Sampad Patnaik

September 08, 2019 04:13 IST
The women, part of a Self Help Group (SHG) from Arakhapalli village in Khordha district, are elated that they have made Rs 1.7 lakh in profit this year after selling the harvest from a pisciculture project set up last year under the Odisha government’s Mission Shakti.
Sun, Sep 08, 2019
September 04, 2019 13:20 IST
The R&R package focuses on almost all stakeholders — residents, shopping establishments, lodges and vendors and is estimated to run into several hundred crore rupees.
Wed, Sep 04, 2019
September 03, 2019 04:14 IST
State BJP vice-president Sameer Mohanty said, “This (asking for Aadhaar details) may be a conspiracy by BJD to make a database of its members, and they (members) will be made beneficiaries (of various state welfare schemes). The BJP will oppose this.”
Tue, Sep 03, 2019
August 31, 2019 03:28 IST
As per a state government decision, structures within 75-metre radius of the temple in Puri, specifically Meghnad Pacheri (boundary wall), are being demolished.
Sat, Aug 31, 2019
August 26, 2019 03:04 IST
Soon after announcing the 5T (Transparency, Teamwork, Technology, Time and Transformation) action plan for higher education, the Odisha government has announced that it will double the teaching hours for certain subjects in schools.
Mon, Aug 26, 2019
August 23, 2019 04:41 IST
The government will take a call on the process to retrieve the money from the ineligible beneficiaries after August 31, when the scrutiny is complete.
Fri, Aug 23, 2019
August 21, 2019 01:54 IST
The committee has also made changes to the Centre’s response mechanism in the aftermath of a natural calamity.
Wed, Aug 21, 2019
August 20, 2019 04:05 IST
The names of Ruma’s husband Sajaya, her eldest daughter and now dead parents-in-law are on the list. Since then, she has had four more children.
Tue, Aug 20, 2019
August 17, 2019 03:48 IST
The penalty will be applicable to qualified doctors who do not serve in the state for two years after completing their degrees.
Sat, Aug 17, 2019
August 15, 2019 03:26 IST
This is the second such directive against VIP culture. Naveen Patnaik was one of the first CMs to remove the red beacon from his official car.
Thu, Aug 15, 2019
August 14, 2019 04:25 IST
Speaking to reporters, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash said the decision was taken after reviewing the performance of students in these subjects.
Wed, Aug 14, 2019
August 14, 2019 02:28 IST
Last week, CBSE announced increase in fees of Class 10 and 12 board examinations for SC and ST students from Rs 50 to Rs 1,200. The fee was almost doubled —- to Rs 1,500 —- for the general category.
Wed, Aug 14, 2019
August 12, 2019 03:42 IST
“Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Atalji, Advaniji, Modiji, Amit Shahji. No one came from a family. But Congress will not learn its lesson. Or their leaders don’t have the strength,” Chouhan said.
Mon, Aug 12, 2019
August 11, 2019 05:50 IST
“The (new) venue of Exhibition Ground will seat 5,000, while 10,000 people can stand and watch the ceremony. There will also be an exhibition on the 150th Gandhi Jayanti, which will be inaugurated by the CM,” Twin City Police Commissioner and senior IPS officer Satyajit Mohanty told reporters.
Sun, Aug 11, 2019
August 11, 2019 02:46 IST
Eight years after her mother disappeared, a 29-year-old track down her alleged killer, her hopes resting on a skeleton. “It’s not over,” she says of the battle ahead.
Sun, Aug 11, 2019
August 10, 2019 11:21 IST
The letter by BJP MPs, that was written earlier this week and released on Friday, requests the Union Tourism Ministry to include the Jagannath Temple in Puri and the Sun Temple in Konark to the list.
Sat, Aug 10, 2019
August 09, 2019 05:00 IST
Puri’s district administration says 10,027 fishermen have been provided “a total Rs 5,69,55, 565” for buying new equipment, but Parida said he got nothing.
Fri, Aug 09, 2019
August 09, 2019 04:12 IST
Soon after the results of the 2019 elections to Lok Sabha and the Assembly were announced, the Odisha unit of BJP embarked on a membership drive.
Fri, Aug 09, 2019
August 08, 2019 03:24 IST
At the request of the Department of Economic Affairs under the Finance Ministry, the United Nations, World Bank and Asian Development Bank conducted a detailed damaged, loss and needs assessment (DLNA) in Odisha.
Thu, Aug 08, 2019
August 07, 2019 04:40 IST
The wording of the letter to the Home Department, written on August 3, indicates that the committee shares the view of the amicus, even though the officer who sent it denied making any suggestion about NRC.
Wed, Aug 07, 2019
August 04, 2019 13:11 IST
The strike at Odisha's Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd, say NTPC officials, may result in acute shortage in power supply to Odisha as well as Southern and Eastern states. Coal production and supply have come to a halt and the power plant has received no coal from mines since July 25.
Sun, Aug 04, 2019
August 04, 2019 01:50 IST
BJP called for strike after 4 staffers killed in mining accident
Sun, Aug 04, 2019
August 03, 2019 08:43 IST
Even as the case of alleged gangrape rocked Odisha, the victim's family says they struggled against police attempts to “brainwash” the child to change her account of rape to a “love affair”.
Sat, Aug 03, 2019
August 02, 2019 04:53 IST
While speaking in support of the instant triple talaq Bill, Bishnu Sethi said that “Muslim women dominated the red-light areas of Mumbai and Kolkata”.
Fri, Aug 02, 2019
August 01, 2019 03:35 IST
“Mumtaz Khan, a resident of Jharsuguda and worker with Cemfis India Pvt Ltd, was working in the railway siding area where this incident happened yesterday at 7 pm. The exact cause of the incident is being investigated,” a spokesperson for Vedanta Aluminium Ltd said.
Thu, Aug 01, 2019




