Three-storied building demolished at Rasulgarh

Bhubaneswar, November 17: As part of its effort to make the capital city of Bhubaneswar free from encroachments and unauthorized construction, the joint eviction team of the BDA, BMC and GA Department on Monday demolished an unauthorised three-storied building near Rasulgarh Square. According to BDA Enforcement Officer Deba Prasad Dash, one Baikunthanath Sahu had constructed […]

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Publicise Dr Taradatt-headed Taskforce probe report on DQ, demand rights bodies

Bhubaneswar, November 17: Coming down heavily on the Odisha Government, as many as 28 civil society organisations, which have been demanding a CBI probe into the mega land and house allotment scam, have demanded that the State Government make the Dr Taradatt-headed Taskforce report public and punish the elements involved in this incident according to […]

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Encroachments between Hanspal-Phulnakhara along NH-5 demolished

Bhubaneswar, November 10: Continuing its demolition drive spree, the joint eviction team of Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), General Administration (GA) department on Monday demolished nearly 45 shops (Asbestos and Thatched), 14 cabins and 10 boundary walls along the NH 5 between Hanspal and Phunakhara. The demolition drive was carried out for […]

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Contract High School teachers resort to indefinite stir

Bhubaneswar, November 10: As per their earlier announcement nearly 20,000 contract teachers engaged in different high schools in Odisha on Monday resorted to indefinite cease work agitation by staging demonstration here at Mahatma Gandhi Marg.  With the State Government not taking any effective step on their issues, the teachers under the banner of Odisha Govt […]

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National cancer conclave at SUM hospital on Nov 8

Bhubaneswar, November 5: Experts on cancer treatment will be converging at the Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital (IMSSH), the faculty of medicine of SOA University here, on November 8 to discuss the latest trends in cancer therapy.  “The first National Sum Cancer Conclave, being organized by the hospital, was a step towards strengthening […]

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Naveen on 6-day Delhi visit from Tuesday

Naveen Patnaik Bhubaneswar, November 3: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would leave for the national capital on a six-day visit on Tuesday. “I will meet Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to submit a memorandum on the damages incurred in the southern districts due to the recent Cyclone Hudhud. Also, I will discuss about the remaining Central assistance for […]

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Six more DIETs for teachers training centres in Odisha soon

Bhubaneswar, October 30: In view of nearly 10, 000 school teachers not getting proper training facility due to lack of training centres, the Odisha Government has decided to set up six District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) in six districts in the State soon. “The DIETs will be opened in Malkangiri, Nuapada, Boudh, Jharsuguda, […]

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30,000 Disaster Resistant Houses by 2018 in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, October 29: Maintaining that Odisha has become a model for others in disaster response and management Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said around 30,000 disaster resistant houses would be set up in disaster prone areas in the State by 2018. “In the aftermath of the very severe cyclonic storm Phailin last year the […]

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