| Cabinet okays new corporate governance manual | 14-NOV-09 |
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| The Orissa cabinet chaired by the chief minister Naveen Patnaik today put its seal of approval on the new corporate governance manual drafted by the Hyderabad based Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI). |
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| First SBI banking outpost comes up in Ganjam | 11-NOV-09 |
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| Chief minister, Naveen Patnaik today opened the first Gram Panchayat Banking Outpost at Sikiri in Orissa’s Ganjam district, set up by the State Bank of India (SBI) in collaboration with the panchayat raj department of the state government. |
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| Posco Foundation formed | 09-NOV-09 |
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| Posco India Limited which is setting up a 12-million tonne per annum steel plant in Orissa has announced the formation of the Posco Foundation for carrying out various social welfare programmes focusing on development of underprivileged sections of the society. |
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| State seeks Centre's help to set up CZMI | 06-NOV-09 |
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| For better management of coastal areas and reducing the risks from the natural calamities and to provide sustainable livelihood opportunities to coastal communities, the Orissa government has submitted two proposals to the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). |
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| Orissa seeks grant for more sectors | 04-NOV-09 |
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| With a view to accelerate the pace of development in the state, the chief minister Naveen Patnaik has requested for assistance from the 13th Finance Commission for three additional sectors. |
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| State urges Centre for loan waiver for weavers | 03-NOV-09 |
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| The Orissa government has urged the Centre to write off the cooperative loans pending against the weavers in the state on the lines of the loan waiver scheme for the farmers. |
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| Naveen launches HAM Radio | 30-OCT-09 |
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| The chief minister Naveen Patnaik today launched HAM Radio Communication network in the state. This is expected to improve the preparedness to face the natural disasters. Speaking on the disaster mitigation day here, the chief minister said, the Orissa State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) will set up 220 Automated Weather Stations (AWS) in different parts of the state. |
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| Centre asked to include HIV positive people in BPL list | 21-OCT-09 |
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| Seeking immediate release of Rs 137 crore under NREGA for the state, Orissa government today asked the Centre to include all disadvantaged groups like HIV positive people in the proposed census for BPL, official sources said. |
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| Naveen seeks more power from NTPC | 21-OCT-09 |
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| The Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik today urged the Union government for allocation of the entire 1320 Mw power to be generated from the proposed expansion units of Talcher Thermal Power Station (TTPS) of NTPC to Orissa. Patnaik also desired that the state quota from the stage-II of Talcher Super Thermal Power Station, Kaniha (which is now being made available to the state in the ratio of 10 percent) should be enhanced to 30 percent like the stage-I of Talcher Super Thermal Power Station. |
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| Afforestation for 10 lakh hectares | 14-OCT-09 |
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| The Orissa government has decided to take up afforestation in 10 lakh hectares of de-graded land in next 5 years. Afforestation will also be done in 1 lakh hectares of non-forest land under the five year perspective plan prepared by the state forest and environment department. |
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| Orissa govt taken aback at Mittal withdrawal | 06-OCT-09 |
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| Long before L N Mittal told a British newspaper that he may pull out of the 12 million tonne greenfield steel project in Orissa, the writing was on the wall. The sequence of developments on the projects, since the signing of the agreement between ArcelorMittal and the state government in December, 2006 had already put it in the ‘doubtful’ category. |
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| Adani group eyes 100 mt port in Orissa | 28-SEP-09 |
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| Ahmedabad-based Adani group has evinced interest to set up a large port in Orissa which will eventual have a capacity to handle 100 million tonnes cargo. The scope of the project also includes port-based industries like shipbuilding and repairing unit. |
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