Odisha CM inaugurates Biju Adventure Park at Gopalpur

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur, April 12: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated Biju Adventure Park at Gopalpur in Ganjam district through virtual mode from here. “The facility will promote tourism in Gopalpur, and will attract youngsters towards adventure sports,” the CM said while inaugurating the park. The Park has been named after former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik, […]

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Odisha State Secretariat to reopen for public, journalists from April 18

Bhubaneswar, April 12: After a gap of more than two years, the Odisha Government on Tuesday decided to reopen State Secretariat (Lok Seva Bhawan), Kharavel Bhawan and Rajiv Bhawan from April 18 for public and accredited journalists keeping in view the current COVID-19 situation in the State. State Home Department Special Secretary PC Pradhan has […]

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Smriti Irani to chair Zonal Conference of 5 States of eastern region in Bhubaneswar tomorrow

Bhubaneswar, April 12: Union Minister for Women and Child Development (W&CD) Smriti Irani will chair the Zonal Conference of State Governments and stakeholders of Eastern region in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, according to an official release. “States of Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar will participate in the meeting. Zonal meeting in Bhubaneswar is the […]

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Rs 65,000-Cr JSW Utkal Steel receives environmental clearance for 13.2 MTPA greenfield steel plant

Bhubaneswar, April 11: JSW Utkal Steel Ltd (JUSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of JSW Steel Ltd., and part of the $13 billion JSW Group, has today received the environmental clearance (EC) for setting up of a greenfield Integrated Steel Plant (ISP) of 13.2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) crude steel from the Union Ministry of Environment […]

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Naveen inaugurates Shri Jagannath Medical College & Hospital in Puri

Puri, April 11: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated Shri Jagannath Medical College and Hospital (SJMC&H) in Puri. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya joined the inaugural event through virtual mode. The Medical College has been established jointly by the Union and State Governments. The Medical College has the capacity for admitting […]

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Ispat Express to be extended up to Kantabanjhi from tomorrow

Bhubaneawar, April 11: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to extend the services of 12871/12872 Howrah-Titilagarh-Howrah Ispat Express up to Kantabanji from Tuesday (April 12). According to an ECoR release, on the inaugural run of the extended portion, this train will leave from Kantabanji at 10 AM as a Special Train and will arrive […]

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AIIMS Bhubaneswar organises Cyclothon to promote cleanliness

Bhubaneswar, April 11: To encourage and motivate people for adopting cleanliness as an integral part of their life AIIMS Bhubaneswar organised a Cyclothon. As a part of Swachhata Pakhwada campaign (1st-15th April), the national institute organised the Cyclothon in collaboration with Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSL). More than 270 staff and medical students of AIIMS […]

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SOA hosts Special Olympics Bharat event on World Health Day

Bhubaneswar, April 10: Several hundred differently-abled children, who were forced to remain at home for two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic, thronged an auditorium at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here on Thursday as part of a nationwide event of Special Olympics Bharat (SOB), a global inclusion movement spanning across sport, health, education and leadership […]

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Tejeswar urges specialist doctors to serve in remote areas of Kendrapara

Bhubaneswar, April 10: To ensure that residents of far-flung and remote areas have access to healthcare and specialised medical services, former Odisha Khadi & Village Industries Board Chairman has appealed to specialist doctors born or brought up in Kendrapara district to come forward to provide quality treatment to the people in the rural areas in […]

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Special drive launched against heavy vehicles in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, April 8: The State Transport Department has seized 98 hyva, tipper, dumpers and other such similar category vehicles for allegedly plying floating the MV rules in the State in the last 12 hours, informed an official release on Friday. Notably, the Enforcement Squad of the Transport Department has launched a massive drive against vehicles […]

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