#Bhubaneswar | State Cabinet approves 10 proposals across 5 departments
1. A working women's hostel will be constructed at the Kalibeti Industrial Estate in Khordha. The Cabinet has approved the tender process for the project, which will be built at Rs 210 crore.
2. The Cabinet has also approved a Rs 500-crore Waterfront Development Project. The initiative aims to revive riverfronts and water bodies in urban areas.
3. Beneficiaries belonging to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) will receive an exemption from stamp duty and registration fees.
4. A Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) will be set up at the confluence of the Daya River and Gangua Canal.
5. The Cabinet has also approved amendments to the Industrial Policy Resolution (IPR) 2022. #Odisha
Saddened by the mishap at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. Praying that the injured recover at the earliest. The local authorities are providing all possible assistance to those affected. An ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000: PM Modi
#Bhubaneswar | Big blow to Ujjwala beneficiaries as subsidised LPG cylinder quota reduced from 9 to 4
Beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) were earlier entitled to 9 subsidised LPG cylinders annually. Amid the ongoing gas supply crisis, the number of subsidised cylinders has now been reduced to 4. #Odisha
#WATCH | West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari arrives at the residence of TMC MP Satabdi Roy in Delhi.
A major political crisis has erupted within the Trinamool Congress after senior MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claimed that nearly 20 MPs have decided to support the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance and have formally communicated their position to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
#WATCH | Visakhapatnam | 8 workers killed after a large quantity of molten steel leaked at the SMS-2 and STC-3 heat facility at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.
The injured being brought to the hospital.
#WATCH | Delhi | Sepoy Janjal Pravin Prabhakar was posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra for his extraordinary bravery, indomitable courage, and supreme sacrifice in service to the nation.
(Video source: Rashtrapati Bhavan)
#Bhubaneswar | OJEE 2026 results declared
The results booklet was released by the Minister of Higher Education. The OJEE examination was held from May 4 to May 10.
A total of 92,628 candidates appeared for the exam.
Counseling will begin from the third week of the current month. #Odisha
#WATCH | Lieutenant Commanders Dilna K and Roopa A awarded the Shaurya Chakra by President Droupadi Murmu for their exceptional courage, seamanship, and endurance during the Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition
(Video source: Rashtrapati Bhavan)