Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the state government to pay Rs 4 lakh as compensation to a woman who suffered serious health complications due to medical negligence by an Ayush doctor at the community health centre (CHC) in Keonjhar in 2022....
Bhubaneswar: Digital crop survey, which began in four districts, on a pilot basis, will be extended to all the districts in the state. This was revealed during a review meeting chaired by Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment (DA&FE) Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, who is also...
Bhubaneswar: The ambitious metro rail project, connecting the Capital city and Cuttack, will continue as per the schedule, Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra said here, Tuesday. Speaking during a training programme of municipal officials at Lok Seva Bhawan here, Mahapatra said,...
Bhubaneswar: Traffic lights here will be removed to ease congestion, and alternatives like overbridge or approach/service roads will be planned to streamline vehicular movement, Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Krushana Chandra Mahapatra said Tuesday. Addressing media, Mahapatra said that department-level discussions are being held...
Bhubaneswar: In a move towards strengthening urban governance and development in Odisha, Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mohapatra Tuesday instructed department officials to prioritise field visits over office-bound tasks. Speaking at a municipal officials' training programme, Mohapatra emphasised the need for officials to...
Puri: The 60 km long National Highway-316 from Puri to Bhubaneswar will be made obstruction-free free keeping in view a large number of visitors using the road every day. This apart the administration is also expecting the arrival of lakhs of people to witness the...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to implement an aspirational curriculum in every school, emphasizing coding, project-based learning, life skills, and linguistic creativity. This announcement was made by School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond during a review meeting with senior officials of the Department....
Puri: Lakhs of devotees will be debarred this year from witnessing the Nabajouban darshan of the trinity of Sri Jagannath Temple held a day before the Rath Yatra. In normal years the presiding deities of Sri Jagannath temple, appear in new youthful images called Nabajouban...
New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet Tuesday approved the repatriation of 1990 batch Odisha cadre IAS officer Manoj Ahuja, who is currently serving as the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, to his parent cadre. This decision comes in response...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday instructed Planning and Convergence (P&C) Department officials to set up a task force for the creation of development councils for the southern and northern regions of the state. Majhi gave this direction during a meeting with Development...
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