Newdelhi:(ONT Bureaue)22/1/2017:This year Republic Day Parade on Rajpath will witness tableaux from 17 States and Six Ministries of the Central Government. These tableaux will showcase varied themes starting from country’s rich cultural heritage and socio-economic development to nation’s progress in key areas like IT, Women, Empowerment and Environment Protection. A brief write-up on each tableaux highlighting its significance is given ...

Bhubaneswar: Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda today praised Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his leadership qualities, particularly in the face of adversities. “Patnaik is an efficient leader and his ability to manage situations during natural calamities is commendable,” Gowda, who arrived here to attend a programme at Puri tomorrow, said. He said Patnaik has managed calamities even ...

Bhubaneswar : Bhubaneswar: (ONT News Bureaue)17 Utkal Bharat party will contest the upcoming panchayat polls in as many as 13 districts, party president Kharavela Swain said on Thursday. The party has nominated 59 candidates for the 13 districts for elections into zilla parishad posts with a ring symbol. Notably, Utkal Bharat is a regional political outfit led by former BJP ...

Bhubaneswar:ONT:17/1/17 Vigilance sleuths continued their raids on petrol stations and gas agencies today over reported theft and adulteration. The raids were conducted on 9 gas agencies across 6 districts of Odisha . According to sources, the vigilance sleuths examined the stocks at various stations. Gas agencies in including Puri, Khurda, Angul, Jajpur and Berhampur districts were raided by the officials ...

Bhubaneswar: By Odisha News Times Bureau On Jan 17, 2017 Retired IAS officer UN Behera was administered oath of office and secrecy as the new chairman of Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) by Governor SC Jamir at the Raj Bhawan here today. Agriculture Production Commissioner Gagan Kumar Dhal, Principal Secretary Home Asit Tripathy, Principal Secretary, Energy, Rajesh Verma, Principal Secretary, ...

Bhubaneswar:(ONT Bureaue) 16/1/17:The State government on Saturday has sought suggestions from the public for the preparation of the annual budget for the financial year 2017-18. The finance department has invited suggestions from people in a structured format for the preparation of the annual budget, by which the people can suggest through even ‘SMS’ and ‘Whatsapp’. Through the notification, members of ...

Bhubaneswar:ONT Bureaue:10/1/17: As part of its probe into multi-crore Seashore chit fund scam, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday served notice to Balasore MP Rabindra Jena asking him to appear before it on January 12. Earlier, Jena had also appeared before the central probe agency for his alleged nexus with the tainted ponzi firm. This will be the third ...

Bhubaneswar: ONT Bureau ,9/1/17 Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Justice HL Dattu today said the Commission has received nearly 30,000 complaints from Odisha during 2015-16. Inaugurating the three-day camp court of NHRC at Jayadev Bhawan in the city here, Justice Dattu raised several issues in the state. Talking about the status of health and education in Malkangiri district, ...

Bhubaneswar: : ONT Bureau Jan 07, 2017 The State Election Commission (SEC) today announced the schedule for the ensuing Panchayat polls in Odisha beginning from February 13. Giving details to the media, SEC secretary Rabindra Sahu said the elections will be conducted in five phases in 852 Zilla Parishad Zones of 314 blocks. Polling would be held in 189 Zilla ...

In 2016 Odisha vigiliace have claim to achieved 47 per cent conviction rate while dealing with corruption cases in 2016, Odisha’s vigilance department has registered 575 criminal cases against 1099 accused persons. This includes 162 Class-I officers, 104 Class-II officers, 833 Class-III employees and others, an official statement said. During this period, 334 persons had been arrested, which includes 36 ...