Odisha to go for Rs 312 crore IFAD loan for PVTG developmentWith the focus on improvement in socio-economic condition of particulraly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) in the state, Odisha government t...
30 Sep, 2015, 06.31 PM IST
Odisha raises electricity duty rate by 1% on industryStating that the electricity duty rates were for the last time revised in 2006, Pati said an additional revenue of Rs 300-350 crore would b...
30 Sep, 2015, 04.50 PM IST
Odisha asks Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation to finetune masterplan for Dhamra portChief Secretary G C Pati while reviewing the progress of the proposed port linked industrial hub gave direction in this regard.
03 Sep, 2015, 10.53 PM IST
Odisha government approves scheme for providing 24x7 power supplyThe Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has decided to spend the money over a five years timeframe from 2015-16 to 2...
14 Aug, 2015, 06.03 PM IST
Pawan Hans to start Bhubaneswar-Paradip chopper serviceTo the proposal of a chopper service from Bhubaneswar to Chilika, Chief Secretary suggested Pawan Hans and the tourism department to formul...
27 Jun, 2015, 10.33 PM IST
Odisha approves new SEZ policyThe Odisha government today approved a new Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy which allowed developers to sub-let land to other industries.
11 Jun, 2015, 09.31 PM IST
Odisha allows Jayshree Chemicals Limited to transfer 107 acres land to Aditya Birla Chemicals (India) LimitedThis was decided at the Cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
11 Jun, 2015, 08.13 PM IST
Odisha makes ATF for international flights VAT freeThe Odisha government today announced the exemption in a bid to attract foreign airlines to begin commercial operations in the state.
11 Jun, 2015, 04.04 PM IST
World Bank emphasises early completion of road in Ganjam district of OdishaThe road work, being executed under the World Bank funded State Road Project, was to be completed in November 2010.
11 May, 2015, 03.25 PM IST
Odisha to set up 2 corpus funds of Rs 100 crore each"The amount will be utilised only for 'pre-positioning' of fertiliser within the state," Chief Secretary G C Pati said.
31 Jan, 2015, 10.44 PM IST
Odisha government to put residential plots in capital city on auctionOdisha government today decided to put all new residential plots in the state capital on auction and stop direct allotment of land to indiv...
31 Jan, 2015, 08.34 PM IST
Odisha to promulgate ordinance to stop land grabOdisha decided to promulgate ordinance providing for imprisonment and establishment of a special court with powers to take cognisance and t...
24 Dec, 2014, 11.08 PM IST
Odisha aims to open bank accounts of all households by January 25Odisha Chief Secretary reviewed financial inclusion programme and said banks and different departments need to complete household survey at...
18 Dec, 2014, 05.46 PM IST
Odisha aims to open bank accounts of all households by January 25Odisha Chief Secretary G C Pati said banks and different departments need to complete household survey at village level by December 24, 201...
18 Dec, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
No plans to shelve Odisha project: Posco-India CMD Gee Woong SungPosco-India today said it has no plans to withdraw from the proposed mega steel plant project worth Rs 52,000 crore near Paradip in Odisha.
31 Oct, 2014, 07.23 PM IST
Odisha to implement National Food Security ActAsking the officials to take help of IT for quick identification of the beneficiaries, Pati directed the FSCW department.
25 Oct, 2014, 08.40 PM IST
New secretaries appointed for civil aviation, steel ministriesAshok Lavasa, a 1980 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, will replace V Rajagopalan, a 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, who s...
29 Aug, 2014, 03.02 PM IST