Science Express to arrive at Chhatrapur station tomorrow

Bhubaneswar, May 16: After successful tours at Bhadrak and Puri Railway stations, the Science Express will be stationed at Chhatrapur railway station in Ganjam district on Wednesday and people can visit the exhibition on wheels from 10 am to 6pm, an East Coast Railway (ECoR) release said on Tuesday. Entry is free for all. The […]

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BMC gears up to renovate 14 major water bodies across the city

Bhubaneswar, May 15: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken up restoration of 14 water bodies across the city with an investment plan of Rs 16.81 crore. The funding will be done by the Odisha Urban Infrastructure Development Fund (OUIDF). Water bodies are lifelines of urban local bodies and where development is faster they needed […]

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10K Odisha youths to get entrepreneurship training this fiscal

Bhubaneswar, May 13: The State Government on Saturday set a target to impart entrepreneurship development training to 10,000 youths during the current financial year 2017-18. Decision to this effect was taken in a meeting chaired by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Prafulla Samal wherein, MSME Secretary LN Gupta, Industries Director and other stakeholders attended. […]

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‘Mangalyaan’ victory awed the world: Ex- ISRO chief

Bhubaneswar, May 13: Padma Bhushan Dr K Radhakrishnan, former Chairman, Space Commission and Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman on Saturday said that India, after becoming the first Asian country to orbit a spacecraft around Mars and the first in the world to succeed in the very first attempt, is now on the threshold of climbing […]

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BMC annual tax collection crosses Rs 100 crore mark

Bhubaneswar, May 12: For the first time in its history, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has collected Rs 100.13 crore as revenue, including Rs 35.07 crore Holding Tax, which is also the highest so far. Out of the total collection of Rs 100.13 crore, the various tax components include, Holding Tax Rs 35.07 crore, Users […]

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Puri-Somnath Special to halt at Srikakulam Road, Palasa stations

Bhubaneswar, May 12: Puri-Somnath (Gujrat) Special which will be launched on Saturday will have stoppages at Srikakulam Road and Palasa stations. The train will run via Ahmadabad, Nagpur, Raipur, Rayagada and Vizianagaram connecting two religious destinations in east and west parts of the country and also connecting Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.  Somnath-Puri Special […]

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Finally, Odisha CM effects biggest ever Cabinet reshuffle

Bhubaneswar, May 7: After months of speculation, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik finally reshuffled his Cabinet by inducting 10 fresh faces and elevating two Ministers of State (MoS), including a tribal face to the Cabinet rank on Sunday. Earlier on Saturday, ten Ministers, Pradip Kumar Amat, Debi Prasad Mishra, Lal Behari Himirika, Jogendra Behera, Pushpendra Singhdeo, […]

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22nd Asian Athletics Championship formally announced; mascot, logo unveiled

Bhubaneswar, May 7: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday formally announced hosting of 22nd Asian Athletics Championship at Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar from 6-9 July 2017 and unveiled the mascot and logo for the event in the presence of athletic champions PT Usha and Anju Bobby George. “The premier athletics championship coming to Bhubaneswar in itself […]

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State-of-the art Apollo Cancer Institute in Odisha by 2018

Bhubaneswar, May 6: Apollo Hospitals Group would set up a state-of-the-art cancer institute in Bhubaneswar. The proposed Rs 100 crore project would be completed in 18 months. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone for the same on Saturday in the presence of Apollo Hospitals Group vice-chairperson Preetha Reddy. The proposed five-storey to which […]

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Shaurin Bhatt to enthrall city Patha Utsav audience this Sunday

Bhubaneswar, May 5: Bollywood singer Shaurin Bhatt will enthrall the audience at the popular street fest Patha Utsav on Sunday even as the festival will have its usual activities and awareness programmes by the regular participants to educate the public, which mainly comes to the Janpath to involve them in concepts based on non-motorised transport […]

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