Odisha

Nrusinghanath & Harishankar Temples to be developed as tourist circuit; Lower Suktel Project to be expedited

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Bolangir/Bhubaneswar, February 3: A high-level committee headed by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra, on the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Wednesday visited Nrusinghanath Temple and Harishankar Temple and Lower Suktel Project site. Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) and Principal Advisor to CM on Tourism, Asit Kumar Tripathy, Secretary to Chief Minister (5T) VK Pandian […]

Highways in Odisha get a boost as CM holds talks with Union Ministers

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Bhubaneswar, February 2: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday took up several important infrastructure projects with Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on virtual mode. Union Petroleum & Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Union MoS Pratap Sarangi also participated. Initiating the discussion, Chief Minister Patnaik proposed for early completion of various ongoing NH projects in […]

With major reforms, IPICOL successfully submits State Reforms Action Plan-2020

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Bhubaneswar, February 2: Industrial Promotion & Investment Corporation of Odisha (IPICOL) has successfully completed submission for the State of Odisha the evidence of reforms implemented under State Reform Action Plan (SRAP) – 2020 as stipulated by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India, as per an official release. SRAP is a […]

Question Hour to resume during Budget Session in Odisha Assembly

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Bhubaneswar, February 2: Question Hour, which had been suspended by the State Government during the Monsoon Session, will resume when the Assembly meets for the Budget Session from February 18. The suspension had been strongly criticised by the Opposition. Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro said that some restrictions will be eased for the ensuing Session. “Question […]

Odisha CM rolls out 18 Highway Patrolling units; 18 more to come up

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Bhubaneswar, February 1: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday rolled out 18 Highway Patrolling Units in 18 stretches of various State and National Highways (NHs) through video conferencing. Launching these units, the Chief Minister said that it will play a crucial role in saving the lives of accident victims on highways and announced that the […]

Lt General CP Mohanty takes over as Vice Chief of the Army Staff

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New Delhi, February 1: Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty on Monday assumed the appointment of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS). He is the first Odia to be appointed as the VCOAS of the Indian Army. He took over the new appointment from Lt Gen SK Saini who superannuated on January 31 after […]

Campaign launched to make Utkal University campus plastic-free

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Bhubaneswar, January 30: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Alumni Association of Utkal University on Saturday launched an awareness campaign and mass cleaning activity against single-use plastic to make the university campus clean, green and plastic-free, on the occasion of Saheed Diwas – the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Amit Shah-led HLC approves Rs 320.94 crore additional Central assistance to Odisha

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Bhubaneswar, January 29: The High Level Committee (HLC) headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday approved additional Central assistance of Rs 1,751.05 crore to the five States, including Rs 320.94 crore to Odisha from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), which were affected by floods, landslides during south-west monsoon-2020 and hailstorm during Rabi […]

BJD to attend President Ram Nath Kovind’s address in Parliament tomorrow

28/01/202129/01/2021Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, January 28: Even as the 16 Opposition parties decided to boycott President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to a joint sitting of Parliament on Friday over the Union Government’s “undemocratic” attitude towards the farmers, Naveen Patnaik-led BJD will attend the the ceremony. “The Biju Janta Dal will attend the President’s address tomorrow and raise all […]