"Chief Minister Majhi expressed deep grief over the death of a devotee named Lalitha Bagarti of Saitala block of Balangir district due to the crowd during the procession today and expressed his condolences to the bereaved family," read the post by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).
Odisha Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mohan Charan Majhi, along with Deputy Chief Ministers KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, took part in a cleanliness drive in Puri on Saturday, ahead of the start of the annual Shri Jagannath Yatra.
"The government is playing politics under the Ladli Behan scheme. The government has brought this scheme keeping the elections in mind. But the truth is that the government has not allocated enough funds for this scheme, so it seems that this scheme will be run only till the elections, after
According to an official release, "Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi met with Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan in Bhubaneswar. They had a discussion about the peaceful and smooth completion of the upcoming Rath Yatra."
BJD Vice President and Senior MLA Prasanna Acharya on Saturday urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to prioritize two key issues concerning Odisha - to push for the long-standing demand for special category status and seek a revision of the coal royalty rates.
Jaishankar said that said that the Odisha government has been assured that the External Affairs Ministry would closely work with them so as to promote tourism.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, along with his deputies Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat in Delhi on Saturday.
"The way Central government empowered women, similarly, our state govt will bring a scheme-'Majhi Ladki Bahin' under which women will get Rs 1500 per month through DBT. We will give 3 free cylinders every year to all households...," Shinde said speaking to ANI on Friday.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday met Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to discuss extensive preparations by the railways for the Rath Yatra in Puri.