Hockey World Cup: Odisha CM announces Rs 10 Lakh each for Rohidas, Xess

Bhubaneawar, January 13: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced Rs 10 lakh reward each for Amit Rohidas and Nilam Sanjeep Xess, hailing from Odisha participating in the FIH Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup. Both Rohidas and Xess made it to the Indian team that will begin its campaign against Spain on Friday. Tokyo Olympic […]

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Odisha: Agriculture Dept, Cashew Development Corporation get 75 new officers 

Bhubaneswar, January 12: A total of 75 officials on Thursday joined the Agricultural Department and State Cashew Development Corporation. While 22 Assistant Agriculture Officers and 53 officials joined the State Agriculture Department and State Cashew Development Corporation (OSCDC). Gracing the orientation programme organised for the new inductees at the Lokseva Bhawan here, Chief Minister Naveen […]

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Hockey World Cup 2023: Star-studded inaugural ceremony held at Barabati Stadium 

Cuttack, January 11: Ahead of the FIH Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, Millennium city of Cuttack hosted a glittering and star-studded inauguration ceremony at the historical Barabati Stadium on Wednesday here. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday graced opening ceremony. The opening ceremony featured […]

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Millet food tasting festival held for Jharpada Jail inmates

Bhubaneawar, January 11: Odisha on Wednesday created history by introducing nutri-cereals in food list of jail inmates. A Millet food tasting festival was held today at the Jharpada Special Jail in Bhubaneswar as part of the “Piloting of Millets in Directorate of Prisons and Correctional Services” initiative. Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment Department Principal Secretary, Dr. […]

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Mathkhai Samman for noted essayist Chandrasekhar Hota 

Bolangir, January 9: Noted essayist, critic and Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Purashkar award winner Chandrasekhar Hota was awarded the prestigious Mathkhai Samman-2023 at the Mathakhai Mahotsav and All India Multi-Lingual Drama festival organised by Mathakhai Mahotsav committee and Bhumika here on Monday. Bolangir MP Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Bolangir MLA Narasingha Mishra felicitated Hota with […]

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Odisha: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates world’s longest hockey stick sand sculpture 

Cuttack, January 10: Ahead of the opening ceremony of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup on Wednesday at Barabati Stadium here, noted artist Sudarsan Pattnaik and his team on Tuesday created hockey stick of 1,05ft long, with installation of more than 5,000 hockey balls on Mahanadi river bank to mark the start of the mega […]

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Odisha: CM disburses interest subvention benefits worth Rs 125 crore to over 2.5 lakh SHGs

Bhubaneawar, January 9: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday disbursed interest subvention benefits for the first two quarters of FY 2022-23 worth Rs 125 crore to more than 2,50,000 SHGs. “Over the next five years, Mission Shakti has provisioned to provide interest subvention benefits amounting to Rs 1,200 cr to SHGs. This was done through […]

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Deloitte Tech Talent Hub opened in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, January 6: Deloitte, a leading global professional services firm, established its footprint in Odisha with the inauguration of its Capability Enhancement Centre (CEC) at ICOMC Tower here on Friday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the firm’s state-of-the-art 55,000 sq. ft. facility centre. Union Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, State IT […]

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Mission Olympic Cell meeting to be held in Bhubaneswar on Jan 20 on sidelines of Hockey World Cup

Bhubaneawar/New Delhi, January 6: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) will host the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) meeting in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on January 20. This will be the first time that the MOC members, who usually meet in Delhi for their monthly meetings for selection of TOPS athletes, monitoring and evaluation of their […]

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High-speed 5G services launched in Odisha

Bhubaneawar, January 5: Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan jointly on Thursday launched high-speed 5G telecom services. “The 5G services are unveiled in Odisha in the first phase of national launch. By August 2024, the entire State of Odisha will be covered with telecom towers, and fibre will reach in […]

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