Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has geared-up to give premature retirement to weed out officers and employees of doubtful integrity or inefficiency from public service. Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja has issued an order in this regard with the aim to ensure efficiency in administration. In a letter to all the Secretaries, the Chief Secretary had directed them to…
Rourkela: A six-member team of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) today visited the Rourkela Airport and conducted a survey for the upgradation of the airport. As per the direction of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, a six members of the Airports Authority of India reached the airport this morning and reviewed the situation for…
Rourkela: In a heart wrenching incident, a minor boy was charred to death reportedly after coming in contact with a fire that occurred at the heap of wood and bamboo in Rourkela on Tuesday. The deceased boy, who has been identified as 10-year-old Lucky Moharana, was reportedly playing inside the Durga Puja Pandal at the Telephone…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy on Tuesday suspended 12 out of a total of 14 Congress MLAs for seven working-days on charges of repeatedly creating indiscipline in the House. The State Assembly Speaker suspended the 12 Congress MLAs on charges of indiscipline, disrespecting the Chair and violating rules” after they protested in the well of…
Bargarh: Nupur Seth, the Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) of Gyan Gram Panchayat in Bargarh district along with her husband Bed Prakash Biswal has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking a bribe of Rs 5,000. The couple was apprehended while demanding and taking the bribe to shortlist an eligible person as a beneficiary under…
Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, an Odia girl duped an Andhra boy and eloped with gold and cash. A complaint has been lodged in the Nayapalli police station limits in Bhubaneswar in this regard. The girl reportedly absconded with the gold jewellery worth Rs 3 lakh, hard cash of Rs 1 lakh and silver jewellery worth…
Bhubaneswar: A total of 134,436 malaria cases were reported in Odisha over the last three years, as informed by Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling in the state assembly on Monday. In response to a question from Champua MLA Sanatan Mahakud, Minister Mahaling shared the breakdown of malaria cases in the state for the…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh for the family of the deceased labourers in the Dhenkanal accident. The CMO in its X handle wrote,” Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed grief over the road accident near Rekula village under Kamakhyanagar police station in Dhenkanal district….
Puri: The preparations for the world famous chariot festival or Rath Yatra has begun. The wood for the sculpting of Rath Yatra will be taken from Bargarh. According to information, the wood for Rath Yatra will be brought from Bargarh and then chariot of the three deities will be constructed in Puri. A five-membered team from…
Jatni: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday raided the house and office of Executive officer and municipal engineer Surjyamani Pattajoshi, Jatni Municipality of Khorda district. The raid was conducted on the allegations of possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of his income. Simultaneous house searches are being conducted by a team of 9 DSsP,…
