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
Leaders of various parties on Sunday attended an all-party meeting convened by the state government ahead of the budget session of the Odisha assembly, which will start on Monday. The budget session will commence with the address of Governor Raghubar Das. “Detailed discussions held on the suggestions made by the leaders of all the political
Puri: The Ratna Bhandar, the revered treasury of the 12th-century Jagannath temple in Puri, was reopened on Thursday for the second time in a week for shifting of valuables to a temporary strong room, officials said. The treasury was reopened at 9.51 am, they said. After offering prayers before Lord Jagannath and his siblings, the
Supervisory Committee Chairman and Orissa High Court former judge Justice Biswanath Rath and others during the reopening of the ‘Ratna Bhandar’, the revered treasury of the 12th-century Jagannath temple, for the second time, in Puri on Thursday. The Bhandar was reopened on Thursday for the second time in a week for shifting of valuables to
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha government on Wednesday approved 26 investment projects worth Rs 5,992.92 crore, which are expected to create employment for more than 19,000 persons, an official statement said. The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), led by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, has approved a series of projects across diverse sectors including steel,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Odisha government’s response on a plea for premature release of a “repenting” Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the ghastly killing of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in Keonjhar district in 1999. A bench of Justices
Bhubaneswar: The high-level committee, set up to supervise the making of an inventory of valuable items stored in ‘Ratna Bhandar’ of Puri Jagannath temple, has decided to recommend the Odisha government to reopen the inner chamber of the treasury on July 14, a panel member said on Tuesday. The decision was taken during a meeting
Bhubaneswar: The high-level committee, set up to supervise the opening of Ratna Bhandar of the Jagannath temple in Puri, on Tuesday decided to request the state government to reopen the inner chamber of the treasury on July 14. Speaking to media persons, Justice Biswanath Rath, chairman of the high-level community, said, “We (panel members) have
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 : The high-level committee, set up by Odisha government to supervise the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee in carrying out inventorisation of valuables, including jewellery in the ‘Ratna Bhandar,’ will meet on July 9 to fix the date for reopening of the temple’s treasury. Justice Biswanath Rath, who is the chairman of the high-level
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha government has formed a fresh high-level committee to supervise the reopening of Ratna Bhandar at Puri’s Jagannath temple for repair and inventory of valuables. Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan, in a press conference on Thursday night, said the panel was formed in accordance with the direction of the Orissa High Court. In
Bhubaneswar: The high-level committee, set up by Odisha government to supervise the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee in carrying out inventorisation of valuables including jewellery in the ‘Ratna Bhandar,’ will meet on July 9 to fix the date for reopening of the temple’s treasury. Speaking to mediapersons after a meeting in Puri on Saturday, Justice