Odisha Govt

Bhubaneswar, Aug 29: Terming the recently passed Odisha Police Bill, 2015 as ‘draconian bill’, BJP State unit President Patnagarh MLA KV Singhdeo said that the party would challenge bill at court. He said that the party would hold…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 28: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has rapped the Odisha government for lack of oversight towards elementary education in the state. "Despite spending Rs.23,193.60 crore, the state of elementary education…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 27: Odisha government has spent Rs.2969 crore in last four years under Mid Day Meal Scheme with contribution of more than Rs.2200 crore from the Central government.  This information was given by the School and Mass…

Cuttack, Aug 27: The death toll of infant babies touched to 33 with the death of three more infants at the Sishu Bhawan (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Pediatrics) here on Wednesday. As many as 33 infants died at the…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 27: Maintaining that the British government has over the years partnered with Odisha in several key achievements across sectors, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday batted for a long-term relationship with…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 27: Odisha has decided to hold a meeting at the prime ministerial level to facilitate the setting up of the $12 billion Posco steel project after a tripartite meeting to resolve the issue remained inconclusive. "The…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 26: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has condemned Wednesday's Maoist attack that left three BSF personnel and one civilian dead in the state's Malkangiri district. "My government strongly condemns the action of the…

The secretary of Odisha Human Right Commission (OHRC) said that the commission did not appoint any individual as its representative in the state. OHRC Secretary Benudhar Behera in a press release said the commission noticed that some pseudo…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 26: Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy said that the farmers population has been decreasing drastically as per the last two censuses conducted since 2004. Farmers population in the state decreased by 4, 60,058.…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 26: On the occasion of National Sport Day on Aug 29, the Odisha Government will confer Biju Patnaik Awards 2015 to many nominated personalities in Bhubaneswar. The state government will be organizing a function at Jaydev…