MoU for Rs 650 crore cancer hospital in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneawar, September 7: The Odisha Government on Wednesday signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai for the establishment of a state-of-the-art Cancer Hospital at NISER campus on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar city. The 200-bedded hospital will be established with a proposed cost of Rs 650 crore. The Department of Atomic […]

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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik meets envoys of over 30 countries in Delhi

Bhubaneawar/New Delhi, August 31: The Odisha Government in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chambers & Industry (FICCI) on Wednesday hosted a curtain raiser for ‘Make in Odisha’ Conclave and Investors’ Meet in New Delhi. The ‘Make In Odisha 2022’ will be held in Bhubaneswar from November 30 to December 4. Attending the event, Chief […]

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Odisha gets 274 new lecturers in non-Govt Degree Colleges

Bhubaneswar, August 30: As many as 274 lecturers joined different non-Government Degree Colleges in the State Tuesday. An orientation programme for State Selection Board sponsored new lecturers appointed in the subjects of Political Science, English and Mathematics was held at the Lokseva Bhawan. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik graced the occasion through virtual mode from his […]

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PMAY-U: Odisha’s Athmallik second-best performing NAC in country 

Bhubaneswar, August 29: The Odisha Urban Housing Mission (OUHM) on Monday felicitated Athmallik NAC (Notified Area Council) for being awarded the second-best performing NAC in India Under PMAY(Urban) Awards 2019. The NAC has completed 1,890 houses out of 2,102 allotted by the time. Athmallik NAC Executive Officer Kadambini Jena received the award and citation on […]

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ECoR observes National Sports Day in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, August 29: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Monday observed National Sports Day at its headquarters at Rail Sadan here to spread awareness of the importance of sports and daily activities in everyone’s life and also to commemorate the 117th birth anniversary of hockey legend, Major Dhyan Chand. Gracing the occasion, ECoR General Manager […]

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National Sports Day: Odisha CM honours sportspersons with Biju Patnaik Awards

Bhubaneswar, August 29: Odia athlete, weightlifter Jhili Dalabehera and shooter Shriyanka Sadangi were conferred with the prestigious Biju Patnaik Sports Award for outstanding performance in sports and games by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at an award ceremony here on the occasion of National Sports Day on Monday. Jatni MLA Suresh Routray received a cash reward […]

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Startup Odisha Yatra 2.0 launched

Bhubaneswar, August 26: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched Startup Odisha Yatra 2.0, a flagship initiative of Startup Odisha. The Yatra will cover over 100 educational institutions in 30 districts over a period of 60 days. It aims at scouting grassroots innovators, women entrepreneurs, and promote entrepreneurship among the youth. Launching the event, the […]

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Odisha to have 13 new eco-tourism, nature camps

Bhubaneswar, August 26: The Odisha Government on Friday decided to develop 13 new places as new eco-tourism and nature camps in the State. With this, the number of such facilities will increase to 63. Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra reviewed the current status of the existing eco-destinations through virtual mode and approved 10 new spots […]

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UNICEF conducts workshop for Odisha journalists on gender sensitive reporting 

Bhubaneswar, August 25: UNICEF Odisha on Thursday organised a workshop on gender sensitive reporting and writing for journalists in Odisha. More than 120 journalists attended the workshop, aimed at promoting equal and sensitive representation of gender in the media. A checklist for media was presented at the workshop, giving tips to journalists on how they […]

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Odisha: CPR training to 1 lakh community members 

Bhubaneswar, August 25: The American Heart Association (AHA) and AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has joined the hands to train more than 1 lakh community members on life saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skill in next two years, said AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Executive Director Dr. Ashutosh Biswas here on Thursday. “Survival from cardiac arrest largely depends on how quickly CPR is started […]

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