Author: Odisha News Tune

Ganapati Panda gets Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday called upon the scientist community in the State to come up with ‘out-of-the-box’ solutions to combat the menaces of environmental pollution, energy crisis, water scarcity, global warming, besides ensuring lasting solutions for the problems of common populace, more […]

Bhubaneswar: Utilization under State Plan Budget for 2014-15 has increased by 110 per cent over last year expenditure by 2014. The percentage of expenditure has been around 15 per cent of the estimated plan budget for 2014-15. This was revealed here at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Gokul Chandra Pati at […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of continuing rain since two days due to low pressure, rain water was flowing between Saragipali and Handapa stations in Angul-Sambalpur rail section and mud fallen between Keutguda and Sikarpai stations in Rayagada-Koraput Railway Section resulting in partial disruption of train services during morning hours, said a press release issued by the […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to providing comfortable journey to the commuters and to clear wait list positions of the passengers in south bound trains through East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction, Railways have decided to extend the services of Santragachhi-Chennai, Santragachhi-Ernakulam Super-Fast Special trains including Howrah-Yesvantpur and Howrah-Chennai PREMIUM Special trains till last week of August […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government is all set to renovate and beautify the historic Atharanala bridge, widely known as the entrance of Srikshetra and Puri town. A meeting to this effect was convened under the chairmanship of Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Panda here on Monday at the Secretariat. The meeting revealed that Centre has made […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday directed district collectors of 12 districts- Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh and Boudh to stay on high alert in view of the flood threat triggered by heavy rains in these districts. “The Chief Miister asked the concerned departments to keep a […]

Sabyasachi Panda Bhubaneswar: With the 10-day police remand of Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda ending on Monday, the Crime Branch police are all set to take Panda on 10-day remand from Tuesday. “We have submitted all the necessary documents of Sabyasachi Panda along with the Nayagarh SDJM Court’s order allowing the Crime Branch to bring him […]

Bhubaneswar: The cyclonic storm formed in Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast turned into a low pressure on Sunday triggering fear particularly among the flood affected people in nine districts in Odisha. “Under the influence of the low pressure widespread rainfall in most parts of the state with heavy to very heavy rainfall at one […]

Noncompliance may lead to cancellation of NOC, allotment of land Bhubaneswar: In pursuance of the direction of the Supreme Court, the Health and Family Welfare department on Friday issued a notification instructing all private hospitals and nursing homes, who have been allotted Government land at subsidised rates, to submit monthly reports on compliance with the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Minority Forum strongly condemned the communal remarks made by Goa Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza that India is a Hindu country and that he is a Christian Hindu. The Forum unequivocally slammed these communal statements made by D’Souza and termed his action as political opportunism. Forum president Dr. Sasmit Patra in a […]