Author: Odisha News Tune

Paralakhemundi, Sep 23: The Gajapati district administration has distributed around 440 land pattas to landless families in its Rayagada tehsil on by using Mobile SMS Technology in the land titling process. The land right records were distributed on Wednesday. While land is a foundational source of living for more than 65 percent of total workforce […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 22: School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra on Thursday informed the Assembly that a whopping number of 1,047 high schools in the State have no electricity connections as yet. The Minister in response to a written question of BJP MLA Rabinarayan Nayak on Thursday told the House that generators have been […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 22: As many as 339 retired teachers have been hired under the Teacher-on-Call programme in the State so far, informed School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra in the Assembly on Thursday. The Minister informed that  the Teacher-on-Call programme has been introduced to appoint retired teachers to meet needs as per the […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 22: India 24×7 web channel chief Ravi Sharma, who was wanted by Vigilance for grilling in connection with the sting operation involving four BJD MLAs demanding bribe for industries, moved the Orissa High Court for anticipatory bail on Thursday. Though the Vigilance earlier had summoned him to appear before it for deposition on […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 22: As a part of an ambitious project towards Digital India initiative by Indian Railways, Wi-Fi services will be provided at Cuttack railway station during Durga Puja time. Cuttack railway station will now gain the distinguished status of having high-speed internet facility in the country for its thousands of passengers who travel everyday […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 22: Low-rung police personnel would get one month’s additional salary (Grade pay) in the State. A notification to this effect has been published by the Home Department after the Finance Department gave its nod to the proposal. The Grade Pay would be given to Constables, Havildars, Sepoys and Lance Naiks. The maximum limit […]

Bhubaneswar. Sep 21: Decks were cleared for Students’ Union elections here at the Utkal University after the university’s Post Graduate (PG) Council gave its nod for the democratic exercise of the students on Wednesday two days after the Advisory Committee gave its green signal. The process will be held after a gap of one year. […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 20: The Monsoon Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly beginning here tomorrow is likely to be a stormy affair with opposition Congress and BJP geared up to put the ruling BJD in the dock on a host of issues, including Mahanadi dispute, Nagada malnutrition deaths, civilians killing by police in Kandhamal. Besides, the […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 20: To improve passengers’ amenities the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to install digital Train Indication Boards (TIBs) and Coach Indication Boards (CIBs) thereby facilitating commuters to know about the information like arrival/departure of trains. Presently, commuters become aware of the train position only after arriving on the platform. The work for […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 20: Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi’s son Amit Jogi on Tuesday participated in Odisha’s ruling BJD-sponsored agitation in Malkangiri district against the Polavaram project of Andhra Pradesh and targeted the BJP and Congress for the controversial project. The Chhattisgarh Janata Congress (Jogi) (CJCJ) leader along with Dharamjit Singh undertook a bus yatra from […]