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Odisha CM congratulates DRDO for successful test fire of Prithvi II ballistic missile Post News Network
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for successfully test firing the nuclear-capable Prithvi II missile off the coast of Odisha in Balasore , December 16.
Taking to Twitter, the CM said, “Congratulate @DRDO India on the successful test firing of surface-to-surface #Prithvi-II missile.”
Defence sources also said that the Strategic Forces Command of the army will flight test long range ballistic missile Agni-IV December 18.
Earlier October 16, India had successfully conducted a night trial of Prithvi-II missile as part of a used trial by the Army from a test range in Odisha, defense sources said.
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik writes to Centre for revision of EPF pension
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Updated: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 19:02 [IST]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 17: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday wrote a letter to the Centre seeking revision of Employees Pension Scheme-1995 (EPS-95) which will benefit at least 1.62 lakh people in the state. A copy of the letter was released to the media.
The beneficiaries of the Employees Pension Scheme - 1995, managed by Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), are being given a paltry amount, the chief minister wrote in the letter to Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Labour and Employment. I would like to draw your kind attention to the plight of around 1.62 lakh EPF pensioners all across my state, who with a paltry monthly pension after their retirement are facing much hardships in their advanced age.