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CM Naveen Patnaik to meet Modi in Delhi
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will visit New Delhi tomorrow to have a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss various issues, including budgetary allocation, central grants and assistance as well as other development…
NHRC hopes Odisha will implement its Recommendations
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman K.G. Balakrishnan on Thursday said there is a delay in implementation of some of its recommendations, including granting compensation to people in Odisha. Balakrishnan, however, said that…
Odisha Government to set up 45 New Courts
The Odisha government on Thursday decided to set up 45 new courts across the state to ensure speedy disposal of pending cases. The new courts will include 22 first class magistrate courts, 15 subordinate judge courts, five additional…
Spinner Pragyan Ojha gets Clean Chit from BCCI
The BCCI has finally given a clean chit to left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha over suspected bowling action following some modifications and a test. Ojha has been cleared to play in Hyderabad's next Ranji Trophy match against Himachal Pradesh.…
CCTV Surveillance System launched in Bhubaneswar
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated closed-circuit television (CCTV) based surveillance system at Commissionerate Police office today in Bhubaneswar. Commissionerate Police has started installing CCTV cameras across the city to ensure…
Odisha Police to quiz Indigo Crew over Girl’s Molestation
Odisha Police will quiz crew members of an Indigo flight aboard which a 32-year-old woman was allegedly molested by an NRI businessman on Jan 27. R.K. Jhunjhunwala, 60, landed in trouble after a video went viral in social media in which he…
Odisha Assembly Budget Session likely to be Stormy
The Budget session of the Odisha assembly is likely to be stormy with the opposition parties planning to raise a host of issues, including the chit fund scam, to corner the BJD government on the floor of the house. However, the ruling party…
CSD blames Natarajan for disrespecting Forest Rights Act
The Odisha Chapter of the Campaign for Survival and Dignity (CSD) which played a vital role in the struggle for the enactment of historic Forest Rights Act, blamed Jayanthi Natarajan, former Minister of State, MoEF for disrespecting Forest…
Adopt Integrated IT Application for Accomplishing: Pati
In another bid towards transparent governance and quick service delivery, Chief Secretary Sri Gokul Chandra Pati has directed to adopt Integrated IT application across all departments. Chief Secretary has given this direction to various…
Chit Fund Scam: CBI raids Saradha Office in Odisha
The CBI Wednesday searched the office of Saradha Company in Puri in connection with a chit fund scam in Odisha. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searched the office of the Kolkata-based company at Badashankha in Puri, said CBI…