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Odisha to ban alcohol & non-veg near Jagannath Temple to preserve sanctity. Mixed reactions from devotees & businesses.
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Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister KC Patra rejected the opposition allegation and clarified that the two tribal women had consumed contaminated mango kernel gruel which led to their death
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The supplementary provision of Rs 28,200 crore comprises Rs 20,100 crore towards programme expenditure, Rs 2,864 crore towards administrative expenditure, Rs 4,664 crore for disaster management, and Rs 572 crore towards transfer to local bodies, Arukha said while briefing reporters outside the House.
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DG (prisons) Manoj Chhabra said if the proposal is accepted and implemented, Odisha will be the first state in the country to free UTPs involved in non-heinous crimes.
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The court has also imposed a cost of Rs. Five lakhs on Anil Agarwal Foundation, which was supposed to establish the university, for pursuing the litigation for over a decade.
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The dynamic mobile application developed by WFP in collaboration with Odishas fisheries and animal resources development department seeks to empower fisherfolks of the state by also providing information, insights and analytics that directly contribute to their livelihood.
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The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
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The decision in this regard was taken at a state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here.
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In the present situation of third Covid wave, it has been decided that seven days' leave is to be allowed in case any employee contracts the COVID-19 infection. This directive will come into force with immediate effect, the notification said.
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The approval was given on Monday at the 26th Executive Council meeting of Mo School Abhiyan, they said.
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The government has also allowed social congregations on the occasion of marriage and funeral with a maximum of 500 persons with adherence to the COVID-19 safety measures. The local authorities will verify whether the COVID safety measures are being followed.
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The investment proposals got the go-ahead at a State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting chaired by Chief Secretary A K Tripathy on Thursday, they said.
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The 14th edition of Men's Hockey World Cup, to be played from 28th November to 16th December at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, has successfully injected a heavy dose of sport fever into the state.
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The approval was given at a high level meeting presided over by Chief Secretary A P Padhi on Tuesday, an official said.
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The demand includes detailed proposals for ongoing projects, sanctioning of new lines, station modernisation, introduction of new trains, extension of existing trains, improved passenger amenities at stations, on board services, establishment of rail-based industries, multi modal logistic parks and others.
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Responding to a series of supplementaries from BJD members in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour, Gadkari said while the Centre is bound by law to set up a tribunal to settle inter-state water disputes, it would be better if the state government approached the Centre for a dialogue.
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Chief secretary A P Padhi, who presided over a meeting of the Oversight Committee, said similar activities would also be organised with internal business partner countries and agencies.
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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 senior official said today.
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The 'Fish Pond Yojana' scheme was launched by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, while inaugurating a workshop on 'Doubling of Farmer Income through Dairy and Allied Farming Practices' here.
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The industries department held talks with over 70 companies in this regard, an official statement said.
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This was decided at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik yesterday where the agreement to settle the tax dispute between the IOCL and the Odisha government on the Paradip Oil Refinery project was approved.
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"Government of India will set up a new fertilizer manufacturing unit at the premises of the old plant of the FCI in Talcher. The state government will provide required support for setting up the new urea unit," chief secretary A P Padhi said after a high-level meeting with CEO of the Talcher fertiliser plant JS Saini.
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In 2016, the state hosted 76,361 foreign tourists, most of them from Sri Lanka, Japan, some European and South Asian nations.
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"The IT sector generated employment for 1,500 professionals only in 2000. In 2014 the figure reached 9,800 and now the number is 17,000," Electronics and IT Minister Chandra Sarathi Behera told reporters here.
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The State Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today approved 11 different proposals which included exemption of VAT on procurement of Green Gram (moong) under Price Support Scheme (PSS) Operation.
