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The Odisha government on Monday ordered closure of schools from tomorrow till June 18 in view of the intense heat wave in the state.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said reiterated his demand for Special Category Status to the state at the meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said he would raise the Special Category Status issue before the Centre at NITI Ayog Governing Council meeting scheduled to begin on Sunday.

The Odisha Government on Saturday effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle. While Rural Development Principal Secretary Madhusudan Padhi was appointed as the new Transport Commissioner, OMFED Managing Director Chandra Sekhar Kumar has been assigned as the Principal Secretary of Revenue.

The Odisha government in association with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has distributed over one crore LED bulbs in the state under UJALA scheme.

The Odisha government on Friday effected a major reshuffle at IAS level. The government transferred 16 IAS and 2 OAS officers including Collectors of nine districts.

The Odisha government on Friday ordered a probe into the media reports that ‘plastic eggs’ are sold in markets in the state capital.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated a state-of-the-art 4D-SFX theatre at State Maritime Museum Complex at Jobra in Cuttack.

Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday arrived in Odisha capital t as part of her maiden-five day tour to India.

Following the decision of union government, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday ordered removal of red beacons from the cars of all VVIPs in the state with immediate effect.