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CM Patnaik requests well-wishers not to visit Naveen Niwas on his birthday

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik requested all his friends and well wishers not to visit Naveen Niwas, his private residence, on his birthday on Sunday as he is not staying in the city on that day. An official communication received from Patnaik's office said that: "Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik's birthday is tomorrow, October 16th, on Sunday. However, as the Chief Minister is visiting Hyderabad on Sunday for the Make in Odisha programme, he has requested the well-wishers not to come to Naveen Niwas residence to wish him on his birthday". The chief minister said that he is always grateful for the love, respect and blessings of the people of Odisha, the official communication said.

Odisha to regularise 57,000 contract employees, abolish contractual hirings

Abolishing contractual hirings for state government posts, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced that all 57,000 contract employees will be regularised. The decision, for which the state government will spend an additional Rs 1,300 crore per year, was taken at a Cabinet meeting on the eve of the chief minister's 76th birthday. The notification regarding it will be issued on Sunday, Patnaik said in a video message.

Great chance for Indian team to finish on podium in hockey WC: Baskaran

With less than 100 days to go for the FIH Odisha Men's Hockey World Cup Bhubaneswar-Rourkela 2023, the anticipation to witness the world's best hockey players at one of the world's most preferred hockey destinations - Odisha, is only increasing by each passing day.Former captain and coach Vasudevan Baskaran said that the upcoming FIH Men's Hockey World Cup will be a great chance for the Indian team to perform well and finish their campaign on the podium. The Silver-medal winner from the 1973 World Cup believes India can finish on the podium in Odisha this January, urges Manpreet & Co. to cross the first hurdle against Spain to build momentum"I think many of them were surprised to see us do two warm-ups. The weather in Amstelveen was very cold and we really wanted to avoid injuries, so Jagmohan our fitness trainer would make us do two sessions of warm-up," Hockey India quoted Baskaran as saying.Although India lost the Final 2-4 in penalties to hosts Netherlands after a 2-2 draw ..

30 people injured in two separate bus accidents in Odisha's Balasore

At least 30 people were injured in two separate bus accidents in Odisha's Balasore district on Thursday, police said. A Puri-bound bus carrying about 50 people from Muraroi area in West Bengal's Birbhum district was hit from behind by a truck near the Laxmannath toll gate on national highway (NH) 60 in which 20 people including the truck driver and helper were injured, the police said. The injured persons were taken to the government hospital at Jaleswar in the district. In another accident on national highway 60 near Haldipada on early Thursday morning, a Rajkanika bound passenger bus starting its journey from Howrah in West Bengal skidded off the road and fell into roadside ditch in which 10 people were injured, the police said.

Tata Steel begins operations at Neelachal Ispat Nigam plant in Odisha

Odisha-based Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL) has started operations nearly 90 days after it was acquired by a Tata Steel subsidiary for Rs 12,000 crore in a bidding process, a statement said on Monday. The plant with a 1.1 million tonnes steel-making capacity was closed for almost two years on account of various reasons. Tata Steel Long Products (TSLP), a Tata Steel arm, in the statement said that it achieved a milestone with the restarting of the blast furnace at its subsidiary NINL, just 90 days after the completion of its acquisition on July 4, 2022. T V Narendran, Chairman of Tata Steel Long Products Ltd & NINL said, Given that the site was not in operation for two years, we wanted to restart the furnace quickly, deploying and demonstrating Tata Steel's strong execution capabilities. Narendran, who is also the CEO & Managing Director of parent Tata Steel, said the focus is now on ramping up production gradually to rated capacity as per plan. Tata Steel has plans to invest

Odisha can re-engage retired employees to fill 50% of entry-level vacancies

Administrative departments in Odisha would be able to re-engage retired employees up to 50 per cent of entry-level vacancies without seeking permission from the Finance department. A government circular issued on Thursday said the departments would, however, require the approval of the Finance department if they engage retired employees beyond 50 per cent of the entry-level vacancies. About 73,000 posts at the entry level are lying vacant in the state. The monthly consolidated remuneration of the retired employees who will be re-engaged was also revised. The consolidated monthly remuneration for retired employees on re-engagement was revised to Rs 50,000 for Pay level 17, Rs 46,000 for Pay level 15 and 16. The retired employees who will be given re-employment in Pay levels 11, 12, 13, and 14, will get Rs 35,000 every month and those in Pay levels 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 will get Rs 20,000. The superannuated employees after re-engagement in Pay levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 will get a ...

JP Nadda kickstarts two-day visit to Odisha at Jagannatha Temple in Puri

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda kickstarted his two-day visit to Odisha's Puri by offering prayers at Shree Jagannatha Temple on Friday morning

28 workers fall ill after ammonia gas leak at Odisha's Balasore prawn plant

As many as 28 workers fell ill after inhaling ammonia gas that leaked from a prawn processing plant in Odisha's Balasore district on Wednesday

Excited for our campaign in Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, says Manpreet Singh

With the schedule being announced by FIH for the much-awaited FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar-Rourkela 2023, Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh expressed his excitement

Odisha working towards harnessing tourism potential: CM Naveen Patnaik

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said the state government is actively working towards making the tourism sector socially and economically sustainable

Gurjant waiting to play in FIH World Cup after Olympics, CWG success

Indian men's hockey team forward Gurjant Singh is hoping to receive an opportunity to play in front of the home crowd at the FIH Odisha Hockey World Cup Bhubaneswar-Rourkela next year

Human price of shrinking forests: Odisha tops deaths inflicted by elephants

Odisha has reported the country's highest number of human casualties in elephant attacks during the past three years

