Author: Odisha News Tune

Bhubaneswar: KIIT hosted Iftar party during the holy month of Ramzan on Friday. Significance of the month of Ramzan and Iftar were discussed on the occasion, an annual event at KIIT, which was attended by Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS, Prof. P. P. Mathur, Vice Chancellor, KIIT University, Dr. Sasmita Samanta, Registrar and […]

Bhubaneswar: Cancer and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are dreaded words worldwide. But generally, the Hepatitis-B infection is less discussed and feared though it is a killer and 100 times more infectious than HIV because people are not yet aware about the threat it poses. This ignorance is causing at least one million deaths across […]

Bhubaneswar: Distribution of liquor to the party cadres to imbibe their spirit and energy for campaign and to the common people to buy vote by major political parties during election time is very common in the State. But the range of consumption of liquor is so high during the last general election which is unimaginable by any sensible person in […]

Bhubaneswar: A four member team of Jana Jagaran and ActionAid on Thursday called on governor Dr SC Jamir and apprised him about the improper implementation of provision for Panchayats’ Extension to Scheduled Areas Act-1996 (PESA) in tribal pockets.   The members also submitted a sample study report which was undertaken in four district like- Koraput, […]

Bhubaneswar: State Bank of India, Local Head Office, Bhubaneswar donated an Anaesthesia Machine to SSB Hospital, Lingipur, Bhubaneswar as part of its corporate social responsibility role.  The machine was inaugurated by Krishna Mohan Trivedi, Chief General Manager, Bhubaneswar Circle in SSB hospital premises on Monday. Managing Trustee of the hospital Dr Nrusingh Prasad Tripathy was […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Jugal Kishore Mohapatra has directed the concerned departments to institutionalize State Project Monitoring Group and undertake regular follow up activities for expediting implementation of investment projects in the State. The Chief Secretary directed this while presiding over the 2nd Project Monitoring Committee meeting held at the Secretariat wherein Special Secretary Planning and […]

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of agitating Anganwadi workers and cooks coming from almost all parts of the State on Tuesday staged a massive rally at Lower PMG here, demanding minimum remuneration of Rs 15,000 a month and Government servant status. Taking out the rally from Master Canteen square the Anganwadi workers and their assistants organised a protest […]

Union Tribal Affairs minister Jual Oram  Bhubaneswar: Terming the sprinter Dutee Chand`s exclusion from the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games as ‘unfortunate,’ Union Tribal Affairs minister Jual Oram has written a letter to Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal seeking his intervention in the issue.  “The way Athletics Federation of India excluded her from the […]