The Odisha government has effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle where as many as 23 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Orissa Administrative Services (OAS) officers were transferred. The Department of General Administration issued a statement announcing present Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) Northern Range DV Swamy has been posted as Commissioner-cum-Director, Employment and CEO, Odisha Skill […]
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Odisha to launch own Food Security Act
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday (July 28) announced that the state will launch its own Food Security Act on Oct 2, on occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. Here is everything you need to know about Odisha’s own Food Security Act: 1. The state Food Security Act will cover around 34.44 lakh people who have […]
Odisha to partner Google for startups
The Odisha government may partner with internet giant Google for developing startups in the state. Pertinently, Karnataka, Goa and Telangana already have partnership with Google’s Cloud Startup programme for supporting startups in the three states. The Odisha government is also reportedly considering similar partnership with Google. The Cloud Startup Program by Google offers free credits […]
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 […]
Odisha inks pact for enhancing early warning system
Bhubaneswar, June 30 (Odisha.in) Odisha government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES), an UN-registered international and intergovernmental institution, to strengthen its early warning system for effective management of different disasters, officials said. The MoU was signed betweren Disaster Management Secretary and Odisha State Disaster Management […]