Odisha: Sonepur-Puri Express gets grand welcome on first regular run

Subarnapur, February 9: People of Subarnapur district welcomed the first regular run of Sonepur-Puri Express at Sonepur Railway Station on Friday. The train is connecting four western Odisha districts – Sonepur, Balangir, Bargarh and Sambalpur apart from Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul districts. It will provide benefit to the students, farmers, pilgrims and traders of […]

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Sri Sathya Sai Mobile Hospital launched for Odisha 

Puttaparthi/Bhubaneswar, February 8: A new mobile hospital with aim to enhance the quality of medical services being offered in the state of Odisha was launched in the Sai Kulwant Hall this evening. Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust Managing Trustee RJ Rathnakar and Trustee K Chakravarthi inaugurated the modern mobile hospital. “With the divine Blessings of […]

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Ahead of simultaneous Assembly & Lok Sabha polls, Election Commission to visit Odisha from February 15

Bhubaneswar, February 8: Ahead of simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission (EC) will visit Odisha between February 15 and February 17 to review the preparedness of the State for the elections. It is usual for the EC to tour States ahead of Assembly or Lok Sabha elections to meet political parties, senior […]

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Railway Board approves Rs 244.77 crore for establishment of Wagon Periodic Overhauling in Odisha’s Kantabanji

Bhubaneswar, February 7: The Ministry of Railways has given the green signal for the establishment of a Wagon Periodic Overhauling (PoH) facility at Kantabanji in Balangir district following the approval of Rs 244.77 crore by the Railway Board, said an official release. According to an East Coast Railway (ECoR) statement, this significant development comes after […]

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Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh takes oath as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court

Cuttack, February 7: Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh took oath as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court on Wednesday. Odisha Governor Raghubar Das administered the oath to Justice Singh as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court at the Old Building of the High Court. On February 2, the Central Government notified the appointments of […]

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3-day Odisha Travel Bazaar to begin on Wednesday in Konark; 125 foreign & domestic tour operators to participate

Bhubaneswar, February 6: As many as 55 foreign and 70 domestic tour operators will participate in the 5th Edition of Odisha Travel Bazar (OTB) 2023-24 being organised jointly by Tourism Department and Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) from February 7 to February at the Eco Retreat in Konark of Puri district. […]

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Centre notifies appointment of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court

Bhubaneswar, February 2: The Central Government has notified the appointments of Chief Justices for six High Courts, including the High Court of Orissa. The notification was issued by the Ministry of Law and Social Justice on Friday. Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, presently Judge of Patna High Court, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of […]

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Assam Millets Mission team gains insights from OMM during exposure Odisha visit

Bhubaneswar, February 2: A delegation of 15 officials from the Assam Millets Mission (AMM) got insights from the successful interventions of the Odisha Millets Mission (OMM) during an exposure visit to Odisha from January 29-31. Led by Dr. Pranab Kumar Mahanta, Agriculture Adviser, Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation project (APART), the team comprised officials from […]

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PM Modi to launch various projects worth over Rs 68,000 crore in Odisha’s Sambalpur on Saturday

Bhubaneswar, February 2: Prime Minister will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 68,000 crore during a public programme in Sambalpur at around 2:15 PM on February 3 (Saturday). The Prime Minister will inaugurate ‘Dhamra – Angul Pipeline Section’ (412 Km) of ‘Jagdishpur-Haldia and […]

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