Odisha CM hails tiger relocation

Bhubaneswar, June 23, 2018: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik congratulated to Kanha Tiger Reserve and State Forest and Environment Department for the successful translocation of MB2, the first of six planned tigers brought to Satkosia Tiger Reserve in India’s first inter-State Tiger Relocation effort. The Chief Minister said history has been created with the successful […]

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Naveen promises 20 new hospitals

Bhubaneswar, June 22, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced 20 new multi-speciality hospitals to be set up in State in the largest-of-its-kind Public Private Partnership initiative in India. With investment of Rs 1000 crore, the hospitals will add 2700 beds and take best quality healthcare to people across the districts, said Patnaik. The […]

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Kala Bhoomi – an experience to cherish for life

Kala Bhoomi – Odisha Crafts Museum translating the vision of not becoming an exhibition of the art and crafts heritage of our land but actually make the visitors live through the ages and get a real feel of State’s glorious traditions. The one-of-its-kind events like Museum Walk, Crafts Conversations etc. are creating unique interactive experience […]

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Third foot over bridge completed in record time at Bhubaneswar railway station

Bhubaneswar, June 21, 2018: The third foot overbridge (FOB) connecting platform 1 to 6 of Bhubaneswar railway station here, which was completed in record a time of 150 days, was opened for public use. It was constructed in view of heavy rush in the station during morning and evening time. As the two FOBs were […]

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Naveen writes to PM, demands national game status to Hockey

Bhubaneswar, June 20, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accord ‘National Game’ status to Hockey, as a fitting tribute to the great players who made India proud. In a letter to the Modi, Patnaik said, “Till 1980’s, India’s presence on international sports arena was marked by its brilliance […]

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Odisha wakes up to mock drills to tackle flood, cyclone

Bhubaneswar, June 19, 2018: The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) on Tuesday carried out mock drills simultaneously across the State to check preparedness at various levels to handle disasters like flood and cyclone. The mock drill was conducted on settings akin to simulated situation of flood and cyclone. Firstly, as a part of this […]

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BJP-PDP alliance should have been ended much earlier, says saffron party leader

Dilip Ray Bhubaneswar, June 19, 2018: Hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pulled out of its alliance with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu-Kashmir on Tuesday, senior BJP leader and Rourkela MLA Dilip Ray said that the alliance was a complete ideological mismatch and should have been ended much earlier. Hailing the decision […]

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NGOs roped in to achieve zero casualty in disasters

Bhubaneswar, June 18, 2018: The Inter Agency Group (IAG), Odisha organised the GO-NGO Coordination meeting of all key stakeholders of the Government and CSOs on Monday here with an aim to develop awareness and collecting feedback and recommendations to improve coordination mechanism in Disaster Risk Reduction and to develop a framework to guide it. Special […]

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3-member committee formed to study managements of important shrines in India

Bhubaneswar, June 14, 2018: As per the Supreme Court order, a three-member committee headed by former -Chief Administrator of Puri Jagannath Temple Suresh Mohapatra with IG (Central Range) Soumendra Priyadarshi and temple managing committee member Mahimohan Tripathy as members, was formed to study managements of other shrines in India. The Supreme Court on June 8 […]

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Odisha not to implement Ayushman Bharat

Bhubaneswar, June 14, 2018: Two days after announcement of the Biju Swasthya Kalyana Yojana (BSKY), Health Minister and Family Welfare Minister Pratap Jena on Thursday said that Odisha will not implement Centre’s Ayushman Bharat programme also known as ‘Modicrae.’ Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced yet another popular scheme Biju Swasthya Kalyana Yojana, named […]

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