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Bhubaneswar, May 2: Odisha Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi and Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) Chairman Nutan Guha Biswas jointly reviewed the progress of the National Waterway-5 at the State Secretariat here on Tuesday. The Chief Secretary asked the district Collectors of the concerned districts to undertake a survey of the villages along the […]

Bhubaneswar, May 2: Five girl students of Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) have been selected by Tata Steel for ‘All India Tribal Youth Leadership Programme’ to be held at Asia Plateau, Panchgani, Maharashtra between May 5 and 11. They are Parbati Tubid, Itaswari Kumura, Dabaki Naik, Anupama Bhoi and Saraswati Hansdah. All are […]

Bhubaneswar, Apr 30: At a time when Air Asia has started linking the Temple City with a prominent airway gateway of the East, Kuala Lumpur, and Bhubaneswar is hoping to draw more and more tourists from the Buddhist world, an 11-member team from Malaysia comprising staff of the airlines and media representatives, joined the 20th […]

Bhubaneswar, Apr 29: With an aim to reduce migration in the State, the Odisha Government on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tata Trusts. The initiative will be implemented in Bolangir and Nuapada districts initially. More than 20 lakh construction workers and migration workers would be directly accessed through database and the […]

Bhubaneswar, Apr 28: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched BANAYANA, the second phase of Odisha Forestry Sector Development Project Phase-II with an ambitious target of achieving sustainable forest and biodiversity management and ensuring improved livelihood for our people living in forest fringes. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) supported project is the first 3rd […]

Bhubaneswar, Mar 20: In a major jolt to the BJD Government in connection with the recent amendment to Odisha Zilla Parishad Elections Rules, the State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday argued in the Orissa High Court (HC) stating that once the process of election has started, no Rules governing the said election should be changed […]

Bhubaneswar, Mar 17: With speculation rife over the possibility of an expansion in the State Ministry in view of the negative perception of the people towards the BJD in the recently held panchayat elections, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday hinted at a reshuffle of his three-year-old Ministry. The changes is likely to be made […]

Bhubaneswar, Mar 6: Kalinga Fellowship is a remarkable partnership among the Government, business and civil society to create zero tolerance to sexual assaults on girls. The main objective of the Kalinga Fellowship is to bring together key stakeholders to facilitate a breakthrough in thinking and strategy to answer the question: How can business, government and […]

Bhubaneswar, Mar 5: More than 250 entrepreneurs of the micro small medium enterprises (MSME) sector and 50 Startups are participating in the MSME Trade Fair and Entrepreneurship Week-2017 being held at the Exhibition Ground here. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the programme on Sunday. This year, separate hangers have been kept for the exporters and […]

Bhubaneswar, Mar 4: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday felicitated Odia players of Hockey India League 2017 champions Kalinga Lancers- Dipsan Tirkey, Nillam Xess, Anand Lakra and Amit Rohidas, and expressed his delight over their role in leading the team to victory. The Chief Minister presented the budding stars of Indian hockey with cash prize […]