Bhubaneswar:13/2/24:In a major decision, the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has reduced the retail supply tariff in a domestic category by 10 paise in each slab. The retail supply tariff of all other categories has not been revised. The tariff of those categories has remained constant for three years including the ensuing year for FY 2024-25, the OERC said. Here ...

Bhubaneswar:13/2/24: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today handed over “Chief Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Healthcare Services”.As many as 153 awards were delivered in six categories in phase 1 of this award ceremony. A special function was organized at state convention centre in Lok seva Bhawan. Health Minister Niranjan Pujari, Health Secretary Shalini Pandit were present. It may be mentioned ...

Bhubaneswar:12/2/ 24: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday handed over appointment letters to 384 new appointees under the 12 phase of Rozgar Mela held at Bhubaneswar in Odisha. On this occasion, the Union Minister said, “Congratulations to the hardworking friends who have achieved success after hard work. Launched under the inspiration and guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ...

Bhubaneswar:12/2/24: On the final day of the 4th phase of the 5T School Transformation program, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated 87 transformed schools in the Jajpur district today. It is worth noting that schools have already been transformed in three phases in the state. A total of 1794 5T transformed high schools were launched in the fourth phase today. After ...

Bhubaneswar:12/2/24: Odisha Cabinet on Monday approved the proposal to pay Rs 1,000 as financial assistance to each beneficiary under food security programme the government. The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, approved 26 proposals of 14 departments. Ministers Ranendra Pratap Swain and Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak and Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena briefed the media about the Cabinet decisions. ...

Bhubaneswar:12/2/23: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the LAccMI Bus service in Balangir, Bargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Sundargarh districts on Monday. A total of 301 state-of-the-art buses will connect 1340 panchayats of these five districts under the scheme for the benefit of people in rural areas. It will benefit more than 83 lakh people in these districts. A fleet of ...

Bhubaneswar:12/2/24: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha has nominated two persons as its candidates for election to Rajya Sabha. The BJD, in a press lease signed by its president Naveen Patnaik on Monday, said it has nominated Debasish Samantray and Subhasish Khuntia as its candidates for Rajya Sabha elections. The elections will be held for 3 Rajya Sabha ...

BHUBANESWAR11/2/24: Eminent litterateur and the former president of Odisha Sahitya Akademi Satakadi Hota passed away due to age-related ailments here on Sunday. He was 95. A retired IRTS officer and former divisional railway manager of Khurda Road, Hota was the editor of Odia Daily Samay since its inception on October 2, 1996. Born at Jagannath Khunta in Mayurbhanj district, he ...

Bhubaneswar:11/2/24: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the new facility of Cognizant, one of the largest professional services company in the world. Cognizant is a $ 19.4 billion, US-based multinational company recognised as one of the world’s leading IT services providers to engineer modern businesses that improve everyday life. The company is part of NASDAQ-100 and employs more 350,000 ...

Chennai:10/2/24: Veteran BJD leader and 10-time MLA V Sugnana Kumari Deo breathed her last while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Chennai at 12.44 am on Saturday. She was 87. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had rushed to Chennai last evening to personally inquire about her health condition. He met the veteran leader in the hospital and spoke to her family ...