Naveen Sets Heritage Timeline
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visited Puri Saturday and reviewed various works being taken up under ABADHA Scheme . Mr.Patnaik first offered prayer to patitapaban from Singhadwar had darsan of Neelchakra and prayed to Lord Jaganath for the well being of the people of Odisha. The Chief Minister also made Sampurna Pariikrama of the Jagannath temple, being accompanied by Development Commissioner Suresh Chandra Mahapatra and Secretary to Chief Minister V...
Poll Meetings With 200
Odisha Government has made fresh amendments in the Covid19 unlock guidelines for the two Assembly Constituencies—Balasore and Tirtol—in view of the ensuing bye-elections on 3 November. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena has issued orders, which said that in view of the bye-elections to the 102- Tirtol (SC) Assembly Constituency in Jagatsinghpur district and 38- Balasore Assembly Constituency in Balasore...
1 K Cr For STARS
In a move to improve quality of education and facilitating a technology centric and innovation driven initiative, Odisha Government will be taking up the Implementation of the Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) Project with a cost of nearly Rs.1000 Crore.The State Level Committee chaired by Development Commissioner Suresh Chandra Mohapatra has cleared the STARS Project, which will be implemented...
Worry For Cyclone!
In 1961, the southwest monsoon started withdrawal from India on 1 October. This was recorded as the most delayed monsoon withdrawal of all time. However, the things are worse this time in 2020 when there is no such indication of monsoon withdrawal from Odisha and India as well even after 17 October. The SW monsoon is very active in the...
Good Wishes For Naveen
Good wishes pour in from across the globe as Odisha’s undisputed leader and five-time Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik turns 75 year on Friday.Beginning from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Dharmendra Pradhan, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, MP Jual Oram and many...
Subsidy For Cage Culture
In a bid to encourage cage culture in different reservoirs, the Odisha Government has decided to grant subsidy to entrepreneurs investing in this new area of fish farming in the state.R Raghu Prasad, Secretary Fisheries and Animal Resources Development has announced this while addressing a seminar on cage culture held today on digital platform.More than 40 entrepreneurs who were...
One More Low Pressure
With a fresh low pressure area brewing over Bay of Bengal likely to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha, ACS Disaster management and Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena has directed Collectors to work out advance planning and remain fully prepared to deal with any flood, water logging and landslides.SRC’s direction came after the...
Odisha Hosts Travel Majors
Flagship Eco-retreat and road travel itineraries have rekindled hope for travel and tourism industry as State Tourism in association with Mayfair Hotels & Resorts Ltd hosted a delegation of six leading tour operators of the country who arrived in city on 15 October. Their campaign, under ‘VocalForLocal’ to conduct an 18,000 km across 29 states and 5 Union Territories during...
Preference For MSME
While MSME Sector has received serious jolt during COVID-19 Pandemic, State Government has come up with such an option for providing more preference to the MSEs and Start-Ups, which will generate more job opportunities in the State. Ashok Kumar Meena, Principal Secretary Finance has issued Office Memorandum (OM) on 16 October, which will help the MSME Sector in a big...
SPCB On Ease Process
Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy has directed to make the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) more be vibrant and facilitating through ‘process re-engineering’ without compromising the environmental concerns.He gave this direction while presiding over the Board meeting of SPCB held over digital mode.Mr.Tripathy asked the Board to come up with definite Action Plan for setting national benchmark in ‘hassle free...