Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) today said that the power tariff will remain unchanged for all classes of customers for the year 2019-20. There would be no change in Retail Supply Tariff (RST) in the State for domestic consumers, commercial and industrial units for the year 2019-20, a statement issued by OERC said. [...]

New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today met Indian President Ram Nath Kovind at Rastrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The Chief Minister apprised the President about the damages caused by Cyclone Fani that hit Odisha on May 3. Earlier in the day, Naveen met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought financial assistance of Rs [...]

Bhubaneswar: A three-member team of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has visited Fani-affected areas in Odisha to oversee the restoration works. The NDMA team, which reached here on Monday night on a three-day visit, had left for the Fani-ravaged areas in Khurda district on Tuesday morning. The team led by Kamal Kishore had held meeting [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government will soon come up with a new agricultural policy to further strengthen the farm sector in the State, said an official. The State Government is planning to replace the agricultural policy 2013 and formulate a new agriculture policy with special focus on the income generation of farmers, informed principal secretary Saurabh [...]

Puri: The Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has dropped the move to bid telecast rights for the world famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath to be held in the pilgrim city of Puri next month. All the television channels will be allowed to broadcast the annual festival scheduled to commence from July 4, said the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s noted scientist Mrutyunjay Mahapatra has been appointed as the Permanent Representative of India with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Mahapatra, who is better known for accurate cyclone prediction, currently serves as the Director General (DG) of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Prior to his appointment as the DG, the renowned scientist was holding [...]

Bhubaneswar; In a tragic incident, at least two persons from Odisha have been killed after a bus carrying Indian pilgrims was hit by a truck at Paurai forest area along the East-West Highway in Rautahat district in Nepal on Monday midnight. The deceased were identified as Charan Biswal of Malipada and Bijay Jena of Jamuna [...]

New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the PM’s residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi After being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Odisha for the fifth consecutive time, it was Patnaik’s first meeting with PM Modi. Patnaik also congratulated PM Modi for being [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to distribute ragi among the Public Distribution System (PDS) cardholders to improve their nutritional consumption, said an official on Monday. Every PDS cardholder will get one kg of ragi at Rs 1 as a pilot project in seven districts-Gajpati, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nuapada and Rayagada in the month [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has allocated an amount of Rs.197.59 crore for disbursement of house building assistance to the Fani affected families of Puri District. The funds have been made available to the Collector Puri for the first phase relief. Housing is one of the important sectors which have sustained severe damage due to the [...]