Bhubaneswar:11/10/23: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today launched the Mission Shakti Scooter Yojana for the members of self-help groups (SHGs) in the state. The scheme will facilitate full interest subvention on bank loans up to Rs 1 lakh to eligible women to purchase scooters of their choice. While 100 women were handed over the keys to scooters, at least 15,000 ...

Bhubaneswar:10/10/23: Odisha Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has launched the ‘Aam Odisha Navin Odisha’ scheme aiming to strengthen the foundation of building a new Odisha-empowered Odisha. ₹3397 crore will be spent on this program across the state. 6794 panchayats of the state will be included. Along with this, 90723 projects are being implemented, each panchayat will be given ₹50 lakhs. ...

Bhubaneswar:10/10/23:Retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and former Director General of Police (DGP), Odisha Sarat Chandra Mishra passed away on Tuesday. He was 88. Mishra was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar after being tested positive for dengue. He breathed his last at 7.22 am. Mishra, an IPS officer of 1959 batch, had served in the Research and ...

Puri:9/10/23:   In a bid to promote an ambiance of spirituality and devotion in Puri Srimandir, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has appealed to the devotees to dress appropriately while visiting temple. The new norms will be effective from January 1, 2024. Devotees will be made aware regarding the new rules from Tuesday, a servitor said. The JTP (Jagannath ...

Bhubaneswar:9/10/23: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched the ‘Drink From Tap’ scheme in 149 suburbs of five metropolis areas and 13 cities of the state at a programme organised at the Lok Seva Bhawan here. Launching the facility on the third anniversary of the scheme, the Chief Minister said that 24X7 ‘Drink From Tap’ scheme will be effective ...

Bhubaneswar8/10/23:   Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a cash award of Rs. 50 Lakh for Odisha’s hockey star Deep Grace Ekka for her role in securing India’s Bronze Medal at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022. The Chief Minister expressed his heartfelt congratulations to Deep Grace Ekka, acknowledging her remarkable performance and calling her a role model for the ...

Bhubaneswar:8/10/23: The Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association has called for an indefinite state-wide strike from October 10 in protest against the State government’s Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI) scheme On September 27, the association announced to launch of an indefinite strike if the State government failed to fulfill their genuine demands. However, during a meeting of the Private Bus Owners’ Association ...

Bhubaneswar:7/10/23:Odisha CM  has Paid tribute by seeing the last body of martyred Odia soldier Saroj Kumar Das in Sikkim. The sacrifice of brave soldiers will always be remembered. May his immortal soul rest in peace and my condolences to the bereaved family members.

Bhubaneswar:7/10/23:CM Naveen Patnaik today reviewed the status of Phase-I of Bhubaneswar Metro project. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been approved at a total cost of ₹5929 Cr, which will be fully borne by Odisha Govt and will be taken up as a 5T initiative. For the current year, ₹210 Cr has been provided in the Supplementary Budget. CM will ...

Newdelhi:7/10/23:The 52nd meeting of GST Council was held at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitaraman. Odisha Finance Minister Shri Bikram Keshari Arukh participated in the meeting discussed many issues by the state and presented various demands. Demand was presented by Odisha for a reduction in GST rate on millet-based products. ...