BJD MPs meet Railways Minister Vaishnaw, seek passenger services on Paradip-Haridaspur line

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, December 16: A delegation of BJD MPs from Rajya Sabha on Friday met Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi and urged him to start passenger services on Paradip-Haridaspur railway line for the benefit of the people of Kendrapara district. The MPs including Sasmit Patra, Amar Patnaik, Sujeet Kumar, Sulata Deo, Mamata Mahanta […]

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Usha Padhee posted as Skill Development & Technical Education Dept Secretary

Bhubaneswar, December 16: After completion of Central deputation, 1996-batch IAS officer Usha Padhee returned to Odisha. She has been appointed as Principal Secretary of the Skill Development and Technical Education Department, said an official release on Friday. According to a General Administration and Public Grievance Department notification, Padhee has also been assigned additional charge of […]

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Odisha to launch upgraded portal on Dec 25 to expedite EV subsidy disbursement

Cuttack, December 16: In order to expedite the disbursement process of incentives on electric vehicles, announced under the Odisha Electric Vehicle Policy-2021, an upgraded EV portal with auto disburse model will be launched on December 25, said Joint Commissioner Transport (Technical) Dipti Ranjan Patra on Thursday. “The entire process will be automated with least human […]

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Paradip Port handles highest ever 6,49,730 MT single-day cargo traffic

Bhubaneswar, December 15: The Paradip Port has achieved another milestone by handling highest ever cargo traffic of 6,49,730 Metric Tonnes in a single day on Wednesday, said an official release on Thursday. According to Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, after dredging of northern dock, recently, Paradip Port had successfully berthed MV Golden Barnet, a […]

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NABARD estimates Odisha’s credit potential for FY 2023-24 at Rs 1,60,280 crore

Bhubaneswar, December 14: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on Wednesday projected Odisha’s overall credit potential for the financial year 2023-24 at Rs 1,60,280 crore. NABARD conducted the State Credit Seminar for 2023-24 here, in which the State Focus Paper for Odisha was released. The seminar was inaugurated by Finance Niranjan Pujari […]

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Any chance of establishing Orissa High Court bench at Sambalpur lost with conduct of agitating lawyers, now: Supreme Court

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, December 14: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took a dim view of the unruly agitation carried out by lawyers in Samblapur who have been demanding a permanent bench of the Orissa High Court in the district and noted that even if there was some possibility, that is lost now with their conduct. “There […]

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Odisha eases guidelines for obtaining NOC for private nursing, pharmacy institutions

Bhubaneswar, December 13: In order to encourage private entrepreneurs in establishing high quality and sustainable institutions in different courses like nursing, pharmacy, allied medical science and physiotherapy, the Odisha Government has come up with robust guidelines for obtaining no-objection certificate (NOC). “The new procedure will be effective from the 2023-24 academic session,” said State Health […]

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Prison Formation Day celebrated at Jharpada Special Jail

Bhubaneawar, December 11: The Prison Formation Day-2022 was celebrated at the Jharpada Special Jail here on Sunday. DG (Prisons & Director, Correctional Services) Dr. Manoj Kumar Chhabra, ADG Diptesh Kumar Pattanayak and DIG Subhakanta Mishra graced the occasion. Dr. Chhabra felicitated selected officers and other staff with DG Disk for their remarkable work. Certificates and […]

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Odisha: Train services to be affected due to Talcher-Angul doubling work

Bhubaneawar, December 10: In order to complete the ongoing doubling work between Talcher Road and Angul in Bhubaneswar/Cuttack-Angul-Sambalpur Railway Route of East Coast Railway (ECoR) at the earliest, the ECoR has decided to cancel, divert and control the services of a few trains in the route. As per the ECoR release, Rourkela-Bhubaneswar-Rourkela Super Fast Inter […]

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Odisha: Sports Secretary reviews preparations ahead of Hockey World Cup celebrations in Cuttack

Cuttack, December 10: Ahead of Hockey India’s Hockey World Cup celebrations on January 11 at the Barabati Stadium, Sports and Youth Services Secretary R Vineel Krishna on Saturday visited the event venue and chaired a preparatory meeting with Hockey India and concerned officials to ensure a smooth and sucessful event. Sports Secretary Krishna asked the […]

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