Bhubaneswar:6/4/23: The Odisha Government has hiked the minimum daily wages by increasing variable dearness allowance (VDA) by an average of Rs 12 per day for different categories of workers in the state. A notification has been issued by the Labour Commissioner in this regard. The minimum daily wages for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled workers have been hiked to ...

Bhubaneswar: 6/4/23:The Odisha Government has made it mandatory for the shops and commercial establishments in the State to write signboards in Odia language. The Labour & Employees’ State Insurance Department will closely monitor it and take strict action against the violators. Seven days notice will be given to all the shops and commercial who violate the Order. Even then, if ...

Tokyo: 6/4/23:Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, visited the Kimitsu Steel Works of Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC). The delegation was briefed about the plant and given a tour of the facility. The state delegation’s visit to NSC’s Kimitsu Steel Works provided an opportunity for the delegation to learn about the latest technologies and processes used by NSC in the production of ...

Newdelhi:5/4/23: The President of India, Droupadi Murmu presented 3 Padma Vibhushan, 5 Padma Bhushan and 47 Padma Shri Awards for the year 2023 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II held at Rashtrapati Bhavan this evening. P resident of India, Droupadi Murmu presented  PadmaShri Odia litterateur Dr Antaryami Mishra From Odisha, three noted personalities received the prestigious Padma Shri. They are: Odia litterateur ...

Tokyo:5/4/23: Odisha  Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has invited Japanese investors to explore Odisha as a potential destination for the businesses. The Chief Minister met several senior industrialists across sectors for one-to-one meetings in Tokyo to discuss their plans for investments in India and presented the case for Odisha being the best investment destination for them. During the discussions, the Chief ...

Tokyor:5/4/23: The Odisha Government has received investments intents worth over Rs 25,000 crore at Odisha Business Meet 2023 at Tokyo in Japan. The State received investment intents in sectors like Logistics, Metal Ancillary, Steel, Metal Downstream, Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia, Green Energy Equipment Manufacturing and IT/ITeS at Odisha Business Meet 2023 at Tokyo. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Kazuya Nakajo, ...

Bhubaneswar: 4/4/23:The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday announced the names of the party observers for the upcoming by-election to the 07-Jharsuguda Assembly Constituency. A notification issued by Pranab Prakash Das, BJD Organising Secretary, said that senior party leaders Prasanna Acharya, Devi Prasad Mishra and Sarada Prashad Nayak have been appointed observers for the by-election scheduled for May 10. The ...

Tokyo :4/4/23: In a big announcement, Nippon Steel Corporation said that it would build one of the world’s largest steel plants in Odisha. Eiji Hashimoto, President of Nippon Steel Corporation, met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Tokyo and held discussions about the ArcelorMittal Nippon steel plant project in Odisha.The company will set up one of the world’s largest steel ...

Bhubaneswar:3/4/23 :Eminent write Pratibha  Ray has been selected to receive “Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad”s highest award, Kartritwa Samagra Samman for enriching contributions & excellence in the field of Indian Literature.Bharatiya  Bhasha  parishad  feels blessed  by awarding  those  writers  of India who have illuminated  the literary world with the bright effulgence  of their  literary genius.This  Year,  The   “Kartritwa Samagra   Samman’   will be ...

Bhubaneswar: 3/4/23:Here is some good news for the people of Odisha. There will be direct flights from Bhubaneswar to Singapore soon. The flight service is likely to be commenced from the last week of May. It will open new opportunities for Odisha. This has been informed by Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian through a social media post. “We will ...