CRUT’s MoBus service gets SMART SPV Award

Bhubaneswar, March 26: The Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of the Odisha Government, which runs MoBus has been adjudged winner at 6th Smart Cities India Awards 2021 in the ‘Smart SPV/Municipal Corporation’ award category. On behalf of CRUT, General Manager Dipti Mahapatro received the award at Pragati Maidan in Delhi […]

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ECoR to run 3 more MEMU trains in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, March 26: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Friday decided to run MEMU trains between Puri-Cuttack and Cuttack-Paradip and between Bhadrak-Cuttack. The Puri-Cuttack MEMU (68416) from Puri will leave at 8 AM from April 12 and will reach at Cuttack at 10.45 AM. In the return direction, Cuttack-Puri MEMU (68415) from Cuttack will leave […]

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Odisha’s Kalinga Stadium to host AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022

Bhubaneswar, March 27: Kalinga Stadium in Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar will host AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022TM Local Organising Committee (LOC) on Friday confirmed the Kalinga Stadium along with two other host cities and stadiums – D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi […]

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Re-Development of Kalinga Studio envisages 12,000 job opportunities

Bhubaneswar, March 25: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the re-development of Kalinga Studio with all the state-of-the-art infrastructure envisaging employment for around 12,000 people. “With the completion of this project, the entertainment industry will receive a massive boost promoting art, culture and heritage along with cinema, and also create […]

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14 coal blocks from Odisha to be auctioned in 2nd tranche of commercial coal mine auction

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, March 25: Total 14 coal blocks from Odisha will be auctioned as the Central Government on Thursday offered 67 coal mines for sale, launching the second tranche of commercial coal mining auction and termed it a step towards ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’. Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi launched the auction process in a programme held […]

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Odisha CM writes to Union Power Minister RK Singh against closure of TTPS

Bhubaneswar, March 24: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday wrote to the Centre against closure of TTPS of Talcher Thermal Power Station (TTPS). He requested the Centre to address the concerns related to closure of Talcher Thermal Power Station (TTPS) and take steps for early execution of the Stage-III project. In a letter to […]

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ECoR introduces MEMU train between Bhubaneswar-Kendujhargarh & Puri-Angul

Bhubaneswar, March 24: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) train between Kendujhargarh and Bhubaneswar from March 30 and between Angul and Puri from April 5, respectively. It also extended the services of Visakhapatnam-Jagadalpur Special train to Kirandul. According to an ECoR statement, Bhubaneswar-Kendujhargarh MEMU (68426) will leave […]

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International Odisha Parba-2021 set for its first-ever virtual edition

New Delhi, March 23: The mega ‘International Odisha Parba’ is back once again. Keeping in view the Covid-19 protocol, Odisha Parba this time will be celebrated on a virtual platform on March 27 and 28. The two-day long grand event is being organised by Odia Samaj, New Delhi, and will showcase the unique art, culture, […]

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Odisha Assembly passes resolution for inclusion of ‘Ahimsa’ in Preamble

Bhubaneswar, March 23: The Odisha Legislative Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution to include the word ‘Ahimsa’ (non-violence) in the Preamble of the Constitution of India. The resolution was passed after the House held a special discussion commemorating the 100th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s first visit to Odisha on March 23, 1921. Mahatma visited […]

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