Private Industrial Estate nod for Jindal in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The State Government on Wednesday accorded ‘go ahead’ to the private industrial estate of Jindal Stainless Ltd (JSL) near Kalinganagar. A high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi approved a proposal to this effect. The industrial estate would be promoted by Jindal Stainless Ltd as a downstream cluster for manufacturing and supply […]

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Bike-borne duo snatches Rs 3 lakh from senior citizen

Khurda: A bike-borne duo snatched a bag containing Rs 3 lakh from a retired Government official near Totapada under the Town police station on Wednesday. The victim Ramakanta Rath has lodged a complaint with the Town Model Police. He was returning home in Kalupada in his motorcycle after withdrawing the cash from the SBI, Khurda […]

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Odisha gets largest domestic investment proposal of Rs 28,700 crore

Bhubaneswar: The biggest domestic investment intent received at the Make in Odisha Conclave 2018 took a shape of approved proposal on Tuesday, boosting the manufacturing sector of the State. The High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accorded approval to the proposal of the Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) to set up […]

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CM initiates transfer of KALIA assistance to 4.80 lakh more farmers

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday initiated transfer of KALIA assistance to the account of additional 4.80 lakh farmers at the State Council of Ministers’ meeting here. So far, a total of 37,02,922 farmers have received financial assistance to the tune of Rs 1,600 crore under the KALIA scheme in the State, informed Agriculture […]

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30,000 people enrolled under PM-Shram Yogi Mandhan pension scheme in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharemndra Pradhan on Tuesday said that 30,000 people have been enrolled under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan (PM-SYM) in the State so far. Pradhan, while attending a function marking the nation-wide launching of the scheme here, said 30,000 people have been enrolled under the […]

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Jagannath Temple case: Amicus Curiae submits report, SC sets April 2 as next hearing

New Delhi: Former Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, who was appointed as Amicus Curiae by the Supreme Court in January to assist it in framing guidelines for managing the administrative affairs of Jagannath Temple in Puri, submitted a detailed report to the apex court on Tuesday. The court has asked all the sides to present their […]

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Railways MoS opens passenger facilities at three Odisha railway stations

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on Monday inaugurated different passenger amenities at Bhubaneswar, Brahmapur and Talcher railway stations through videoconferencing from Railway auditorium here in the presence of Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Sinha laid the foundation-stone of an escalator at Bhubaneswar railway station and dedicated an escalator […]

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Finally, Ex-MP Baijayant joins BJP

Bhubaneswar: Former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda joined the BJP on Monday. “Nine months of introspection & widespread consultations w/colleagues & public. Grateful for support recd from all over. On auspicious #MahaShivratri I’ve decided to join @BJP4India & work under the leadership of @narendramodi Ji to serve Odisha & India to the […]

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400 Ujjwala sanitary napkin manufacturing units launched in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday launched Ujjwala Sanitary Napkin Manufacturing units at 400 common service centres (CSCs) across the State here. The initiative is being undertaken by various central public sector undertakings like IOCL, HPCL, BPCL, NTPC and NALCO in the State. Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan said that […]

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Congress promises marriage kit to women in Odisha, if voted to power

Bhubaneswar: As the Assembly elections are fast approaching, no Opposition party wants to remain behind in appeasing voters, particularly women in Odisha. The Congress on Monday said that if voted to power, it would distribute marriage kit to women. Earlier the party promised that it would come out with a loan-waiver scheme for small and […]

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