Odisha: CBI arrests Paradip Port official, three others in Rs 25 lakh bribery case

Bhubaneswar, August 5: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested Paradip Port Trust’s Chief Mechanical Engineer Saroj Kumar Das and three others, including a senior executive of a stevedoring company in connection with an alleged bribery case. Das was accused of taking Rs 25 lakh bribe from Cuttack-based Orissa Stevedores Limited (OSL), a […]

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Union Bank CEO meets Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik 

Bhubaneswar, August 4: Union Bank Managing Director and CEO A. Manimekhalai on Thursday called on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Naveen Niwas, the residence of the CM, here. According to a CMO statement, both of them discussed on a wide range of topics including financial inclusion of the poor and disadvantaged. “The Chief Minister asked […]

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Odisha nod for 11 investment proposals of Rs 2,253 crore

Bhubaneawar, August 4: Giving further boost to industrial development in the State, the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) chaired by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Thursday approved 11 investment proposals worth Rs 2,253 crore. These projects will create more than 3,817 new jobs in different districts. The approved proposals are from sectors […]

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IAS Reshuffle: Arabinda Padhee new Agriculture Secretary

Bhubaneswar, August 3: The State Government on Wednesday effected a bureaucratic reshuffle in the State and appointed 1996 batch IAS officer Arabinda Kumar Padhee as the Principal Secretary, Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment Department. According to a General Administration & Public Grievance Department notification, Padhee will also hold the additional charge of Principal Secretary, Department of […]

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Odisha: Two ITIs to come up at Patnagarh & Kuchinda 

Bhubaneswar, August 3: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced that two new Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) will be set up at Kuchinda in Sambalpur district and Patnagarh in Bolangir district with 240 intake capacity each. The youths of Kuchinda Bamra and Jamankira will benefit from the opening of the new Government ITI in […]

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AIIMS Bhubaneswar organises workshop on ABC Echocardiography

Bhubaneswar, August 3: With an objective to provide better cardiac and hemodynamic management for critically ill patients, the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, AIIMS Bhubaneswar organised the second edition workshop of ABC echocardiography. “The workshop was designed to promote the art and science of echocardiography in the daily practice of Anesthesiologists and Intensivists,” said […]

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Odisha: 106 Mechanical Junior Engineers join Water Resources Dept 

Bhubaneawar, August 2: As many as 106 Junior Engineers (Mechanical), recruited through the State Staff Selection Commission, joined the Water Resources Department on Tuesday. Welcoming the new engineers on virtual platform, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked to get themselves acquainted with new technologies. “Being technocrats, I expect all of you to be in sync with […]

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Odisha gets 6,891 more Secondary School teachers 

Bhubaneawar, August 1: An orientation programme for 6,891 newly recruited Secondary School teachers was held at the Kalinga Stadium here on Monday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik graced the occasion and interacted with the newly- appointed teachers. He described the teachers as the nation builders. “Total 4,000 Government schools have already been transformed. 4,800 more schools […]

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Ultimate Kho Kho: CM unveils jersey of Odisha Juggernauts

Bhubaneawar, August 1: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday unveiled the jersey of Odisha Juggernauts, the State’s franchise in the first edition of the Ultimate Kho Kho to be held in Pune from August 15. The Chief Minister launched the jersey at the Kalinga Stadium here. He also interacted with the coach and players and […]

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Odisha: 2,792 unconnected villages to get 4G service 

Bhubaneswar, July 30: As many as 2,792 villages across the 30 in the State will be connected with 4G service. Highest 465 villages in Kandhamal district will be connected will get the 4G connection followed by Gajapati (238), Kalahandi and Rayagada (203) each, Sundargarh (196), Ganjam (194), Koraput (170), Mayurbhanj (165) Boudh (118), Nayagarh (130), […]

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