking at the senior officers meeting held in the state secretariat, Naveen has urged for a shift to total Citizen Centric delivery of services. Speaking to the officials, he said that [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has called for complete preparedness for any eventuality – be it floods or drought. Though the monsoon has set in the state, and it is expected to be normal, there should not be any inadequacy in attention. With this, the departments concerned should be cautious and take steps to identify [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to boost infrastructure development in urban local bodies (ULBs), the Odisha government has approved around 127 projects worth around Rs 295 crore for different ULBs under Odisha Urban Infrastructure Development Fund (OUIDF). The approval was given in the Board of Director meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad [...]

Bhubaneswar: In order to improve efficiency in administration and to make it more citizen centric, the Odisha Government today announced the rescheduling of working hours in offices functioning under it. The day-to-day working hours in the government offices shall be from 10 A.M. to 5.30 P.M. with half an hour lunch break from 1.30 P.M. [...]

Bhubaneswar: MVIRDC World Trade Centre Mumbai, promoter of World Trade Centre Bhubaneswar has contributed Rs 51 lakh to the Odisha Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) towards the relief and restoration works in the cyclone Fani-affected areas in the State. WTC Mumbai’s vice chairman Vijay Kalantri accompanied by Dr Y R Warerkar (Director General), Rupa Naik [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unveiled a Flood Hazard Atlas for Odisha at the State Secretariat here to identify the disaster-prone areas of the State. Releasing the atlas during the State-level Natural Calamity Committee meeting today, the Chief Minister said that the atlas, jointly prepared by the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of ISRO, Hyderabad [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to increase the attendance of the students in the schools, The Odisha Government has come up with a innovative idea to provide financial incentives based on student’s attendance. The students having more than 75 per cent attendance, a financial incentive of Rs 600 per month will be given to their parents. [...]