UNFPA Goodwill ambassador Ashley Judd to visit Odisha on Feb 7

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 […]

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‘Cancer survival has doubled since the 1970s’

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 […]

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NABARD estimates Rs 66,554-cr credit potential of Odisha for 2017-18

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 […]

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Balasore MP urges Centre to increase public health expenditure

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 […]

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Boosting export: Int’l cargo ops resume at city airport

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 […]

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Bhubaneswar gets its tallest monumental flagpole of 107-ft at KISS

–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 […]

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