German delegates hail Odisha as a major leaf plates, plant container exporter

Bhubaneswar: In a positive development at the ongoing Odisha MSME International Trade Fair 2014, a delegation of traders from European countries expressed keen interest in sourcing leaf plates and plant containers from Odisha. Hana Meiners, a German National, a representative of Leaf Republic Ltd. (a plant container manufacturer company) from Germany held discussions with Odisha […]

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PSUs urged to procure MSME products upto 20%

Bhubaneswar: On the fifth day of Odisha MSME International Trade Fair, PSUs in the state urged to procure Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) products upto 20% as per MSME Development Policy by Union Ministry of MSME. Summing up the session on ‘National manufacturing policy and buyer seller meet and ancillary development’ MSME Secretary P […]

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Odisha chemists, druggists call for reimburse of losses

Bhubaneswar: The newly elected office bearers of Utkal Chemists’ and Druggists’ Association (UCDA) on Sunday demanded that the Union Government should bear the losses the chemists and druggists are suffering after the implementation of Union Government’s National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) policy. “The traders and wholesalers are suffering a lot. Following a Supreme Court […]

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Niranjan demands ordinance to confiscate wealth of mining mafias

Bhubaneswar: Reiterating his demand for a CBI probe into the mining scam in the State, senior Congress leader and former Minister Niranjan Patnaik demanded for an immediate and comprehensive investigation by the central investigating agency. “Why is Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik silent on the subject? Is it that he does not agree with the Shah […]

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Central varsity holds 1st Kuntala Kumari Sabat memorial lecture

Bhubaneswar: The First Kuntala Kumari Sabat Memorial Lecture was organised on Saturday under the lecture series of Central University of Orissa at its main campus at Sunanbeda, Koraput. On the occasion the special lecture was delivered by noted litterateur and Jnanpeeth Awardee Dr. Pratibha Ray. The programme was presided over by Dr. Prafulla Kumar Mohanty, […]

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Mitra calls for ‘Congress Mukt Bharat’ & ‘Naveen Mukt Odisha’

Bhubaneswar: BJP Odisha in-charge Dr Chandan Mitra called upon the party workers to work hard to ensure a ‘Congress Mukt Bharat’ and ‘Naveen Mukt Odisha.’ In a well attended meeting of party workers coming from across the State, Mitra stated that there is conclusive proof of a mining scam in the st ate and the […]

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Niranjan seeks public debate on proposed Odisha Lokayukta Bill

Bhubaneswar: Former Minister and senior Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik on Friday wrote to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asking him to facilitate a full public debate on the proposed Lokayukta Bill. While welcoming the “belated announcement” to enact Lokayukta legislation in Odisha, Pattnaik said that such a Lokayukta had to be created within one year as […]

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‘Odisha has vast scope for the food processing sectors’

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Jugal Kishore Mohapatra on Thursday that there is vast scope for the food processing sector in the State and urged the implementing agencies to execute the food processing policy of the State in true letter and spirit. He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop titled on ‘Investors Meet on Food Processing’ […]

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Mock drill demonstrates disaster management skills

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha State Branch organised a mock drill by trained Certified First Medical Responder (CFMR) volunteers at Red Cross Bhavan here to capture the practical knowledge on the very specific CFMR training. More than 100 volunteers including NDRT/ SDRT/DDRT members/ Youth Red Cross/ Junior Red Cross Counsellors / Red Cross […]

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