Author: Odisha News Tune

Bhubaneswar, Feb 10: On her fourth day of visit to Odisha, Hollywood actor and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Global Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd called on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and shared about her stay in Odisha. She expressed her gratitude to the warm welcome she received from the people of Odisha and at the […]

Bhubaneswar, Feb 5: Ashley Judd, the global goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and popular Hollywood actor is slated to visit Odisha from February 7 to 11. A strong promoter of strong promoter of rights of girls and women, she has been travelling around the world to advocate against gender-based violence and […]

Its the famous Orissa twins to sail to America in 1893 four years before Madhu Babu Bhubaneswar, Feb 4: In popular history, it is said that Barrister Madhusudan Das was the first Odia who sailed to England. In April 1897, he sailed from Kolkata to raise his demands for the interests of Orissa before the […]

Bhubaneswar, Feb 4: With the quality of treatment improving and rise in awareness, cancer survival has doubled since the 1970s, eminent radiation oncologist, Prof Bidhu K Mohanti said on Saturday. “Most cancers are curable as all such conditions are not the same and people who are surviving for ten years or more after being affected […]

Bhubaneswar, Feb 3: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has estimated the credit potential of Odisha at Rs 66,554 crore for the 2017-18 financial year. “The credit projection for Odisha for 2017-18 stands at Rs 66,554 crore. This is based on the potential assessed under various sectors and sub-sectors in all agro […]

Bhubaneswar, Feb 1: The Union Government on Wednesday allocated in the Union Budget Rs 5,102 crore for development of railways in Odisha and also announced to celebrate 200 years of Paika Mutiny led by Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar Mohapatra and setting up of a strategic oil reserve at Chandikhol in Jajpur district. The State got Rs […]

Bhubaneswar, Feb 1: Giving an input to the formation of Union Budget 2017-18, Balasore MP RK Jena written to the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda urging him to increase the share of expenditure on public health in the Budget. “I urge you to strategically increase the public health expenditure to the […]

Bhubaneswar, Jan 27: The Modern international cargo operations along with custom clearance facilities resumed at the Biju Pattanik International Airport (BPIA) after a 13 years break. Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi inaugurated the facility in the presence of Chief Commissioner Customs Rakesh Sharma, Regional Executive Director Airports Authority of India Sanjaya Jain, Director BPIA Yudhisthir […]

–45ft X 30ft National Flag hoisted Bhubaneswar, Jan 27: Flag Foundation of India (FFI) president and former MP Naveen Jindal hoisted a mammoth 45-ft X 30-ft National Flag on a 100-ft monumental flagpole at the Convention Centre at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) and KIIT University in the presence of KIIT & KISS […]

Bhubaneswar, Jan 3: The Raj Bhavan gardens will be opened to the general public and students from January 5 to 22 in the first phase and from February 1 to 10 in the second phase, said a Raj Bhavan communiqué. Visitors will be allowed to enter the gardens from the Gate No.2 near the Main […]