Odisha government will soon begin Aadhaar enrolment at the Panchayat level and not engage private enrolment centres for the purpose. The decision was taken at a review meeting presided over by Chief Secretary A P Padhi yesterday. Aadhaar registration centres…
Odisha Police all set to launch new mobile app by year end for public services delivery of 13 types services
Odisha Police is all set to launch a new mobile application that will provide services available on its Citizen Portal to the public. At least 13 services like lost property registration, tenant/paying guest verification request, among others will be provided…
Odisha state gears up to set up apparel incubation centre
Odisha state government recently directed its handlooms, textiles and handicrafts department to expedite the process for establishing a planned apparel incubation centre for promoting entrepreneurship. State chief secretary AP Padhi directed the department to support the National Institute of Fashion…
Odisha’s demand met : Center reduces GST from selected handicrafts and exempts from Khadi products
The Goods and Services Tax rate on handicraft and handloom products has been slashed by the GST council due to demands of Odisha government, official sources said. Odisha Finance Minister S B Behera said the GST on Sabai ropes and…
Mobile Tower Players Association urges other states to learn from Odisha and implement similar policy
The new mobile tower policy of Odisha, which prescribes time-bound approvals and minimum charges for erection, is a comprehensive framework that will help address telecom infrastructure issues in the state for next 15-20 years, an industry body said. The Tower…
Odisha among 3 states where Boston Consulting Group and NITI Aayog to try education transformation reforms
Odisha has been selected as one of the three States for implementation of project SATH (Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital)-Education to undertake a system-wise transformation of school education and achieve a significant improvement in one or more areas of…
Vijaynagar Bio-tech Pvt Ltd to set up a 50K tonnes maize processing unit at Papadahandi in Nabarangapur
A maize processing plant by Vijaynagar Biotech Private Limited at Papadahandi in Nabarangpur district has received SLSWCA nod today. The 50,000-tonne maize processing plant with an investment of Rs 59 crore plans to create some employment opportunities in Nabarangpur
Its raining some more money for Odisha MLAs, Cabinet approves their Salary Hike, now 1 lakh per month
Monthly salary and allowances of an MLA in the Odisha Legislative Assembly would touch more than Rs 1 lakh as the state cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal in this regard. The cabinet decision came hours after MLAs from all…
Bhubaneswar one of 7 cities of India hosting nation-wide hackathon by Govt of India
The government on 12 September launched a nation-wide hackathon #OpenGovDataHack, Electronics & Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here. As part of the Startup Eco-system Development program, National Informatics Centre and Internet & Mobile Association of India have collaborated…
Finally Odisha Tourism thinks Social Media is the best way to woo foreigners to state
The state tourism department is all set to launch a massive outreach campaign on social media to attract tourists, mostly foreigners. A dedicated team is being formed to look after promotional activities of Odisha Tourism via Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest,…