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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan calls for Common Strategy for the East
Bhubaneswar, Dec 2: Development of the country will be complete only when the Eastern states, including Odisha, finds a prominent place in the growth story, according to Mr Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge),…
Odisha: Two Legislators hurt in Road Accidents, one Driver dies
Bhubaneswar, Dec 2: Two MLAs were injured in two separate road accidents on Tuesday night. According to reports, Angul MLA Rajanikant Singh sustained injuries in an accident near Rasola on Sambalpur road in Dhenkanal district while his…
Odisha presents Rs.10,227 crore supplementary budget
Bhubaneswar, Dec 1: The Odisha government on Tuesday presented a supplementary budget of Rs.10,227.65 crore for the year 2015-16, with the focus on social welfare schemes, developmental activities and mitigating drought in the state.…
Only 1.3% Villages in Odisha have Piped Water Supply
Bhubaneswar, Dec 1: Only 1.3 percent houses in rural areas of Odisha are linked to piped water supply and around 13 percent of houses have sanitation facilities. This information was given by Rural Development Minister Badri Narayan Patra…
Odisha Govt inks MoU with IIT, Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, Dec 1: Odisha government and IIT, Bhubaneswar signed a MoU on Monday to set up a Centre for management, training and research on rural roads in the campus of the institute.
The cost of construction of this Centre is…
Winter Session: Ruckus in Odisha Assembly over Farmers’ Suicide
Bhubaneswar, Dec 1: The winter session of Odisha Assembly has begun on Tuesday at 11 am and lasted for fifteen minutes after that the house was adjourned till 3 pm by the speaker.
Opposition parties, Congress and BJP created ruckus over…
Under Trial Prisoner dies at Jharpada Jail in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, Dec 1: An under trial prisoner was died under suspicious circumstances at Jharpada circle jail on Tuesday here. Blaming the jail authorities for the death of the under trail prisoner, family members of the deceased and inmates…
New Chief Secretary of Odisha Aditya Prasad Padhi resumes Office
Bhubaneswar, Dec 1: New Chief Secretary Sri Aditya Prasad Padhi has resumed the office of Chief Secretary Odisha on 30th November, 2015 on superannuation of the outgoing Chief Secretary Sri Gokul Chandra Pati. Sri Padhi took over the…
Think out of the box, Odisha CM tells officials
Bhubaneswar, Dec 1: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday asked secretaries to think out of box, saying his government was committed to stand by every decision taken in the interest of people.
"Think out of box and take bold and…
Odisha Private Bus Owners withdraw proposed Strike
Bhubaneswar, Nov 30: All Odisha Private Buss Owners Association called off proposed strike after getting assurance from Odisha government on Monday.
Commerce and Transport minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi held discussion with association…