Author: Odisha News Tune

Bhubaneswar, Nov 30: Kuchipudi exponent Shallu Jindal has been conferred with prestigious Guru Pankaj Das Samman for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Indian classical dance, Kuchipudi recently. She was presented with the award by Governor Dr SC Jamir in the valedictory ceremony of Khordha Zilla Lok Utsav 2016 organised by ASWASANA. […]

Bhubaneswar, Nov 30: The Odisha Government has initiated a collaborative partnership with the University of Chicago, India Centre on energy and environmental issues.  A high-level meeting in this regard was held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi at the State Secretariat here on Wednesday wherein an expert group from the university made […]

Bhubaneswar, Nov 29: The Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd (OPGC) on Tuesday handed over a cheque of Rs 15 crore to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik towards the State’s share of dividend for the year 2015-16. The cheque was handed over to the Chief Minister at the State Secretariat by Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das in […]

Bhubaneswar, Nov 29: The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), credited as a reputable NGO with national, regional or international standings by the UN, has been approved by the United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI) after scrutiny of its unparalleled work for ‘Association’ with it. The KISS, which is among 1,300 NGOs across world […]

Bhubaneswar Nov 29: Odisha is all set to host its business investment summit-‘Make in Odisha Conclave’ from November 30-December 2. The event will be organised by the State Government in association with Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). The conclave will be the largest business summit for the […]

Bhubaneswar, Nov 29: Fish forms the main source of animal protein in the food basket almost half of Indians.  Of the 9.58 million metric tonnes (2013-14) annual fish production from the freshwater, marine and brackish water sector, only a fraction is being exported and the bulk caters the domestic market. Even then, the current consumption […]

Bhubaneswar, Nov 28: Reshma Begum (31), a well-known former footballer of Odisha, has been appointed as the football coach at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) here. She was appointed after KIIT and KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta came to know about her plight and wanted to extend help. Reshma, in her 12 years […]

Bhubaneswar, Nov 24: “Teaching and research constitute the centrality of learning and primacy of knowledge in a university. Almost all rankings use both these as benchmarks for assessing the quality of universities,” said Governor and Chancellor of universities Dr SC Jamir on Thursday. Presiding over the Conference of Vice-Chancellors here at the Raj Bhavan Dr […]

Bhubaneswar, Nov 24: Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Friday directed the concerned authorities to form project specific Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for making the railway station multi-nodal hub project of the ambitious Smart City of Bhubaneswar self-sustaining. Reviewing the progress of the project in a high level meeting held at the State Secretariat Padhi […]

Bhubaneswar, Nov 23: A State-wide human chain was organised on Wednesday to commemorate Birth Centenary year of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik and 80 years of the formation of separate Odisha province.   The human chains were formed throughout the 314 blocks of the State, besides at the State capital Bhubaneswar where Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik […]