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Bhubaneswar, September 23, 2017: As many as 153 lecturers got appointment letters by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday here at a function. They will be engaged at different degree colleges across the State. “Last year, as many as 1600 aided-college lecturers were appointed and after induction of 153 degree college lecturers, 700 more are […]

Sambalpur, September 22, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam planetarium at Burla in Sambalpur in western Odisha to inculcate a scientific temperament and rational attitude in the minds of people in general and particularly among children. The modern planetarium, the State’s second planetarium was set up on six […]

Bhubaneswar, September, 22, 2017: Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, has 6,559 homeless people, as per the study conducted by ActionAid with its ally Centre for Women and Children Development (CCWD). The ActionAid and CCWD undertook a study on the living conditions of the homeless in Bhubaneswar mobilising more than 50 volunteers from different slums, […]

Bhubaneswar, September 21, 2017: The State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday approved five proposals moved various departments, including establishment of Handlooms and Handicrafts Development and Promotion Council to help improve livelihoods of families of weavers and artisans of the State.  It also approved implementation of Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Rules-2017 […]

Bhubaneswar, September 21, 2017: The Bhubaneswar Circle of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) with the help of ABB India Pvt Ltd installed OPR lightning protection systems at the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri in Odisha. The OPR technology protects broad areas of open space and buildings from lightning strikes with a single unobtrusive steel […]

Bhubaneswar, September 21, 2017: Odisha has registered phenomenal growth in exports due to the proactive efforts of the State Government. Export turnover which was merely Rs 563 crore in 2001-02 has risen 34 times to Rs 1,982 crore in 2015-16, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. “Between 2015-16 and 2016-17, exports have grown exponentially by 114 […]

Bhubaneswar, September 19, 2017: The CBI, probing the multi-thousand crore chit fund scam in Odisha, arrested ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal on Monday night for his alleged involvement in the Sea Shore chit fund scam. He was taken on a five-day remand by the central probe agency after he was produced […]

Cuttack, September 18, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the police to   dedicate themselves and render the best professional services for the benefit of the common man.  Patnaik while addressing the valedictory event of the three-day long 65th edition of Police Duty Meet at the Reserve Police Ground in Buxibazaar here said, “I […]

Bhubaneswar, September 18, 2017: The scale of street hooliganism during Monday’s BJD-sponsored bandh protesting the rising prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas left the people of the State stunned amid the assurance of the ruling party that the hartal would be a ‘peaceful’ one.  Bandh-enforcers armed with sticks and rods attacked cars, two wheelers, […]