Bhubaneswar:7/12/17; Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday urged the Centre not to impose the bank payment system on pension disbursement under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) but allow his government to disburse the money in cash. “In view of special circumstances prevailing in Odisha, especially the fragile nature of the network of financial institutions and telecommunications, I firmly believe ...

  Bhubaneswar:7/12/17;Workshop on sustainable action for transforming human capital(SATH) held on 7th. December, inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister Mr.Badrinarayan Patra. The workshop would deliberate on the reform measures for the Department.It was attended by all Directors, DEOs, DPCs and hard BEOs and Niti Ayoga representatives.  

Bhubaneswar:7/12/17; 34th National Convention of the Indian Institute of Architects “NATCON 2017” by The Indian Institute of Architects Odisha Chapter was inaugurated by eminent Architect from SudanHaider Ali, today at Convention Centre, Hotel Mayfair, Bhubaneswar. The inaugural ceremony of the 3 days long 34th national Convention of the Architects took off in a grand way with the presence of more than ...

Bhubaneswar:6/12/17; In a major setback for Odisha, the Centre today declined to constitute a tribunal to adjudicate the Mahanadi river water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Union Government said that Odisha Government has not submitted required information in this regard, so there is no need to constitute a tribunal. Odisha has ...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today paid tributes to Jayee Rajguru on his death anniversary, stating him as a freedom fighter and a martyr but Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout stood firm on his earlier claim that Jayee Rajguru was not a freedom fighter. “Homage to great revolutionary & freedom fighter Saheed Jayee Rajguru on death anniversary. The fearless patriot who ...

Bhubaneswar:6/12/17;Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik replied to Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari stating that no forest clearance was required for construction of the 2nd bridge over Brahmani river on NH 143 near Rourkela. The location of the bridge is non-forest in nature as confirmed by State Forest Department and acknowledged by Project Director of NHAI at Rourkela. Work can be started ...

Bhubaneswar:5/12/17;Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik presided over signing of MoUs between Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Odisha and four top health institutions of the country to bring best quality healthcare services to the people of the state. The institutions include Glocal Healthcare Systems Pvt Ltd, Kolkata, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Narayana Hrudayalayaand Lv Prasad Eye Hospital Bhubaneswar. Highlights of the MoUs: • Glocal health Care Systems Pvt ...

bhubaneswar:5/12/17;Minister Shri Surya Narayan Patro elaborated on Odisha’s successful implementation of NFSA and paddy procurement in discussion with visiting J&K Food Minister Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali.Both were discuss several matter about food policy of J&K  andOdisha.

Bhubaneswar:5/12/17; Odisha government has directed district collectors to complete disbursement of agriculture input subsidy of Rs 718.5 crore to the farmers affected by drought, pest attack and unseasonal rain by December 15. As per assessment by the state government, about 8.5 lakh hectares of crop area had been affected by these three disasters which hit the farmers during the current year, a ...

Bhubaneswar:5/12/17;Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik reviewed preparations for the possible rains in the state from 7 to 10 December with Collectors of South, North and Central Odisha districts through video conference. He directed them to take urgent advance measures for protecting farmers’ harvest & standing crops. Extensive drives should be undertaken to create awareness and advise farmer’s on steps to be taken ...