Bhubaneswar:15/6/17; The Chhattisgarh government is accepting funds from industrial units to construct barrages on the upper catchment of river Mahanadi. Chhattisgarh State Commercial Tax and Industry Minister Amar Agrawal gave this controversial remark here on Wednesday triggering a storm. Attending the Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas programme organised by the BJP in Burla, the minister said water cess has been collected ...

Bhubaneswar14/6/17;: Two days after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked the Collectors to stop PC (Percentage Commission) culture at block level, Leader of Opposition Narasingh Mishra today welcomed the move but firm on early implementation of Odisha Lokayukta Act, which would help stop the practice of collection of commission. In a letter to the Chief Minister, Mishra said he welcomes the ...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked district collectors to take bold decisions and suggested them to follow the 3Ts formula of transparency, teamwork and technology, which he said will lead to another ‘T’ (transformation) in public life. “Take bold decisions. Any bold decision taken for people centric governance will have my full support,” Patnaik said this while addressing the concluding day ...

Bhubaneswar:148/6/17; The three-day Raja festival in Odisha kicked off today with much fanfare. The major Odia festival celebrates womanhood. Girls and young women shun cooking and participate in merriment wearing new clothes and climb swings or play dice and card games. In rural areas, men too take part in the festivities with much fervour and don’t miss the opportunity to ...

Bhubaneswar13/6/17: The District Collectors held precise discussion on five priority sectors like municipal services, skill development, youth services, construction workers’ welfare and health services on the second day of the Collectors’ conference here. The Collectors of 30 districts formed five different groups and discussed one issue each. The groups suggested prospects for bridging the gaps and making the service delivery ...

Bhubaneswar13/6/17: Eminent Journalists from across the State on Monday united to express solidarity with NDTV network co-founder Prannoy Roy whose residences were raided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recently. In a token protest, orgainsed here in front of Jayadev Bhavan, senior journalists Prafulla Das, Rabi Das, Prashant Patnaik and Satya Prakas Nayak unanimously condemned the CBI raids and ...

Tuesday, 13 June 2017 | ONT | BHUBANESWAR Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Monday claimed here that the Narendra Modi Government has undertaken many developmental works for all sections of people during the last three years. Naidu, who attended the BJP’s Sabka Saath Sabaka Vikas programme at Salia Sahi here, said, “The Congress couldn’t ensure electricity, education, employment and ...

Bhubaneswar:12/6/17: Two mini trucks carrying ‘Olly’, the mascot of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championship to be held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar next month, were flagged off by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today for road shows across the State during a 22-day tour. Elaborating on arrangements for the Asian Athletics Championship from July 6 to 9 at the Stadium in which 1,000 ...

Bhubaneswar: Urging Collectors to act as catalysts of change for the betterment of public service delivery mechanism, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked them work on 3Ts (Team Work, Transparency and Technology) formula for quick and efficient delivery of welfare programmes. Addressing the 3-day Collectors’ workshop here at the Secretariat, Patnaik said “I expect all the Collectors to act as ...

Puri:10/6/17; Lakhs of devotees thronged the Grand Road of the city to witness the rituals of the Snana Purnima. The Trinity have been seated on the bathing altar or Snana Bedi and servitors are getting them ready for the divine bath. Servitors are getting the deities Lord Balabhadra, Lord Jagannath and Goddess Subhadra ready by invoking them with an Alati and ...