Bhubaneswar, Jan 26 (IANS) Renowned Ikat weaver and innovator Sarat Kumar Patra on Monday expressed his gratitude to the Union and state governments for nominating him for the prestigious Padma Shri award. Speaking to IANS, Patra said, “This is very good news for me. First, I want to pay my obeisance to Lord Jagannath. As the government has recognised the Ikat tradition and selected me for the Padma Shri award, I express my gratitude to the Odisha government, the Union government, and our MP, …
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Bhubaneswar, Jan 23 (IANS) Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Friday attended the Parakram Diwas celebrations at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Birthplace Museum in Odisha’s Cuttack, urging the citizens to follow Netaji’s Ideals of Courage, Unity and Supreme Dedication to Nation-Building. The grand celebrations at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Birthplace Museum marked the 129th birth anniversary of the great freedom fighter of the country.Addressing the gathering, the Vice-President paid…
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) The Odisha government has raised a demand of Rs 1,255.38 crore from Vedanta Limited’s subsidiary, ESL Steel Limited, over an alleged shortfall in fulfilling its minimum production target from the mines leased to it in the state, according to the company’s disclosure to the stock exchanges.In a regulatory filing on Saturday, Vedanta disclosed that ESL Steel received two demand notices on January 17, 2026, from the office of the Deputy Director of Mines, Koira Circle. The…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 13 (IANS) The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD), on Tuesday, targeted the Odisha government, alleging that it had betrayed the farmers of the state over the “chaotic paddy procurement process”. Speaking at a press conference held at the party headquarters here, senior BJD leaders termed the mess in the state’s paddy procurement process as alarming.State BJD Vice-President Sanjay Kumar Das Burma, on Monday, criticised the BJP-led state government for the gross mismanagement in pad…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 9 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and BJD President Naveen Patnaik on Friday slammed the Odisha government, accusing it of mishandling the Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate enforcement, creating chaos and causing hardships to the common public.Taking to his X handle, former Chief Minister Patnaik alleged that the handling of the PUC certification issue by the BJP-led Odisha government was marked by ‘gross mismanagement’ and repeated ‘policy flip-flops’.LoP …
Bhubaneswar, Jan 1 (IANS) In the wake of large scale ethnic violence that occurred last month in the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district, the Odisha government, on Thursday, took a series of decisions to address various grievances of the tribals in the district. The decisions were made during a high-level meeting held at the Lok Seva Bhawan under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.As per a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), it was decided that the Malkangi…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 30 (IANS) Senior BJD leader and Deputy Leader of Opposition Prasanna Acharya on Tuesday hit out at the Odisha Government, alleging that the paddy procurement system in the state has “completely collapsed”, pushing farmers into distress sale. Addressing a press conference, Acharya said that although the procurement season has begun, most market yards across Odisha are yet to open, and the administration is “unprepared” to purchase paddy from registered farmers. “Farmers…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 24 (IANS) The Odisha government on Wednesday appointed Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources Department, Anu Garg, as the new Chief Secretary of the state, as per an official notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance (GA&PG) department on Wednesday. The 1991 batch Odisha cadre IAS officer Garg will replace incumbent Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, who is set to retire from the services on December 31, 2025.“Smt…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 23 (IANS) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday warned of statewide agitation if the state government fails to resolve various problems faced by farmers related to paddy procurement. In a press conference held at the party headquarters here, BJD leader and the party’s chief whip in the assembly, Pramila Mallik, said that the nexus between the mill owners and the state government has left farmers disillusioned. Grain rejection continues in the name of the FAQ standard…