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Odisha Chief Minister asks officials to add real beneficiaries NFSA
Bhubaneswar, Nov 19: Taking serious note over the irregularities in the list of beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed district collectors to take department and legal action…
Dharmendra Pradhan thanks Centre for doubling of 3 Rail Tracks in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Nov 19: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approving railroad capacity augmentation in Odisha.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a…
Odisha Govt asks Bankers to ensure adequate financing for Rabi Crop
Bhubaneswar, Nov 19: All banks operating in Odisha have been asked to ensure adequate and timely advance of loan to farmers for current Rabi crop. They have also been asked to go for re-phasing of Kharif loan in view of the drought…
UP CM writes to Odisha counterpart over guest house in Puri
Lucknow, Nov 19: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday requested the Odisha government to provide free-of-cost land at Puri for construction of a guest house for pilgrims and tourists from the state.
In a letter to his…
Odisha Government urges Tata group to develop IT cluster
Bhubaneswar, Nov 18: The Odisha government on Wednesday urged the Tata group to develop an information technology and electronics manufacturing cluster at Naraj in the state's Cuttack district.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik put forth the…
EC announces schedule for one Rajya Sabha seat in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Nov 18: The Election Commission of India has announced dates for the bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat in Odisha on Wednesday. As per the announcement, bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat will be held on December 14.
The seat has been…
Haryana salvage draw against Odisha in Ranji Trophy
Haryana batsmen held their nerves to salvage a draw against Odisha in Ranji Trophy tie in Rohtak. Odisha needed 9 wickets on the final day to win the match. But, Haryana finished at 250/4 and denied them the victory. Odisha took three…
CCEA approves railway capacity augmentation in Odisha
New Delhi, Nov 18: The central government on Wednesday approved a project for railroad capacity augmentation between Budhapank and Salegaon via Rajathgarh railway line located in Odisha at a total cost of Rs.1,172.92 crore.
The approval…
Central Govt sanctions Rs 456 Cr to Odisha under AMRUT
Bhubaneswar, Nov 18: The Central government has sanctioned Rs 456 crore to Odisha under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme for 2015-16. The fund will be utilized for the basic infrastructure development of…
Odisha BJP calls dawn-to-dusk bandh in Jharsuguda
Bhubaneswar, Nov 18: Normal life disrupted in Jharsuguda district on Wednesday due to 12-hour bandh called by Odisha BJP leaders over drought issues. The leaders have been demanding the state government to declare Jharsuguda district as…