Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday declared working journalists of the state as frontline Covid warriors. While approving a proposal to this effect, the chief minister said, journalists are doing a great service to the state by providing seamless news feed and making people aware of coronavirus-related issues. “They are a great support […]
Read MoreBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved a stimulus package of Rs 289.42 crore for MSMEs that have been facing stiff challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, official sources said. The package includes assistance measures such as interest subvention, top-up subsidy, reimbursement of state GST and waiver of annual institutional maintenance charges. The initiative will help […]
Read MoreBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched the online service of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department under the state government’s 5-T initiative. Patnaik launched the facility through a video conference. He said the database of 76 lakh farmers is an important effort. “All the farmers will be issued identity cards after completion of […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a state-of-the-art office-cum-residential complex of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Cuttack on Wednesday via video conferencing. Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, chief justice and judges of Orissa High Court, along with other dignitaries would also be present during the event at […]
Read MoreBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik watched the live telecast of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra, which was held in Puri on Tuesday, at his office in the Lok Seva Bhawan here. The historic rath yatra started without the usual sea of devotees and amid tight security in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, a day after […]
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