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Bhubaneswar, November 29, 2017: The countdown has begun for the for Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup-2018 with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launching logo for the ensuing event to be held at Kalinga Stadium between November 28 to December 16 next year in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha on Wednesday. “I was happy to launch […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 29, 2017: India has launched India Hypertension Management Initiative (IHMI) with an aim to reduce disability and death related to cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in India, by improving the control of high blood pressure (hypertension), reducing salt consumption and eliminating artificial trans-fats, leading risk factors for CVD. The Secretary, […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 29, 2017: The State Government has released financial assistance of Rs 364.76 crore to 19 districts for payment to farmers affected by unseasonal cyclonic rain. The State Government has notified an area of 407100.77 hectares in 14720 villages under 2460 gram panchayats of 133 blocks and 257 wards of 38 ULBs in 19 […]
Continue ReadingHyderabad, November, 28, 2017: The number of smartphone users in India is projected to grow to over 500 million by 2018. This offers immense potential for the growth of any venture, in terms of outreach and job creation, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday here. The Prime Minister was speaking at the Global Entrepreneurship […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November, 28, 2017: The Union Government on Tuesday appointed 1985-batch Odisha cadre IAS officer Upendra Prasad Singh as the Secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. “Upendra Prasad Singh, IAS (OR:85) presently holding the charge of Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga has been appointed as Secretary, […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 28, 2017: The Central Government on Monday has cleared project proposals of Odisha worth Rs 1,462.58 crore for PMGSY for 2017-18 FY under regular Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY Batch II). The share of Ministry of Rural Development has been pegged at Rs 847.47 crore while State share stands at Rs 615.11 […]
Continue ReadingNew Delhi, November 27, 2017: Former Department of Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das has been appointed as India’s G 20 Sherpa. He will hold the position till December 31, 2018 for the Development Track of the G20. There are two tracks in G 20- Finance Track and Development Track. Finance Track is managed by the […]
Continue ReadingNew Delhi, November 27, 2017: Now, divorced daughter of armed forces personnel will get family pension even if divorce is filed in lifetime of either parents. “As per Ministry of Defence (MoD) letter of September 2015, presently only those children who are dependent and meet other conditions of eligibility for family pension at the time […]
Continue ReadingCM dedicates animal ambulance service Bhubaneswar, November 27, 2017: Odisha Government has introduced a new State-Plan Scheme “Fish Pond Yojana” with a budgetary provision of Rs 96 crore which will facilitate creation of additional 2,200 hectares of Freshwater Aquaculture Farming with 50 percent financial assistance to farmers. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced the […]
Continue ReadingCM with the parents of Jaga and Kalia New Delhi, November 26, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi to enquire about the health conditions of Jaga and Kalia. Jaga and Kalia-craniopagus twins, joined at the head-were successfully separated on October 26, 2017 […]
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