Author: Odisha News Tune

Bhubaneswar, Aug 8, 2017: Odisha constitutes 20 per cent of the total death caused due to lightning strikes in the country. About 2,000 people lose their lives every year in India due to lightning while as many as 258 persons have already died due to the lightning strikes in last five months.  This was revealed […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 8, 2017: The Odisha Cabinet on Tuesday approved promulgation of two Ordinances for assigning land rights or property rights to the identified slum dwellers living in Municipal Councils and also to those living in Municipal Corporation areas for redevelopment, rehabilitation and up gradation of slums. “Today’s Cabinet is dedicated to all such people.  […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 7: Maintaining that weavers are the sole masters of Odisha’s exquisite handloom heritage, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged people especially the youth to do their bit for promoting State’s unique handloom and supporting our weavers. “Their (weavers) dexterity in weaves has helped create a distinct identity of Odisha handlooms and spread […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 3: Four family members of renowned businessman and hotelier Satpal Singh and a domestic help died in a fire mishap at Singh’s house located in Budheswari Colony under Laxmisagar police in the early hours of Thursday. The deceased were identified as Satpal’s younger son Gagan Pal Singh (40), daughter-in-law Bhavana Singh (38), granddaughter […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 3: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday launched UNNATI, a new initiative of the State Government, which aims at transformation of cities and towns into thriving urban areas. “The programme will accelerate implementation of civic amenities across all 107 municipalities and NACs of our state. The cities and towns will have 100% water […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 2: Special Relief Commissioner’s (SRC) official Facebook page crossed 10,000 followers on Wednesday. It was around one-and-a-half month ago that the SRC had joined the social media by registering its presence on Facebook. “Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has issued clear instructions for use of three Ts namely, Technology, Transparency and Team Work in […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 1:  The State Government has released a total of Rs 6.80 crore to five districts for disbursement of house building assistance to the households whose houses were damaged due to the recent floods and heavy rain. The amount was given to the Collectors of Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri districts. The highest […]

Bhubaneswar, July 26: Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Wednesday held a video conference with district Collectors to review the flood situation and preparedness by the administration. Padhi asked the Collectors of flood affected Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri districts to ensure submission of preliminary damage assessments of flood indicating areas affected, damage to public […]

Bhubaneswar, July 26: The Central University of Orissa (CUO), Koraput and the Council of Analytical Tribal Studies (COATS), Koraput signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the cooperation in the higher educational sector and tribal research development on Wednesday. The MoU was signed between CUO Vice-Chancellor Prof Sachidananda Mohanty and COATS Director Prof PC […]