J P Nadda to address panchayat level party workers of Odisha on Sep 29

BJP president J P Nadda will address panchayat level party workers during his two-day visit to Odisha scheduled to begin on September 29. Nadda, who will be visiting the state for the first time after becoming the BJP chief, will also meet office bearers, MLAs, MPs, and district presidents of the Odisha unit of the saffron party, BJP state general secretary Golak Mohapatra told reporters here. After he arrives at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here at 10 am on September 29, he will address party workers at Janata Maidan, Mohapatra said. Odisha in-charge of the BJP Sunil Bansal has already reviewed the preparedness ahead of Nadda's visit to the coastal state. Party sources said that Nadda is likely to kick off the BJP's campaign for the 2024 general election during this visit. Around 25,000 party workers are likely to attend the meeting at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar on the first day of Nadda's visit, they said. The BJP president will spend the night at Puri and visit S

Odisha approves revised cost of Rs 875.78 crore for sports infrastructure

Ahead of hosting the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup in 2023, the Odisha Cabinet on Thursday approved the revised project cost of Rs 875.78 crores

Odisha approves proposal to bring limestone under long-term linkage policy

The Odisha cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal to bring lime stone under the purview of Long-Term Linkage (LTL) policy, in a bid to streamline its supply to the industries of the state. These industries will henceforth be getting their lime stone supply through Odisha Mining Corporation Limited (OMC), said Chief Secretary SC Mohapatra. The proposal to bring lime stone under the LTL policy was put forth by Industrial Development Corporation Of Odisha Limited, which has been merged with OMC, Mohapatra explained. Maintaining that the move will enhance limestone production and ensure its optimum utilisation, Mohapatra said the state exchequer, in turn, will be benefited. The cabinet, during the day, also approved financial bids for construction of 40 Lift Irrigation Schemes with intake points on different rivers in the districts of Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Bargarh, Gajpati, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Angul and Cuttack. These projects will be executed with an investment of Rs 1879.61

Odisha adopts community action plan for climate resilience in coastal areas

In a step toward enhancing the climate resilience of coastal communities, the Odisha government has decided to implement a community-based action plan

Odisha CM thanks CBI for making Konark wheel logo of Interpol meet

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday thanked the CBI for making the wheel of the 13th century Konark temple the logo of the Interpol general assembly to be held in India next month. The logo unveiled recently by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), organising the event, shows a motif with tricoloured leaves arranged in a circular fashion with Ashok Chakra' in the middle. Filled with pride that @INTERPOL_HQ has unveiled the logo for 90th Interpol General Assembly to be held in New Delhi, inspired by intricately craved chariot wheels of #KonarkTemple. Thank CBI for conceiving the idea of featuring the iconic wheels for the international meet, Patnaik said in a Twitter post. The CBI, which is the national central bureau for India to liaison with Interpol conceived the idea of the logo from the stone-carved Odisha temple in the form of a chariot of Sun God with 24 individual wheels and 16 spokes. The general assembly will be attended by law enforcement officers from 195 ..

Odisha BJP leader Bishnu Charan Sethi dies at 61 due to cardiac failure

Senior Odisha BJP leader Bishnu Charan Sethi passed away on Monday at a state-run hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for kidney-related ailments. He was 61. The deputy leader in assembly was admitted to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar on August 16. "He had developed lung infection and suffered brain haemorrhage. However, the end came due to acute cardiac failure," AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Superintendent S N Mohanth told reporters. A two-time legislator from Bhadrak district, Sethi was the sitting MLA from the Dhamnagar assembly segment. Sethi is survived by his wife. Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik were among a host of leaders who expressed condolence at Sethi's demise. With his death, BJP has lost two of its 23 lawmakers elected to the assembly following the 2019 elections. Earlier, Balasore MLA Madanmohan Dutta had passed away in 2020.

BJD, BJD work together at Centre, mock fights in Odisha: Jairam Ramesh

The BJD and BJP are two sides of the same coin, and the two parties work in tandem at the Centre but indulge in "mock fights" in Odisha, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh claimed. The Congress will agitate against both the BJP and the BJD when it launches its Odisha Parikrama Yatra' in the state, Ramesh told reporters here. "The BJD and BJP are two sides of the same coin and there is no difference between the two," he said. Pillorying Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also the BJD chief, the Congress leader said, When the prime minister asks the CM to sit, he sits. His MPs also do what the PM says. The two parties work together at the Centre and indulge in mock fights in Odisha. Congress, he said, will launch the Odisha Parikrama Yatra' from October 31 to usher in change in the state. It will cover 2,250 km in about 100 days. Such yatras are being organised in Odisha, Assam, Tripura, Bihar, Sikkim, West Bengal, Nagaland and Bihar, he said on Sunday evening. About the Bhara

Legal aid work is neglected in country, says CJI U U Lalit in Odisha

Legal aid work in the country is neglected, Chief Justice U U Lalit said on Saturday and urged law students to devote time in providing such services. Speaking at the convocation ceremony at the National Law University in Odisha's Cuttack, the CJI said apart from passion, there must be compassion for fellow human beings and countrymen. "I have been associated with legal aid work for a year-and-a-half, I don't mean to complain or show disrespect, but legal aid in this country is neglected. Think of it to some extent and devote some time to it. Think of it with compassion, it will guide you to give back to society. In your new pursuits, dimensions, with the honour that society will now bestow," CJI Lalit said. Justice D Y Chandrachud said the law seeks to displace tyranny with accountability. "The law challenges arbitrariness with a culture for respect of rights. The law in that sense is a very vital element in our society because our society can survive and be stable so long as the