With the decentralization of the paddy procurement scheme, the state agencies of Odisha have taken charge of carrying out procurement and avoiding the distressed sale of paddy in the state. While agencies like Marketing Federation of Odisha, National Agricultural Cooperative…
The state government would be part of the ambitious Make in India week scheduled from February 13 to 18 in Mumbai and promote Brand Odisha. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik would attend the event on February 14. Odisha would have a…
Union Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu announced the names of 20 smart cities on Thursday in New Delhi. Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur, Surat and Kochi are the top 5 smart cities in India with 78.83%, 77.42%, 73.83%, 68.16% and 66.98% scores…
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis presented the National Awards for e-Governance for the Year 2015-16 in Nagpur today. The awards were given for exemplary implementation of e-Governance initiatives. The awards were given away at the end of the…
Odisha government officers will attend lecture series by experts in various fields to promote innovation and out of the box ideas while delivering governance. The planning and coordination department has developed the Odisha Knowledge Hub (OKH), an interactive lecture series, for the…
Odisha transport department today started a toll free number to address citizens’ grievances, like delay in getting driving licence or arbitrary fare demanded by buses. The toll-free number – 18003451073 – will work between 10am and 6pm on every working day.
Odisha government is in the process of roping in telecom czar Sam Pitroda as an advisor (technology) to the state for the development of telecom, electronics, IT (information technology) and ITes (enabled services) sectors. Pitroda, who has his roots in…
Odisha on Friday launched a webpage and an SMS number to accept suggestions from the general public to increase their participation in budget 2016 preparation. Finance department has developed a webpage, budget.odisha.gov.in, to host the budget documents and suggestions for…
Just over a year ago, he was Ratikant Pradhan. Now she is Aishwarya Rutuparna. Posted as commercial tax officer (CTO) under the department of finance in the Government of Odisha at the port city of Paradip, Ratikant has travelled a…
Can we look at establishing an Indian Naval Ship based Museum in Odisha on the lines of those established on Vizag, Ernakulam (Kerala) and Karwar (Karnataka), which attracts a lots of tourists. Similar, tourist attractions are common in US (New…