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Quality of Governance in Odisha improves: PAC Survey
ONI Bureau: Odisha improved its ranking significantly this year on quality of governance, as per the survey by Public Affairs Centre (PAC), Bengaluru.
Among 18 large States, Odisha ranks 14th. But, the State is placed at 24th spot among…
BMC plans for 7 new drains to tackle water-logging situation
ONI Bureau: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to construct seven new drains across the Capital city to address the water logging situation.
As per the report, the new drains will be constructed at Ananta Vihar…
Bhubaneswar hosts IndiaSkills Regional Competitions (Eastern Chapter) 2018
ONI Bureau:The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) along with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), today announced the commencement of IndiaSkills Regional Competitions (Eastern Chapter) 2018 in…
Online Pension application, sanction to be made mandatory from August in Odisha
States fiscal performance shows an upward trend by end of 1 st quarter of the current fiscal year in both its indicators of budget utilization and revenue generation. This was known from all Secretaries meeting held under the Chairmanship…
Odisha CM condemns Twitter troll attack on Sushma Swaraj
ONI Bureau: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday came out in support of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who was trolled on Twitter in connection with passports issue.
"Strongly denounce the vitriolic &…
Cabinet approves funds to boost Educational Infrastructure
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a proposal for expanding the scope of Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) by expanding its capital base to Rs 10,000 crore.
The CCEA also tasked the HEFA to…
Cabinet takes historic decision by increasing MSP for Kharif Crops
ONI Bureau: A step towards doubling farmers' income, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price for paddy by 200 rupees per quintal from Rs 1,550 per quintal to Rs 1,750 while that of Grade A…
Chandikhol in Odisha to have Additional 6.5 MMT Strategic Petroleum Reserves
ONI Bureau: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved establishment of additional 6.5 Million Metric Tonne (MMT) Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) facilities at two locations at Chandikhol in Odisha…
India, EU discuss counter-Terrorism, Maritime Security
India and the European Union (EU) discussed counter-terrorism and maritime security among other issues in a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica…
Challenge to turn India’s growth rate to double digits: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Indian economy grew at a healthy 7.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2017-18 and the challenge now is to turn this to "double digits".
"The challenge now is to take this growth rate to…