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Bhubaneswar, October 20, 2017: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday launched supply of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) for as many as 255 residents of Bhubaneswar. With this, GAIL started supply of environment-friendly PNG to 255 houses in Nalco Nagar in Chandrasekharpur area here. One Jatindra Nayak, an officer at the Nalco […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 20, 2017: Governor Dr Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir on Friday denied reports in a section of media that he had a heart attack and was admitted at a Bhubaneswar-based private hospital. “It is unfortunate that a misinformation is doing rounds on media that I had a heart attack,” the Governor said in a video […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 19, 2017: Governor Dr Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir was admitted to Apollo Hospital here after he complained of chest pain on Thursday. Apollo Hospital Cardiology Department chief Dr Prashant Kumar Sahu said that the condition of the 86-year-old Jamir is stable now. “The Governor was feeling uneasiness for a couple of days and came […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 17, 2017: The Southwest Monsoon, which had set in Odisha on June 12, has withdrawn from the whole State on Tuesday, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) statement. The forecast for the seasonal (June-September) rainfall over the country as a whole issued by the IMD in June was 98% of Long Period Average […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 17, 2017: To impress voters ahead of by-poll in the Bijepur Assembly segment, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday dedicated various infrastructure projects, including two high-level bridges on Diptipur-Gaisilat road over Nagaon Nalla and Keramali Nallah and a 33/11 KV sub-station at Balitikira in Bargarh district. These will give a huge boost to […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 16, 2017: With a by-election to the Bijepur Assembly seat fast approaching, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced Rs 1,250 crore worth underground pipeline-based irrigation system namely Bijepur Lift canal System. The by-poll is necessitated after three-time Congress MLA from the constituency Subal Sahu died of cancer on August 22. This project […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 15, 2017: The nation today fondly remembered former President of India, rightly called ‘The People’s President’ Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his 86th birth anniversary with people from different walks of life, including Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and other leaders paying tributes to him. In a Facebook message, Patnaik said, “Fondly remembering […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 13, 2017: Maintaining that the State Government is committed to ensure easy accessibility of adequate quantity of safe and quality blood to all sections of the community, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced an assistance of Rs 500 per month to the patients with blood disorders towards their transportation cost for blood transfusion. “I […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 12, 2017: Drought situation looms large as 98 blocks in the State have received low rainfall. Situation in three districts-Bolangir, Nuapada and Bargarh is grim as these western Odisha districts witnessed the lowest shower this season. Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi took stock of the situation in a review meeting here at the […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 12, 2017: Expressing displeasure over the East Coast Railway’s (ECoR) decision to divert an existing Rajdhani Express and run the same via Sambalpur, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday wrote to Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal seeking a new train between Bhubaneswar-Delhi Rajdhani Exp via Sambalpur instead of diverting the existing one. […]
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