CM announces cash prize for 11 Hausala-2017 medal winners

Bhubaneswar, November 23, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnain on Thursday announced cash prize for the amazing child talents who won medals in sports at Hausala-2017. “I am delighted to announce cash prize of Rs 50,000 for gold medal winners, Rs 30,000 for silver and Rs 20,000 for bronze medal winners,” said Patnaik after meeting with […]

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Odisha DAV student in Indian Science Congress

Bhubaneswar, November 22, 2017: Prisita Preetam, a Class-XI student of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur here has been selected to participate in the Indian Science Congress to be held at Osmania University, Hyderabad on January 6, 2018. She is the lone student from Odisha to participate in the in 105th session of the Indian National Congress. […]

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Research is the cornerstone of academic endeavour: Pranab Mukherjee

Bhubaneswar, November 22, 2017: Describing research as the cornerstone of academic endeavour, former President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that India must put emphasis on basic research if it has to emerge as a major knowledge power. He said Indian universities must fire the power of imagination of students to make them think beyond the […]

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Dalai Lama wants 21st century be the century of compassion and peace

Bhubaneswar, November 21, 2017: The Dalai Lama on Tuesday called for making this century a century of compassion and peace. “Previous century was marred by violence. There were world wars in which atom bombs were also used. Brains of brilliant scientists were utilised for destruction. Let the 21st century be the century of compassion and […]

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Odisha launches online pension portal ‘ARPANA’

Bhubaneswar, November 21, 2017: In pursuance to the principles of 3T mantra (Team work, Transparency, Technology), Finance Department has taken four significant initiatives for providing good governance and improving the delivery of services for the pensioners and employees of the State. As part of the initiative, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday launched a dedicated […]

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Dalai Lama hails Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar, November 20, 2017: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who is in Odisha on a three-day tour, on Monday hailed Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik saying people’s trust, respect has won him repeatedly.  The Dalai Lama said that he admired the Chief Minister a lot. “People’s trust, respect has won him (Naveen Patnaik) repeatedly. […]

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Silver ingots recovered from Puri Emar Mutt have links with Great Orissa Famine of 1866

Bhubaneswar, November 20, 2017: The silver ingots recovered from the Emar Mutt have links with the Great Orissa Famine of 1866, the Na’Anka Durbhikshya. According to Anil Dhir, conclusive evidence has been found that proves that the bullion was part of the payment made by the British authorities to the various Mutts for rice purchased […]

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CM distributes enabling equipment to 26,000 divyangs in Ganjam

Bhubaneswar, November 19, 2017: In line with the commitment to welfare and empowerment of the differently-abled, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday distributed aid, appliances and incentives to a record number of 26,000 persons with disabilities during his visit to Ganjam district. “Our government has launched several programmes for welfare of the differently abled persons. […]

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Liver disease: SUM Hospital introduces Spyglass Technology

Bhubaneswar, November 17, 2017: The Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here has become the first healthcare facility in Odisha to introduce Spyglass-DS, a cutting edge technology for the treatment of biliary and pancreatic diseases. The new facility was inaugurated by Health and Family Welfare Minister Pratap Jena on Friday. Jena hailed the move […]

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CM writes to Centre, seeks C-DAC regional centre in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, November 17, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday urged Union IT and Electronics Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to establish a Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in Bhubaneswar. C-DAC will help build right eco system for the IT sector. In a letter to Prasad, Patnaik said in many prominent national-level educational institutions […]

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