Bhubaneswar: A day after criticism from the Opposition BJD, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday announced that the State government’s Biju Patnaik Sports Award would not be renamed. The Sports and Youth Services department had on Friday issued guidelines for this year’s award, renaming it ‘Rajya Krida Samman’. The Chief Minister said his
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday extended warm greetings on the occasion of ‘Rasagola Divas’ and Niladri Bije, the last day of the annual 12-day long Rath Yatra festival at Puri. The holy siblings — Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra — return to their sanctum sanctorum inside the 12th century Jagannath
Bhubaneswar: The Ratna Bhandar of the 12th century Sri Jagannath temple in Puri will be opened on Sunday, State Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said on Saturday. He said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the proposal to open the Ratna Bhandar, which was last opened in 1978. Puri District Collector Siddharth Shankar Swain said,
Bhubaneswar: Fire broke out at a private nursing home in Cuttack on Saturday evening, officials said. The fire broke out on the third floor of the nursing home, located near Purighat police station, around 3.30 pm. Three fire tenders were used to douse the blaze and the operation lasted for nearly two hours. A total
Bhubaneswar: The BJD supremo and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, on Thursday wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging him to take action against those responsible for the fall of the Lord Balabhadra idol during the Rath Yatra festival. Naveen, the former chief minister, said the incident has “deeply hurt
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to create a Rs 200-crore corpus fund to take various initiatives for revival of ‘Odia Asmita (pride)’ and promotion of art, culture and heritage of the State. The fund will be utilised for the establishment of Odisha Asmita Bhawan, Odia translation academy, a world-class palm
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet has approved five key proposals during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday. The Cabinet has given its nod for the enhancement of the minimum wage of unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled workers from Rs 352, Rs 392, Rs 442 and Rs 502 to Rs 450,
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday wished the people on the occasion of Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath. The President, in X posts in Odia and Hindi, greeted people on the auspicious day. “I extend my heartiest greetings to all people of our country
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will take necessary steps to ensure that eligible farmers, who were left out of PM Kisan Yojana, will be covered, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said. During a discussion with various farmers’ organisations here on Saturday, the Chief Minister said the State government will set up cold storage in each sub-division. Initially,
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday asked the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to prepare a Rs 200 crore action plan to mitigate urban flooding in the State capital. The Chief Minister issued the direction to the BMC while chairing a State-level Natural Calamity Committee meeting here. “Flood-like situation is reported in urban
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday started working at the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) situated on the third floor of State secretariat Lok Seva Bhavan. Since taking oath on June 12, he had been working at a temporary office in the State Guest House as renovation work of his office was underway.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi marked a significant step by starting his term at the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in Lok Seva Bhavan, following a renovation period. Majhi, ceremoniously entering his new office, emphasized the state’s cultural identity in his inaugural speech. Majhi asserted that henceforth, all official activities would prioritize the Odia language,