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Bhubaneswar, October 26, 2017: The State Government has sanctioned Rs 7 crore for installing a light and sound show at the Maa Samaleswari temple in Sambalpur. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik sanctioned the amount on Thursday. Maa Samaleswari is the presiding deity of western Odisha and amongst the most revered deities in the State. The famous […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 25, 2017: Odisha, which pioneered Climate Change Action Plan in 2010, has approved the second phase State Climate Change Action Plan (SCCAP) covering the period 2016-17 to 2021-22 with to combat the challenges of climate change. Around Rs 31,667 will be spent for the purpose. “Odisha as a lead State in implementation of […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 25, 2017: The third edition of Odisha Biennale, the biggest art and culture festival of eastern India, would be held for eight days from October 28 to November 5 in the Mindtree Kalmga Campus here. The festival, which will be organised by the city-based NGO, Mudra Foundation, has the set “Body+_Cloth=” as its […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 25, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced financial assistance for drought-hit farmers. “Agriculture input subsidy will be provided to the small and marginal farmers who have sustained crop loss of 33% and above at the rate of Rs 6,800 per hectare of land in rainfed/ non-irrigated areas and Rs 13,500 per […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 23, 2017: The State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday approved three proposals, including the ambitious Gangadhar Meher Lift Canal System in Bijepur in Bargarh district. First of its kind in India, the project will be built at Rs 1246.56 crore and completed in five years. “It will provide irrigation […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 23, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) Sukanta Panda has landed in a fresh controversy after he had posted pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with derogatory remarks in social media groups WhatsApp. On Sunday Panda had allegedly posted the pictures of Modi with derogatory remarks in a WhatApp group, […]
Continue ReadingKolkata, October 22, 2017: The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), West Bengal and Odisha Chapters released the “Listing and Documenting the Monuments of the Jagganath Sadak in West Bengal” on Sunday here at the Indian Museum. The project was flagged off by the West Bengal Governor in November 2015. INTACH had […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 22, 2017: East Coast Railway Vigilance Wing along with Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel have started conducting intensive joint checks at important stations to curb touting activities and other malpractices during Puja peak seasons. The special drive has been started at Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Sambalpur and Visakhapatnam stations. During the drive the officials […]
Continue ReadingBolangir, October 21, 2017: With all-round development of Balangir district in focus, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday visited launched and initiated a number of projects that would give a huge boost to infrastructure, education, healthcare and connectivity in the western Odisha region. Patnaik inaugurated Bolangir Town Water Supply Project, 125-bedded mother and child hospital, […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 20, 2017: The nine-day International Gau-Navratri Mahotsav-2017 was inaugurated by Shankaracharya Nischalananda Saraswati at Saradhabali in Puri in the presence of Union Minister Dhamendra Pradhan. The Mahotsav which is being organised in Odisha for the first time witnessed a huge crowd on the inaugural day. The International Go-Navratri Mahotsav is known for spreading […]
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