Odisha: CM announces Rs 200-crore assistance for drought-hit areas

Bhubaneswar, November 15: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced Input Assistance of about Rs 200 crore for the distressed farmers of the drought affected areas of the State. The entire expenditure will be borne by the State Government. As per reports, about 2,63560 hectares of crop land in 64 blocks and 15 ULBs of […]

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Bichhupali-Jhartarbha railline commissioned 

Bhubaneawar, November 12: The newly-laid Broad Gauge Rail Line of 10.65kms between Bichhupali and Jhartarbha of Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line project has been completed and commissioned, said an East Coast Railway (ECoR) statement on Saturday. Commissioner Railway Safety (CRS) inspected this newly laid Rail Line on Thursday and given his consent for commissioning. The CRS […]

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Corpus boost: Super Specialist Care in Capital & BMC Hospital in Bhubaneswar 

Bhubaneswar, November 10: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday approved the provision of “Corpus Fund” for hiring Super Specialists and Specialists on contractual basis for Capital Hospital, and BMC Hospital in Bhubaneswar. With this sanction, lakhs of people from Bhubaneswar and adjoining areas depending on these two hospitals will get free super specialty consultation and […]

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As a daughter of Odisha, I dream of a developed, peaceful & prosperous Odisha: President Murmu

Bhubaneawar/Puri, November 10: “As a daughter of Odisha, I dream of a developed, peaceful and prosperous Odisha,” said President Droupadi Murmu in Bhubaneswar on Thursday evening. Gracing the civic reception hosted in her honour by the Odisha Government at Raj Bhavan, the President recalled the glamorous past of Odisha and reposed immense faith in the […]

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Odisha constructing 30 Instream Storage Structures, 16 more in pipeline, says CM 

– 257 Junior Engineers (Civil) join Water Resources Department  Bhubaneswar November 9: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said that the State Water Resources Department is constructing 30 Instream Storage Structures and 16 more are in pipeline located across different rivers with a budget outlay of about Rs 12,000 crore. “They will provide double benefit […]

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Roop Narayan Sunkar new ECoR GM

Bhubaneawar, November 7: Senior Indian Railway Service of Engineering (IRSE) officer Roop Narayan Sunkar joined in East Coast Railway as General Manager here on Monday. Prior to the new posting, the 1985-batch IRSE officer Sunkar was working as Chief Administrative Officer (Construction) of South East Central Railway (SECR) at Bilaspur. He also worked as Chief […]

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BJP’s Suryabanshi Suraj defeats BJD to retain Dhamnagar seat; Naveen says ‘it was expected’

Bhubaneawar, November 6: BJP candidate Suryabanshi Suraj won the Dhamnagar Assembly bypoll in against his nearest rival, Abanti Das of the ruling BJD by 9,881 votes on Sunday. Suraj, the son of late MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi, whose demise necessitated the by-elections, got 80,351 votes, while Das secured 70,470 votes for the Dhamnagar bypoll in […]

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Odisha: 40 World Skill Centre students meet CM ahead of Singapore tour

Bhubaneswar, November 5: As many as 40 students of World Skill Centre (WSC), who will leave for Singapore to sharpen their skills at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore from November 7 to 18, 2022, as part of the Students Exchange Programme, called on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here. The students include 32 boys […]

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Odisha intensifies vigil to curb road mishaps during picnic season 

Cuttack, November 1: The State Transport Authority on Tuesday launched a two-month long special enforcement drive with an aim to promote safety, reduce road accidents and fatalities across Odisha during the picnic season. “A month-wise analysis of road accident statistics has revealed that winter times, especially November to February account for nearly 30 per cent […]

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Odisha: CM launches Jeypore-Bhubaneswar flight services, first scheduled flight to KBK

Bhubaneswar, October 31: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday flagged off direct flight services between Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar and Jeypore Airport in Koraput district. This is the first scheduled flight to the KBK region. Jeypore airport is completely owned by the State Government. The commencement of flight operations under the Centre’s regional connectivity […]

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