Odisha Government
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Centre asks states to complete exploration of all 329 mining leases expiring in 2 years
Business | Nov 04, 2018, 12:09 PM ISTAll states were earlier asked by the Centre to begin auctioning the mining leases expiring in the next two years by July 2019, to avert any shortage of minerals.
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Odisha government hikes minimum daily wages of labourers after three years
India | Oct 30, 2018, 07:52 PM ISTWages for piece rate work under 15 job categories have also been enhanced for the labourers.
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Odisha renames Wheeler Island as Abdul Kalam Island
India | Sep 04, 2015, 11:29 PM ISTBhubaneswar: The Odisha government today renamed the Wheeler Island in Bhadrak district as Abdul Kalam Island."It's a humble tribute to the People's President. The Wheeler Island will henceforth be named as Abdul Kalam Island," Chief
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Odisha extends lease period of 26 mines
Apr 19, 2015, 08:32 AM ISTBhubaneswar: Odisha government today extended the lease period of 26 mines and issued orders to the companies to execute supplementary lease deeds within three months, a top government official said today.“The state government has extended
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Committee on Mines recommends opening of 26 closed mines
India | Apr 04, 2015, 05:48 PM ISTBhubaneswar: The inter-departmental committee on mines today recommended the Odisha government to allow opening of 26 mines that remained closed for over one year due to some reason or the other.The committee headed by Development
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Odisha to set up 45 new courts
India | Feb 05, 2015, 07:39 PM ISTBhubaneswar: In a bid to provide quick justice to people in remote areas, the Odisha government today decided to set up at least 45 new courts in different parts of the state.The decision in this
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Odisha CM to make aerial survey of Hudhud-hit regions
India | Oct 14, 2014, 12:51 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will conduct aerial surveys of cyclone Hudhud-hit parts of the state.The Odisha Chief Minister is also slated to conduct an aerial survey of the Hudhud-affected areas of the state during
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Odisha help for cyclone-hit Andhra
India | Oct 13, 2014, 04:19 PM ISTBhubaneswar: The Odisha government has extended a helping hand to neighbouring Andhra Pradesh which bore the brunt of cyclone "Hudhud", an official said here Monday.Andhra Pradesh had come to the help of Odisha during the
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Odisha govt steps up relief and restoration after Hudhud
India | Oct 13, 2014, 04:40 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Odisha Government stepped up relief and restoration activities as cyclone Hudhud passed to neighbouring Chhattisgarh today after claiming three lives, damaging about 50,000 thatched houses, electrical infrastructure and roads in four districts.“There have been
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Cyclone Hudhud moves with fierce velocity; Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on high alert
India | Oct 11, 2014, 09:54 AM ISTBhubaneshwar/Hyderabad: Cyclone Hudhud has strengthened furthermore and is moving with great velocity towards the eastern coast of India. As the NDRF and other forces have prepared themselves for the dreaded cyclone, more and more people
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Odisha CM announces Rs 5 crore aid for J&K flood victims
India | Sep 09, 2014, 02:58 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Announcing an assistance of Rs five crore from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for flood ravaged Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha Government on Tuesday said trained personnel are ready with equipment to undertake rescue and
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5 teachers suspended after 160 Bonda students left school
India | Sep 07, 2014, 05:38 PM ISTMalkangiri (Odisha): Five teachers, including the headmaster of a residential school for STs and SCs were suspended today after 160 students left the school accusing its authorities of mismanagement and misbehavior at Bondaghati in Malkangiri
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Odisha hikes bus fare
India | Aug 19, 2014, 04:45 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Ahead of the private bus owners' proposed state-wide strike tomorrow, Odisha government today hiked the bus fare by five paise to eight paise per kilometer.The new bus fare will be effective from September 1,
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Potato crisis continues, 80 trucks cross into Odisha
India | Aug 12, 2014, 11:33 PM ISTBhubaneswar: With potato crisis continuing to pinch consumers, Odisha government today said 80 trucks carrying the tuber crossed over to the state from neighbouring West Benga.“About 80 potato trucks have reached the state since last
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I am shattered, want to play again says athlete Dutee Chand
Other Sports | Jul 19, 2014, 07:53 AM ISTBhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today said it will take up with the Centre the case of athlete Dutee Chand being dropped from the upcoming Commonwealth Games on the ground of high androgen level. "I
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Don't commit mistakes of UPA: Congress to BJD on price rise
National | Jun 20, 2014, 03:27 PM ISTBhubaneswar: A day after Odisha government hiked the tax rates on petrol and diesel in its budget for 2014-15, opposition Congress today warned the BJD regime not to repeat the mistakes committed by the previous
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Narendra Modi accuses Odisha government of black magic, unemployment
India | Apr 11, 2014, 01:20 PM ISTBalasore (Odisha): BJP's prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi today attacked the Odisha government and said it has only performed 'black magic' and stolen the state's coal and employment opportunities.'Odisha has immense natural resources but the
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Odisha government submits memorandum to 14th Finance Commission, seeks Rs 4.6 lakh crore
Dec 09, 2013, 10:43 PM ISTBhubaneshwar: The Odisha government today submitted a memorandum to the 14th Finance Commission and demanded about Rs 4.6 lakh crore for the 2015-2020 period besides urging the panel to modify the sharing pattern of SDRF
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Odisha seeks report on blast furnace no1 of Bhusan Steel
India | Nov 15, 2013, 08:08 PM ISTBhubaneswar: The Odisha government today sought a report on the condition of the blast furnace number-1 of Bhushan Steel Limited after one person was killed and 19 others injured on November 13 in an explosion
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Odisha government increases corpus of contingency fund to Rs 1,900 crore
Nov 07, 2013, 11:55 PM ISTBhubaneswar: The Odisha government today decided to increase the corpus of Odisha Contingency Fund (OCF) from Rs 400 crore to Rs 1900 crore. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the