Author: Odisha News Tune

Bhubaneswar, August 11: To enhance opportunities for entrepreneurship and to encourage youth entrepreneurship and innovation in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a Rs 2-crore Odisha Youth Innovation Fund on Tuesday. The scheme would be implemented by the Odisha Small Industries Corporation (OSIC) as the nodal agency. Youths of the State aged between 13 and […]

Bhubaneswar August 9: The Bharat Raksha Manch on Monday released a Special Mourning Cover on former President late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. The cover was released as a part of the Kranti Divas celebrations held at Bhubaneswar. This is the first mourning cover released on the former President after his death. Manch president Dr Bimlendu Mohanty, […]

–Sarathi Baba in scandal Bhubaneswar, August 9: Crime Branch sleuths on Sunday started interrogation of the self-styled godman Srimad Sarathi at the CB headquarters in Cuttack to extract truth from him about the ‘scandal’. The CB has taken Sarathi on a three-day remand starting Sunday. A team of CB sleuths started grilling of the controversial […]

Koraput, August 5: Professor Sachidananda Mohanty has appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Orissa (CUO) Koraput, said a communiqué received from the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) on Tuesday. Prof Mohanty, the former HoD of English at the University of Hyderabad, will take full charge of the university soon.  He […]

Bhubaneswar, August 5: President Pranab Mukherjee would pay a two-day visit to the State from Friday. As per the itinerary, the first citizen of India would arrive at the Biju Patnaik International Airport at 1.45 pm on Friday and leave for Rameswar by a helicopter to attend the golden jubilee function of the Rameswar High […]

–Sarathi Baba in ‘scandal’– Kendrapara, August 5: Tension erupted at Barimula-based at the self-proclaimed godman Srimad Sarathi Baba Ashram in Kendrapara district after police personnel on Wednesday evening resorted to mild lathi charge to disperse the irate mob who was demanding clarification from Baba about the explicit clippings telecasted in a regional TV channel. While […]

Bhadrak, August 5: A destitute widow who was declared dead by the Bhadrak district administration in Odisha a year ago finally has started receiving has started receiving old age pension. More interestingly, the district administration that had been denying her pension itself started giving the benefit. The district administration of Bhadrak woke up after the […]

Bhubaneswar, August 3: Odisha to go on a mission mode to preserve onions in the state. Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy on Monday informed that to deal with the onion crisis, the State Government is all set to launch an Onion Mission soon. Under the mission, emphasis would be given on opening of cold storages across […]

Minimum amount order Rs 500   Bhubaneswar, August 3: The Odisha State Poultry Products Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd. (Opolofed) on Monday launched online shopping platform to provide its customers a flexible buying experience of its products such as chicken and egg. Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister, Pradeep Maharathy launched the facility in an […]

Bhubaneswar, August 3: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has served notice to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Chairman over violation of RBI guidelines on deposit and loan ratio. Acting on a petition filed by Angul-based Human Rights Watch, the commission on July 30 sought an action-taken report within eight weeks. Petitioner and Human […]