Japan will be country partner for second-edition of Make in Odisha conclave: CM

Bhubaneswar, August 23, 2018: Japan will be the country partner for the second ‘Make in Odisha’ Conclave to be held in November 2018, announced Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Thursday. “I am pleased to announce that Japan will be country partner for the event. This will provide new impetus to the relations between Odisha […]

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Two-day Viswa Odia Sammelani from December 23

Bhubaneswar, August 21, 2018: A two-day Viswa Odia Sammelani will be held at New Delhi from December 23 this year. Speaking to the press during the launch of the official website and Android App, Sammelani president Dr Murali Manohar Sharma said that the two day conclave will be an event with participation from the entire Odia […]

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Dr Biswajit Mohanty, first Odia to head Greenpeace India

Bhubaneswar, August 20, 2018: Noted environmentalist and activist Dr Biswajit Mohanty has been appointed as the new Chairman of Greenpeace India. He is the first from the State to head this international NGO. On August 18, Dr Mohanty was appointed as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Greenpeace India whose headquarters are at Bengaluru. […]

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Odisha to host int’l conference on thunderstorm and lightning in January next year

Bhubaneswar, August 5, 2018: The Odisha Government is gearing up to host an international conference on thunderstorm and lightning. Lightning has become a major disaster in Odisha that claims more than 400 human lives on an average per year. The conference is scheduled to be held in January 2019. A preparatory meeting was held on […]

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Taiwan-CPC to set up Rs 43,000 crore petrochemical unit in Paradip

Bhubaneswar, August 2, 2018: Ahead of ‘Make In Odisha’ Conclave 2018 in Bhubaneswar, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday met a delegation from CPC Corporation, Taiwan led by Chairman Shun-Chin Lee. The CPC proposed to set-up of petrochemical unit for Rs 43,000 crore in the PCPIR region of Paradip. The proposed project will be developed […]

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KISS to host World Congress of Anthropology in 2023

Bhubaneswar, July 23, 2018: Finally, the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) won the highly competitive bidding process to host the XIXth International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (ICAES) in 2023. “Glad to share that Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences – KISS won the highly competitive bidding process after a lot of efforts, constant […]

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Trump-Kim summit: Sand artist appeals for peace through sculpture

Puri (Odisha), June 11, 2018: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Monday created a sand sculpture on peace in Odisha ahead of the proposed meeting between US President Donald Trump would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday in Singapore. Pattnaik created the seven-foot sculpture of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un with their respective national […]

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Odisha slum dwellers get land right certificates

Bhubaneswar, May 7, 2018: Barely seven months after the enactment of a historic legislation to grant rights to urban slum dwellers, the Odisha Government on Monday started distributing land right certificates (pattas) to them as part of its Slum Land Titling Project. In the first phase, about 2000 families were given pattas in a function […]

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Tata Trusts to set up state-of-the-art Cancer Treatment and Research Hospital in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, May 6, 2018: The Odisha Government on Sunday entered into a historic partnership with Tata Trusts for launching Odisha Comprehensive Cancer Care Programme, with an aim to provide best quality cancer care to the suffering people of the State.  Odisha Comprehensive Cancer Care Programme is a landmark initiative to bring advanced cancer care to […]

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First-ever skill competition ‘Odisha Skills-2018’ launched in Odisha

Cuttack, April 28, 2014: With an aim to showcase Odisha as the most happening hub for skilled manpower and also to make Skilled in Odisha a global brand, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated first-of-its-kind State-level Skills Competition ‘Odisha Skills-2018’ at the Indoor Stadium in Cuttack. Odisha Skills is the State-level chapter of the […]

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