Bhubaneswar, June 5 (IANS) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday raised serious objections to remarks by senior BJP leader and Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari regarding political parties’ ideologies, calling them “highly inappropriate” and “childish”. Revenue Minister Pujari, speaking to the media on Friday, said the BJD is fast approaching collapse, with leaders quitting almost every day. He asserted that political parties lacking a strong ideological foundation and relying prim…
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Bhubaneswar, June 2 (IANS) The Odisha government will soon launch an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled Smart Surveillance System equipped with advanced CCTV cameras across all registration offices in the state to curb the activities of middlemen and enhance transparency in the land registration process. The Revenue and Disaster Management Minister, Suresh Pujari, on Tuesday chaired a high-level review meeting at Lok Seva Bhawan here on the surveillance system under the Inspector General of Re…
Bhubaneswar, June 1 (IANS) Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Monday said Odisha has been chosen to host the first in-person technical meeting of the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group under India’s presidency owing to its internationally recognised expertise in disaster preparedness and cyclone management. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), India, chaired the first technical meeting of the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, held …
Bhubaneswar, May 18 (IANS) To strengthen grassroots governance and improve public access to services, the Revenue and Disaster Management Department will soon introduce a new initiative, the ‘Ama Gaanre Ama Tahasil’ (Tahasil At Doorstep) programme. According to an official statement by the department, the initiative will be implemented in accordance with directions from Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari.As part of the programme, the revenue department officials will reach people at their doorst…
Bhubaneswar, May 11 (IANS) The Opposition parties, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress, on Monday intensified their attack on the Odisha government over the alleged deterioration in the law-and-order situation in the state.During a press conference held at Sankha Bhawan, the main Opposition BJD alleged that incidents of violence are increasing day by day across the state.Referring to the violent incidents reported over the last 24 hours, the regional party strongly criticised the BJP governme…
Bhubaneswar, April 28 (IANS) Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Tuesday said the state government is mulling the establishment of dedicated heatwave relief centres across the state, particularly in heatwave-prone areas, to combat rising temperatures during the summer months.Highlighting the new initiative during an interaction with media persons in Bhubaneswar, the Minister said the government is considering setting up special heatwave relief centres on the lines of…
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) As many as 416 persons lost their lives due to fire accidents across Odisha during the last three years, informed Revenue and Disaster Management minister Suresh Pujari through a written reply in the state assembly on Thursday. Data reveals that 192 people lost their lives in fire accidents across Odisha in 2022-23. The toll gradually declined in the following years, with 118 fatalities in 2023-24 and 106 in 2024-25, indicating a slow but steady improvement in fire-r…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 23 (IANS) Amid protests launched by the opposition from the streets to the Assembly over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Monday said the state government is firmly committed to protecting the dignity and honour of the “Annadata,” or farmers, in the state. Addressing the media persons here, Pujari said, “Our government is firmly committed to protecting the dignity and honour of our ‘Annadata’, our farm…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 23 (IANS) With the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) nearing the end of its tenure in April, the matter has once again come into political focus.Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Friday remarked that the previous state government failed to sufficiently safeguard Odisha’s interests during proceedings before the tribunal.It is worth noting that the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) was constituted in March 2018 under the Inter-State Riv…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 20 (IANS) The Odisha government is mulling introducing a comprehensive and updated law on land administration in the forthcoming session of the state assembly to replace multiple existing Acts related to land, revenue, and disaster management. Speaking to media persons on Tuesday, the Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said the move is intended to modernise the legal framework, noting that several current laws date back to the 1980s and no longer address pres…