To check large-scale absenteeism of officials, the Koraput district administration has introduced biometric attendance in all 14 block offices of the district from September 1. It works on the basis of the fingerprints of employees whose names are registered in…
Police have decided to extend the deadline for registration of tenants – that had been made mandatory through a public order issued in April. With the deadline extended, a new order was issued on August 14, and it would remain…
Ansuman Das former CMD of NALCO is the first person from Odisha to be appointed member of PSEB, which will be headed by Union cabinet secretary Ajit Seth. PESB (Public Enterprises Selection Board) is a high-powered body constituted by the Centre…
A fisherman’s son and now a fisherman himself, Kulamani Tarai knows all too well that while the sea has provided sustenance to his family for generations, it can also be a cruel and deadly place. Every morning, when he leaves…
The Odisha Vigilance has found admirers in many States. Latest on the list is the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat which wants to emulate the provisions and practices adopted by the State Vigilance. On Wednesday, a team of Gujarat…
Odisha government has decided to rope in Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad and Techpedia, a portal of technology projects that links young minds with the needs of industry and grassroot innovators, to finalise its entrepreneurship development policy. The entrepreneurship…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally launch the Rs 98,000 crore Smart City and AMRUT projects on June 25, in an attempt at tranforming the urban infrastructure burdened with ever-growing population. Modi will announce the implementation guidelines for the two…
Licence seekers in bhubaneswar will be put through electronically simulated driving test track first from today.Designed to look like a prototype of a car with brakes, accelerator, steering, clutch and gear in place, the contraption offers a computerized driving experience…
Applicants would have to log on to www.odishatransport.nic.in, fill out the online form and submit it. The system would generate a slot for the applicant to appear at the RTO office where he or she can submit the biometric details…
To encourage people to cycle, the Puri district administration had urged its officers to cycle to office every Monday. This is part of “Monday is my cycle day”- a campaign launched last week jointly by the district administration, police and…