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Odisha: Polavaram Project takes off sans MoTA, Green Clearances
Bhubaneswar, Jan 1: Odisha government claimed that the controversial Polavaram irrigation project never obtained clearances from Union Tribal Affairs Ministry and environment. The irrigation project has been taken up by Andhra Pradesh…
Odisha: Chief Secretary to focus on filling of ST Quota in Govt Medical Colleges
Bhubaneswar, Jan 1: With various support from Govt, Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste & Minority community students are rapidly catching up the general trend in educational performance. This has been discussed in the review meeting of…
Separate Steel directorate in Odisha to deal with industries
Bhubaneswar, Jan 1: The Odisha cabinet on Thursday approved the setting up of a separate Directorate of Steel to address the problems faced by steel industries and frame policy initiatives for utilisation of the untapped potential in the…
Rayagada Police busted Dreaded Dacoit Gang
Rayagada, Dec 31: District police has been able to bust a dreaded dacoit gang on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off Rayagada police caught the dacoit gang red handed and recovered house breaking instruments, liquor, lethal weapons like swords…
Odisha hikes VAT, Tax on Foreign Liquor
Bhubaneswar, Dec 31: The Odisha cabinet on Thursday decided to enhance Value Added Tax (VAT) on goods from 13.5 percent to 14.5 percent, expecting to generate an additional revenue of Rs.280 crore per annum. The government aims to generate…
Odisha Chief Minister flags off 30 Buses for remote areas
Bhubaneswar, Dec 31: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off 30 buses under Biju Gaon Gadi Yojana on Thursday here afternoon.
These buses will ply in the districts of Deogarh, Gajapati, Naudapada and Sundergarh in the state. The…
Maoist Cadre Manoj Dehury surrenders in Angul
Angul, Dec 31: CPI Maoist cadre Manoj Dehury alias Madhab of village Jokub under Purunakote police jurisdiction in Angul district surrendered before the Superintendent of Police on Wednesday. He is a member of the banned CPI Maoist group…
Odisha: Chief Secretary focuses on Job Quota for PWD
Bhubaneswar, Dec 31: Chief Secretary Sri Aditya Parsad Padhi visited newly formed department of Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disability (SS&EPD) and reviewed the activities of the department in the office chamber of…
Odisha to have MSME Trade Fair from January 8
Bhubaneswar, Dec 31: Aiming to provide an enabling platform to MSMEs for exploring new markets and expose them to technological advancements, the Odisha government will hold MSME Trade Fair-2016 from January 8 to January 14 here.
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Want 40 lakh new LPG connections in Odisha: Minister Pradhan
Bhubaneswar, Dec 31: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has directed oil marketing companies (OMCs) to add 40 lakh new cooking gas connections in Odisha by 2019.
The petroleum minister reviewed the availability and coverage of…