Category: Odisha

New Delhi, February 16, 2018: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on Friday said that his Ministry will set up 562 more Ekalavya Model Residential School (EMRS) in tribal areas of the country. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been allocated an amount of Rs 6000 crore in 2018-19 (BE) as compared to Rs 5329.32 […]

New Delhi, February 15, 2018: Odisha Government will sponsor Indian Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams for next five years, announced Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in New Delhi on Thursday.  The CM announced the first-of-its-kind association with Hockey India for the next five years Patnaik also unveiled its logo that will don the new jerseys of […]

New Delhi, February 13, 2018: The Union Health Ministry has approved the proposal of Medical Council of India (MCI) to amend the Screening Test Regulations-2002, making it mandatory to qualify NEET to pursue foreign medical course. A common National Entrance Exam -National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-has been made  mandatory for admission to all medical courses in […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, February 10, 2018: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan along with Union MoS Railways Manoj Sinha flagged off the inaugural run of Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express via Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda and Rourkela through video conferencing from Railway Board, New Delhi on Saturday. “The running of this train […]

Bhubaneswar, February 9, 2018: The Film Society of Bhubaneswar (FSB) will host a seven-day ninth Indian Film Festival of Bhubaneswar from February 14 at the IDCOL auditorium here. The festival will screen contemporary works from the east and the northeast (Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Manipuri, Khasi and Odia); South (Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil), West (Marathi); and […]

Bhubaneswar, February 8, 2018: The Odisha Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday approved a slew of proposals, including bifurcation of Tourism and Culture Department and renaming Culture as Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department. Other decisions include amendment of laws for recruitment, promotion and strengthening of Government service cadres, setting up of […]

Bhubaneswar, February 8, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated HDFC Bank BPO, Skill Development and Training Centre in Bhubaneswar.  The centre will employ about 200 persons for back-office operations and more than 500 in future as it grows in to an all-India processing hub for the bank. The bank has promised to develop […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, February 8, 2018: The Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) being set up to alert the vast population residing along the coast in the event of natural disasters like a tsunami or a cyclone will be integrated with INCOIS/ISRO based warning system to extend coverage of warning dissemination up to 1500 km in open […]

Bhubaneswar, February 7, 2018: Around 800 eminent scientists from across the country will participate at the ensuing four-day All India People’s Science Congress (AIPSC) at NISER in Jatni in Khurda district. Scientists from 42 science forums of All India People’s Science Network (AIPSN) from across the country will come together for the promotion of science […]

Bhubaneswar, February 7, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced a probe by Orissa High Court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the alleged rape and suicide of a minor tribal girl in Kunduli in Koraput district. The development came amid demands for a CBI probe by opposition parties after reports of alleged discrepancies in […]