Category: State

Odisha Cabinet To Create Principal Secretary Post For IRTS Officer Manoj Mishra

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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet has approved the creation of a Principal Secretary post for engaging Manoj Kumar Mishra, a 2000-batch IAS officer, on a contractual basis after the Railway Ministry accepted his resignation from the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) cadre, a notification issued by GA &PA department said on Friday. It is worth mentioning here that Mishra was appointed as the principal secretary of the Electronics and Information Technology department on a contractual basis in December 2022 a day after his resignation was accepted by the Ministry of Railways.…

Odisha CM In Rourkela Today To Receive Guinness World Records For Birsa Munda Stadium

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Bhubaneswar: Here is some good news. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will receive the Guinness World Records in Rourkela on Friday for the Birsa Munda Hockey International Hockey Stadium. The Guinness Book of World Records declared the Birsa Munda Stadium in Odisha’s Rourkela as the largest fully-seated hockey stadium in the world on January 29, 2023. The Chief Minister inaugurated the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on January 5 this year ahead of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup. The Chief Minister will reach Rourkela at 5.00 pm…

Balasore Acid Attack: Prime Accused Chandan Rana Arrested

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Balasore: Balasore police have arrested Chandan Rana, the prime accused in the February 20 Sahadevkhunta acid attack case. A total of eight persons have been arrested so far in connection with this case. “Our team today succeeded in apprehending the prime accused in the 20th February acid attack case which took place under Sahadevkhunta police limits,” informed Balasore SP Sagarika Nath today. Addressing a presser here Nath said that a total of five teams were formed to apprehend the prime accused which included a cyber team, a local team and…

CM Flags Off Insulated Vaccine Van & Mobile Collection Van

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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday flagged off Insulated Vaccine Van and Mobile Collection Van faciliated by the Health and Family Welfare Department from Naveen Nivas. Health and Family Welfare Minister Niranjan Pujari and Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian were present on the occasion. Insulated Vaccine Van: Universal Immunization Programme has an aim to reduce the mortality and morbidity caused due to vaccine preventable diseases. For Universal and timely coverage vaccines are stored and transported to various stores and implementation sites located throughout the state. To achieve this…

Reigning World Champion Germany Arrive In Rourkela For FIH Hockey Pro League

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Axhievers News: The German men’s hockey team, who won the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 in January, reached here on Monday for the upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23 which will begin on March 10. The Mats Grambusch-led German team touched down at the Veer Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda. From the Jharsuguda airport, the team travelled to Rourkela, which will host all six matches at the newly-built crown jewel of hockey — Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, where India, Germany, and Australia will clash with each other. Germany,…

All Arrangements In Place For Smooth Conduct Of Matric Exam

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Achievers News: All arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of the Summative Assessment-II of the Class X board (Matric) exam which is scheduled to begin on March 10, informed School & Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash. The Minister said that question papers for the exam have been despatched to the question hubs. He said that most of the schools have installed CCTV cameras. He also said that special squads have been formed by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha for surprise checking to prevent malpractice. People have been…

Incidents Of Forest Fires In Odisha Highest In Country: Forest Survey Of India

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Achievers News: With the mercury soaring, several Odisha districts are witnessing an alarming rise in incidents of forest fires. According to experts, the dry forest floors and absence of rain are responsible for these forest fires, which are destroying the flora and fauna in the state. Forest fires have been witnessed in Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Koraput, Bargarh, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Sundargarh, Kandhamal, Sambalpur, Gajapati, Ganjam, Angul, Deogarh, Khurda, Dhenkanal and Keonjhar districts of the state. According to the Forest department, fire incidents have been reported from the Champua division of Keonjhar,…

Odisha Bans Obscene, Ambiguous Dialogues During Jatra & Musical Performances

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Achievers News: The Odisha Language, Literature and Culture Department on Monday wrote to all District Magistrates and SPs to clamp down on obscene, ambiguous dialogues and dance performances on Jatra, music and dance programmes. In a letter, the department allowed holding dance and song performances during festivals stipulating that all performances must be shorn of obscenity, vulgarity and political overtones. Directing the police to allow the events, the letter read that “there should not be any kind of obscene dance or vulgar dialogues during the performance by any one of the…

CM Naveen To Leave For Mumbai Today On A Two-Day Visit

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will go on a two-day visit to Mumbai from Monday. He is scheduled to attend the 2023 Sportstar Aces Awards function will be held in Mumbai on Monday from 6.00 pm onwards. The Chief Minister will be honoured for Odisha’s contribution to the development of sports. In addition, the Chief Minister will meet some industry leaders in Mumbai. The state government has been praised for organising FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup twice in Odisha. Recently, the state government set a record by building the…

Odisha Assembly Budget Session To Resume Today

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Bhubaneswar: The ongoing Budget session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly will resume on Monday after a gap of two days, officials said. Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari presented the annual Budget of Rs 2.30 lakh crore for the year 2023-24 in the state Assembly on Friday. The outlay for the next fiscal is 15 per cent more than the full-fledged budget for 2022-23. The session today will comprise a discussion on the annual Budget. However, the proceedings of the session are likely to be stormy with the Opposition BJP and Congress…