Author: Odisha News Tune

Bhubaneswar, Sep 25: Protesting arrest of owner of the ‘Maharaja’ bus, which claimed 19 lives after it fell off a bridge near Athamallik in Angul district on September 9, the All Odisha Private Owners’ Association on Sunday decided to go on a 24-hour State-wide strike on September 29. Association president Prakash Mishra told reporters that […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 25: BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said the apathy of the successive Governments at the Centre towards Odisha is the main barrier in the State’s development. “Like natural calamities, the Centre’s apathy is the main barrier in development of Odisha. Anti-Odisha tendency of the Centre was evident from Mahanadi […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 25: A day after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik blasted opposition parties, the Congress and the BJP, saying they are shedding crocodile tears on Mahanadi issue, Leader of Opposition and senior Congress leader Narasingha Mishra on Sunday severely criticised Patnaik for surpassing facts on Mahanadi in the House and termed him as a “villain”. […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 25: With panchayat elections less than six months away in Odisha, the Congress on Sunday decided to visit every house in the State against the ruling BJD dispensation and opposition BJP to seek public support. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Prasad Harichandan, who convened a meeting of party block chiefs titled Sankalp […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 24: Two days’ discussion on Mahanadi water dispute issue virtually yielded no results as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik alleged that Congress-led Government at the Centre and the BJP-led Government at the Centre, both have supported Chhattisgarh on Mahanadi issue and Andhra on Polavaram issue. “The Congress-led Government at the Centre and the BJP-led […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 24: The death toll in Nayagarh cracker factory explosion mounted to six as four more succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack on Saturday. Four who died in the Hospital on Saturday are Prafulla Kumar Sahu (45), Trinath Naik (70), Laxmidhar Mohapatra (38) and Loknath Mohapatra […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 24: The Odisha unit of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is all set to start off the year long birthday centenary celebrations of Pundit Deendayal Upadhyaya, beginning Sunday. Pundit Deendayal Upadhyaya was the party ideologue of the Bhartiya Jana Sangh, the forerunner of the BJP. State-level Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Birth Centenary Committee coordinator and […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 24: The Odisha Government has recovered retail items worth Rs 42.13 crore from illegal beneficiaries under National Food Security Act (NFSA) while as many as 353 illegal beneficiaries have been arrested and cases registered against them till date.  Foods and Consumer Welfare Minister Sanjay Dasburma informed this in the Assembly in response to […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 24: With an aim to attract more investments to the State, Odisha Government has decided to organise ‘Make in Odisha’ conclave in Bhubaneswar from November 30 to December 2. The detail proposal for organising the event was discussed in a high level meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 23: Over 4,000 doctors’ and other posts are lying vacant in various Government hospitals and medical colleges in the State now. Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak today revealed this in the State Assembly in response to a question of BJP MLA Dilip Ray on Friday. The Minister said while there […]