With the removal Damodar Rout from Biju Janata Dal, the party supremo Naveen PatnaiK has scripted yet another twist into Odisha politics. The removal of Damodar Rout was certainly expected keeping in mind his bitter outburst against the functioning of the BJD. Damodar Rout has gone to the extend of criticising the BJD supreme […]
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Odisha govt increases grant for ASHA workers
The Odisha government has announced an increase in financial grant for Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers in the state. Here is all you need to know about the new scheme: 1. The one-time honorarium for ASHA workers will be increased from Rs. 10,000 to Rs 20,000 under the ASHA Abyahati Yojana. 2. The honorarium […]
Odisha CM wants to restore Bangkok, Bengaluru flights
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged the Centre to restore flight services from state capital Bhubaneswar to Karnataka capital Bengaluru and Thailand’s capital Bangkok. In a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu, Patnaik on Friday (July 20) requested him to restore national carrier Air India’s flight services from Biju Patnaik International Airport in […]
BJP’s Amit Shah eyes Odisha assembly polls
Bhubaneswar, july2 (odisha.in) The Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be quite confident about its clean-sweep at the Odisha assembly elections, scheduled for 2019. BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday (July 1) visited Odisha to oversee the preparedness of his party in the state. He expressed confidence of winning at least 120 of the 147 seats […]
Meet new Odisha governor Prof Ganeshi Lal
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Haryana, Professor Ganeshi Lal has been appointed the new Governor of Odisha. President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Prof. Lal to the post on Friday (May 25). A press communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan at 8.35 pm on May 25, read: “The President of India has been pleased […]