Author: Odisha News Tune

Bhubaneswar, Nov 3: Chief Secretary-headed State Level Committee (SLC) on Thursday granted in-principle approval to the State’s maiden private industrial park to be set up by Gitanjali Gems Limited at Ramdaspur in Cuttack district. The total investment envisaged in this private industrial park spread over 100 acres is approximately Rs 700 crore over the next […]

Bhubaneswar, Nov 3: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued conditional summon to Kalahandi Collector-cum-District Magistrate (DM) to appear in person over non-compliance of its direction involving financial compensation to the next of the kin of a deceased tribal girl student. It was alleged that on August 29, 2012, a tribal girl Kuni Majhi […]

Bhubaneswar, Nov 1: Free Wi-Fi service at the Cuttack railway station was inaugurated by local MP and Railway Convention Committee Chairperson Bhartruhari Mahtab on Tuesday in the presence of Divisional Railway Manager, Khurda Road Devraj Panda. As part of an ambitious project towards the Digital India initiative by the Indian Railways, provision of Wi-Fi services […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 28: The JICA-assisted Odisha Integrated Sanitation Improvement Project works in the twin city of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar have been fastened within last three months, taking the achievement up to 42 percent in physical progress of the project, claimed the State Government on Friday. The progress was achieved following the orders of the Chief […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 28: The Court of Second Additional District Judge, Khurda on Friday granted bail to Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital chairman Manoj Ranjan Nayak and superintendent Pusparaj Samantsinghar, both arrested in connection with the massive fire at the hospital on October 17. While directing Nayak and Samantsinghar to furnish a bond of […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 27: Draft Common Result Framework (CRF) for reduction of malnutrition in Odisha has been designed by the Working Group constituted for the purpose. This was discussed in a high level meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Thursday. Chairman of the Working Group and Secretary Women and Child […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 25: Two persons, including a Bengali girl, were arrested from Pandara on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar for allegedly smuggling ganja on Tuesday. Police seized 35 kg of the contraband from their possession.  Acting on a tip-off that the woman was smuggling contraband to Puri, the Mancheswar police laid a trap and traced Prasanta […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 25: Two tribal students of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) are among the national-level winners of the prestigious Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE 2016 Awards. They will receive the awards from President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 7.   The two are among the 30 winners out of the […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 25: Ahead of the Make in Odisha conclave, the Odisha Government on Tuesday organised a road show in Hyderabad to attract investments the State. Industries Minister Debi Prasad Mishra along with a high-profile delegation participated in the road show and made a strong pitch for Odisha explaining why the State should top investment […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 25: Health and Family Welfare Minister Pradip Kumar Amat on Tuesday launched the statewide breastfeeding programme-MAA (Mothers Absolute Affection), a flagship programme for promotion of breastfeeding here. The programme seeks to improve family and community awareness about the importance of early and exclusive breastfeeding; strengthen counseling of mother through ASHA workers and provide […]