CUO entrance test at five centres on July 5, 6

Bhubaneswar: The Entrance Examination for admission to Central University of Orissa (CUO), Koraput for the academic session 2014-15 will be held on July 5 and 6 at five centres like in Koraput, Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Raipur and Kolkata in the country. Applicants can download their admit card and hall tickets from the university website i.e. www.cuo.ac.in. […]

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Jagannath Research Centre inaugurated in Gujarat

Bhubaneswar/Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on teh ocassion of world famous car festival of Lord Jagannath at Puri on Sunday inaugurated Shree Jagannath Cultural Academy and Research Centre (JCARC) near Adalaj that houses a Jagannath Temple, a replica of Puri Jagannath temple of Odisha, and a centre that will also impart training to students […]

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Biju Patnaik Int’l Airport organises diabetes awareness campaign

Bhubaneswar: The Airports Authority of India, Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar organized “Diabetes Awareness Drive” here at the airport, where free health check-up camp was set-up in association with Med Plus, KIDS Multi Speciality Hospital, Rabindra Surgicals Pvt. Ltd., National Research Institute of Ayurvedic Drug Development (CCRAS) and Aditya Care Hospital to sensitize and enlighten […]

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‘Pink Auto’ service for women launched in Odisha capital

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday flagged off the ‘Pink Auto’ service, for women in the capital city of Bhubaneswar here at the Commissionerate headquarters.  Speaking on occasion, the Chief Minister said he was delighted to launch the Pink Auto project in the city. “I am delighted to launch the Pink Auto service […]

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BJP at Centre, BJD in Odisha competing for higher inflation: Niranjan

Bhubaneswar: Former PCC president Niranjan Patnaik has criticized the BJP for betraying the trust of the people by increasing passenger rail fare by 14.2 % and freight by 6 % at a time when the country is already reeling under severe inflationary pressure because of rise in prices of onion and potatoes and there is […]

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Odisha spends Rs 12,34,141 for treatment of 4 Ministers during 2005-14

Surjya Patro alone receives Rs 54,35,13 Bhubaneswar: A total of Rs 12,34,141 has been spent towards medical treatment of as many as four former and current Ministers of the State from the State exchequer during 2005 to 2014. As per the information provided by the Parliamentary Affairs Ministry PIO on an RTI application filed by […]

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Odisha MLAs meet Energy Minister for a strong solar policy

Bhubaneswar: MLAs cutting across party lines on Sunday met Odisha Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das and urged him to expedite the finalization and implementation of a robust solar power policy in Odisha.   The MLAs, Anant Das, Amar Satpathy, Prafulla Samal, Prasant Muduli of BJD, Chiranjeev Biswal and Ansuman Mohanty of Congress and Dilip Ray […]

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Orissa High Court upholds Shankaracharya’s view on chariot climbing

Bhubaneswar: Putting all the speculations to rest the Orissa High Court on Friday upheld the view of upheld the views of Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Govardhan Peeth Swami Nischalananda Saraswati and the Jagannath Temple Management Committee on the issue of devotees climbing the chariots and touching the deities and has directed Odisha government to provide supports […]

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Duplicate gutkha factory raided in Bhubaneswar, 7 arrested

Bhubaneswar: Acting on a tip off the Quick Action Team (QAT) of the Commissionerate Police along with the Khandagiri police on Friday raided a duplicate zarda and gutkha factory at Jokalandi in Bharatpur and arrested seven persons from the spot.    The police also seized a gutkha manufacturing machine, a weighing machine, a packing machine, […]

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