Bhubaneswar: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik took a significant step towards enhancing sports development in the state by inaugurating 41 cricket academies and various facilities at different locations. Additionally, he laid foundation stones for key projects to further bolster the sports infrastructure. Patnaik on Tuesday said that the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack is set to…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approved 27 new industrial projects worth Rs 6,134 crore across sectors, a senior official said on Saturday. The proposals got the state government’s approval at a meeting chaired by chief secretary PK Jena on Friday. The potential sectors include aluminium, renewable power, manufacturing, aerospace and defence, food processing, apparel and…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has urged all Odias, residing in the state, in country or abroad to participate in singing ‘Bande Utkal Janani’ at 11:30 am on February 3. This call was made during a press conference by the Odia Language, Literature & Culture (OLLC) department, attended by minister Ashwini Patra, information and public relations…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha was awarded Global Planet Purpose Award for Drive for Results at the Planet Explore 2023-Transparency to Action Conference in Washington DC. Drive for Results Award is given to agencies who rapidly test, measure, and improve problem solving approach to drive more results. Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare department, Electronics & Information Technology department…
Bhubaneswar: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Odisha Governemnt and Airport Authority of India (AAI) for Online Building Permission and Approval System (OBPAS) under the SUJOG initiative in presence of G. Mathivathanan, principal secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UD). Balwant Singh, vice-chairman, Bhubaneswar Development Authority, Vijay Amrit Kulange, commissioner Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation,…
Odisha has been ranked No. 1 Performing State in the Country in the recently published State Ranking Index for NFSA 2022 – for creating resilient food systems to optimise the delivery of benefits. The announcement was made by Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal on July 5, in the Conference of Food Ministers on Food &…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday announced to conduct the class 10 board examination from April 29 to May 6 in offline mode. This was announced by Chief Secretary SC Mohapatra through a video message where he said that the Matric Summative Assessment-II will be held on offline mode. As many as 6.5 lakh students…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday asked all colleges and universities in the state to defer all examinations from March 22 to March 24, in view of the ensuing civic elections. The Higher Education department wrote to all vice-chancellors of public universities and principals of Degree Colleges coming under its purview to defer exams following…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has said it will provide 15 per cent subsidy on the purchase of electric vehicles in the state. For two-wheelers, the subsidy will be 15 per cent of the cost, up to a maximum of Rs 5,000. The cap on 15 per cent subsidy for three-wheelers is Rs 10,000, and for…
Bhubaneswar: The central government has approved the Odisha government’s proposal to extend the tenure of chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra by six months, official sources said on Friday. Mohapatra, who was due to superannuate on February 28, will remain in the service for six more months, reported PTI. Centre’s Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)…
