Majority of Phailin-hit farmers yet to get assistance in Ganjam
Berhampur: The farmers, who were badly affected by cyclone Phailin and the subsequent floods a year ago in Ganjam, are yet to get crop damage assistance from the state government. Crop over 2.96 lakh...
View ArticleUS to give $100,000 to Hudhud-hit in AP, Odisha
New Delhi: The United States today announced a financial assistance of USD 100,000 for those affected by cyclone Hudhud in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. US Charge d’Affaires Ambassador Kathleen Stephens...
View ArticleOdisha a model for others in disaster management: CM
Bhubaneswar: Following the handling of two major cyclones, Phailin in 2013 and Hudhud earlier this month, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said Odisha is a model for others in disaster...
View ArticleOdisha decides to promulgate ordinance to curb land grabbing
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to curb land grabbing, Odisha government on Saturday decided to promulgate the Odisha Land Grabbing Prohibition Ordinance, 2014. The decision in this regard was taken at the...
View ArticleProgramme to keep track of migrant labourers
Koraput: In a bid to check human trafficking, Koraput district administration in Odisha has launched a programme to keep track of migrants, travelling to other states for work. The programme aims at...
View ArticleOdisha emerges as ponzi hotbed
New Delhi: As regulator Sebi continues its clampdown on ponzi schemes, it has found Odisha to be a major hotbed for such illegal fund-raising activities with investors being duped in name of jatropha...
View ArticleNHRC asks Odisha govt to pay damage for infant death
Cuttack: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Odisha government to pay Rs three lakh damage to a woman who lost her newborn child in a government hospital a year ago due to alleged...
View ArticleChit fund scam: CBI takes Hansdah, two ex-MLAs on 6-day remand
Bhubaneswar: The Special CJM court here on Wednesday granted a six-day remand of Mayurbhanj MP Ramchandra Hansdah and two ex-MLAs, Hitesh Bagartti and Subarna Nayak, to the Central Bureau of...
View ArticleCM Naveen demands central assistance
New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday demanded central assistance for the state hit by cyclones Hudhud and Phailin saying it was a “genuine” need. Patnaik, who met Finance...
View ArticleRecruitment scam: Balangir’s ex-collector Debraj Mishra arrested
Bhubaneswar: Balangir’s former collector Debraj Mishra was arrested by Odisha’s vigilance sleuths from his residence here on Friday on charges of involvement in irregularities of recruitment of Revenue...
View ArticleUnion Coal secretary Anil Swarup reviews MCL projects in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Centre is examining Odisha’s request to grant cancelled coal blocks to State-owned PSUs and decision will be taken in this regard very soon, said Union coal secretary Anil Swarup...
View ArticleOdisha submits memorandum to Home Ministry, seeks Rs 777 cr Hudhud aid
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government submitted a memorandum to Union Home Ministry demanding a financial assistance of Rs 777.12 crore for losses suffered by the state due to cyclone ‘Hudhud’, said Special...
View ArticleNHRC asks Odisha to wrap up fresh BPL survey soon
Bhubaneswar: Asking Odisha government to complete fresh survey of BPL families in the state, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday said high incidence of malnourishment among the...
View ArticleSupplementary budget 2014-15 approved in council of ministers meeting
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the winter session of the assembly, the Naveen Patnaik-headed council of ministers on Thursday approved the state government’s supplementary budget for 2014-15, official sources...
View ArticleChief secy asks for completion of all works before Nabakalebar
Bhubaneswar: Reviewing the preparedness for Nabakalebar festival, the chief secretary of Odisha directed all departments to complete pending works for the grand occasion within scheduled time. Chairing...
View ArticleCentral team making assessment of Hudhud damages
Bhubaneswar: An eight-member Central team led by Joint Secretary in the Home Ministry Gopal Krishna Dwivedi has visited cyclone affected areas of the State to conduct a spot assessment of the damages....
View ArticleOdisha Assembly witnesses bedlam over chit fund scam
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly was adjourned till 3pm as bedlam continues over chit fund scam making difficult for Speaker Niranjan Pujari to run the House. The House was run for 30 seconds only before...
View ArticleSupplementary budget of Rs 4502cr presented in Odisha assembly
Bhubaneswar: Amidst ruckus in Odisha Assembly and opposition’s attack on BJD government over chitfund scam, state Finance Minister Pradip Kumar Amat on Thursday presented a supplementary budget of Rs...
View ArticleCong demands Naveen’s resignation after CBI grills aide
Bhubaneswar: A day after his close aide was quizzed by CBI, Congress on Sunday asked Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to resign and demanded a probe against him by the central agency in the...
View ArticleVigilances summons ex-DGP Prakash Mishra for questioning
Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha DGP Prakash Mishra, who is considered to be a front-runner for the post of CBI Director, has been asked to appear before DSP (Vigilance) M Radhakrishnan on December 4 for...
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