Government

The Odisha government has denotified the state highways passing through cities and towns as ‘urban roads’ to avoid closure of liquor shops following the Supreme Court order.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday visited the violence-hit Bhadrak town and reviewed the situation with officials.

Putting all speculations to rest, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday ruled out any ministry reshuffle in near future.

As normalcy is returning to trouble-torn Bhadrak district headquarters town in Odisha, the district administration on Tuesday relaxed the curfew for eight hours.

The Bhadrak district administration on Monday relaxed curfew for six hours following gradual improvement in situation in the district headquarters town, which witnessed violence last week after some miscreants posted obscene remarks on Hindu gods.

The Commissionerate of Police on Sunday said adequate security arrangements would be made for the security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other union ministers.

The district administration has lifted the curfew for four hours in violence-hit Bhadrak town of Odisha after it witnessed communal clash over alleged derogatory remarks on social media against Hindu deities.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday appealed the people to maintain calm and peace in the communal violence-torn Bhadrak town.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday termed Cooperation Minister Damodar Rout’s remark on farmers using agricultural loans for consuming alcohol ‘incorrect’.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said the Odisha government would explore the proposal to waive agricultural loans of farmers in the state.