Orrisa daily current affairs

ODISHA   Odisha police website bags gold   The official website of the Odisha police, www.odishapolice.gov.in has received the ‘Best Government Web Portal Award’ at the SKOCH Award ceremony held in New Delhi.   Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sanjeeb Kumar Panda received the award under the Gold Category.   He shared the portal’s achievements … Read more 24-25.06.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Transport dept plans to install GPS in ferry boats   The transport department on Saturday suggested the state government to install global positioning system (GPS) to track ferry boats plying in the water bodies in the state. It will help rescue team to locate it immediately.   The officials discussed about deploying a boat ambulance to help … Read more 23.06.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Odisha: Campaign launched to make Chilika lake plastic free   With an aim to reduce plastic pollution in Chilika lagoon, the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) has launched a year-long campaign to make the largest Brackish water lake plastic free.   The main theme will be to refuse plastic materials which cannot be recycled and causes severe … Read more 22.06.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   90% mineral fund not utilised in mineral-rich regions of state   About 90 per cent of the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) fund has not been spent in the minerals-rich regions in the State.   DMF fund to the tune of a whopping Rs 4,075 crore has been collected in the last three years … Read more 21.06.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Use dmf funds for aspirational districts: centre   While the Odisha Government is asking for additional allocations for the Aspirational Districts, the Centre, instead of providing more funds, has advised the former to use the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) fund for these backward districts.   The State Government in frequent intervals has been … Read more 20.06.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Tb now number one killer in odisha   When TB takes on an average six life every 24 hours in Odisha, the grim fact for the State TB planners in Odisha saw a big dip in treatment success rate in 2017.   When treatment success rate was 89 per cent in 2016, the … Read more 19.06.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Govt re-launches sarbakhyama yojana   The State Government on Wednesday re-launched the Sarbakhyama Yojana (amnesty scheme) to regularise unauthorised constructions and projects.   Housing and Urban Development Minister Niranjan Pujari announced the latest version of the scheme known as “Scheme for Regularisation of Unauthorised Construction, 2018”.   Under the scheme cleared under the … Read more 17-18.06.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA Naveen Patnaik too seeks special category status for Odisha   After Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu, Naveen Patnaik too has once again raised the demand of special category status for Odisha, citing its backwardness and high percentage of ST and SC population.   With high percentage of population … Read more 16.06.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Odisha to be promoted as ’21 night destination’ for tourists   In tune with the three upcoming airports in Western Odisha, the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Odisha (HRAO) has come forward to promote Odisha as a ‘21 night destination’ with special focus on tourist destinations in western Odisha. The industry body is … Read more 15.06.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Odisha police to launch highway patrolling on five stretches   The Odisha police moved the state home department, seeking approval to start highway patrolling project on five stretches on pilot basis. The routes identified for the proposed highway patrolling system are Jaleswar–Ichhapuram, Bhubaneswar–Puri, Sambalpur–Sohela, Manguli–Sambalpur and Sambalpur–Rourkela.   The police headquarters has proposed to the … Read more 14.06.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs