Governance

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha legislative assembly plunged into pandemonium for the third consecutive day on Wednesday with BJD MLAs staging a walkout over ‘inaction’ against Odisha Governor’s son in the alleged assault of a government official,…
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Bhubaneswar: Principal Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Department Usha Padhee on Tuesday reviewed the situation and preparedness in urban areas of the state in view of the monsoon season. Padhee instructed urban local bodies…
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Bhubaneswar: The Mohan Majhi-led BJP government in Odisha has rebranded ‘Biju Patnaik Sports Award’ as ‘Odisha Rajya Krida Samman’. A notification in this regard was issued by the Sports & Youth Services Department on Friday. This…
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Bhubaneswar: The newly formed BJP Government in Odisha led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will soon implement the the flagship health protection scheme Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the State nearly…
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Bhubaneswar: The State Budget for 2024-25 fiscal is likely to touch Rs 3 lakh crore, around Rs 50,000 crore more than that projected by the previous BJD government. The budget was finalised at a meeting of the Council of Ministers chaired…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday appointed senior IAS officer Roopa Roshan Sahoo as Commissioner-cum-secretary of ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department full-time. A notification has…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha may soon witness ‘bulldozer action’ as adopted in states like Uttar Pradesh with the government on Wednesday warning that illegal constructions made on government land in will be demolished. Speaking on the state…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha is among the 10 top gainer states in SDG India Index 2023 released by NITI Aayog recently. It has improved sustainable development goal (SDG) score by 15 points during 2018 to 2023-24 period. “Top Gainer States…
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja has been given additional charge of Chairman, Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB). “Manoj Ahuja, IAS (RR-1990), Chief Secretary, Odisha and Secretary to Government, General…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday transferred and posted Assistant Section Officer, Parliamentary Affairs Department, Baikuntha Pradhan to Home Department. He was deployed at Governor’s Secretariat. Pradhan had recently…
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