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Bhubaneswar, December 5, 2017: Air India announced direct flights from Bhubaneswar to Bangkok starting December 10. The service will be available twice a week. As per schedule, the service will be available on Thursdays and Sundays. The aircraft will fly to Bangkok from BPIA at 3.45 pm on the scheduled days. “Bolstering Odisha’s position as […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 4, 2017: Even as the incumbent BJD Government in Odisha has been showcasing its impressive growth figure, its burgeoning debt burden paints a bleak picture. The loan burden of the State was Rs 66,656.56 crore by October 2017 and it is estimated that it would rise to Rs 76,744.12 crore by the end […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 4, 2017: Odisha Government has collected a total of Rs 3,735.14 crore after the implementation of GST from different goods and services during the last four months from July 1 to October 31, a 2.30-per cent rise over Rs 3651.28 crore collected towards various taxes during the corresponding period of the last month. […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, December 1, 2017: Water storage level of 91 major reservoirs of the country has gone down by two percent, said a statement of Ministry of Water Resources. The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on November 30, 2017 was 98.578 BCM which is 62 per cent […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 29, 2017: The countdown has begun for the for Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup-2018 with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launching logo for the ensuing event to be held at Kalinga Stadium between November 28 to December 16 next year in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha on Wednesday. “I was happy to launch […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 29, 2017: India has launched India Hypertension Management Initiative (IHMI) with an aim to reduce disability and death related to cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in India, by improving the control of high blood pressure (hypertension), reducing salt consumption and eliminating artificial trans-fats, leading risk factors for CVD. The Secretary, […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 29, 2017: The State Government has released financial assistance of Rs 364.76 crore to 19 districts for payment to farmers affected by unseasonal cyclonic rain. The State Government has notified an area of 407100.77 hectares in 14720 villages under 2460 gram panchayats of 133 blocks and 257 wards of 38 ULBs in 19 […]
Continue ReadingHyderabad, November, 28, 2017: The number of smartphone users in India is projected to grow to over 500 million by 2018. This offers immense potential for the growth of any venture, in terms of outreach and job creation, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday here. The Prime Minister was speaking at the Global Entrepreneurship […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November, 28, 2017: The Union Government on Tuesday appointed 1985-batch Odisha cadre IAS officer Upendra Prasad Singh as the Secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. “Upendra Prasad Singh, IAS (OR:85) presently holding the charge of Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga has been appointed as Secretary, […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 28, 2017: The Central Government on Monday has cleared project proposals of Odisha worth Rs 1,462.58 crore for PMGSY for 2017-18 FY under regular Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY Batch II). The share of Ministry of Rural Development has been pegged at Rs 847.47 crore while State share stands at Rs 615.11 […]
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