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Bhubaneswar, July 28, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced new scheme for food security in Odisha with effect from Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) for universal coverage and inclusion of people who have been left out from National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013. Around 34.44 lakh beneficiaries who were left out from NFSA would […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, July 27, 2018: The first Odisha Heritage Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday took key decisions, including setting up of an Odia University for preservation and proliferation of art, culture and classical Odia language. The Cabinet also approved a proposal for formulation of Odia Culture and Heritage Policy. The proposed University […]
Continue ReadingRasgovindpur, (Mayurbhanj) Odisha, July 26, 2018: A memorial service was held at the Amarda Road Airstrip on Thursday for the fourteen airmen who had died in a crash here on the July 26, 1945. War historian Anil Dhir, Gandhian Aditya Patnaik, Social Activist Dr. Biswajit Mohanty and the Staff of the Gandhi Eye Hospital at […]
Continue ReadingMalkangiri, July 26, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated the crucial Gurupriya Bridge in a severely-affected Maoist zone in Malkangiri district. The bridge would provide road connectivity to 151 water-locked villages with a population of about 30,000, spread over seven panchayats in the cut-off areas on the other side of the Maoist dominated […]
Continue ReadingBoudh, July 24, 2018: Strengthening the State Government’s resolve to save Odisha’s lifeline Mahanadi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday here flagged off Green Mahanadi Mission focused on improving water retaining capacity and its conservation for future generations. The Mission will plant over two crore saplings in 1,303 villages along the river in 15 districts, […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, July 23, 2018: Finally, the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) won the highly competitive bidding process to host the XIXth International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (ICAES) in 2023. “Glad to share that Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences – KISS won the highly competitive bidding process after a lot of efforts, constant […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar: This story begins from a visit to the Madras War Cemetery while I was doing an article of the War Cemeteries in India. At the Cemetery I had come across a set of fourteen graves which were of airmen who had apparently died in a plane crash at Amarda Road. The fourteen individually named […]
Continue ReadingThings to do when there is a flood Switch off electrical and gas appliances, and turn off services off at the mains. Carry your emergency kit and let your friends and family know where you are going. Avoid contact with flood water it may be contaminated with sewage, oil, chemicals or other substances. If you […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, July 17, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday proposed the TATA Group to set up a Defence Manufacturing Cluster at Naraj during a meeting with TATA Sons Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekharan. TATA Advanced Systems may consider developing this cluster on the 871 hectares of land at Naraj in possession of TATA power, the CM […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, July 6, 2018: Chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Friday regretted the Government’s letter to Raj Bhavan seeking clarification on Governor Ganeshi Lal’s Rs 46 lakh flying bill during his visit to his home town Sirsa in Haryana last month. Two days after the GA Department sought a clarification from Raj Bhavan after it […]
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