NABARD estimates Rs 66,554-cr credit potential of Odisha for 2017-18

Bhubaneswar, Feb 3: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has estimated the credit potential of Odisha at Rs 66,554 crore for the 2017-18 financial year. “The credit projection for Odisha for 2017-18 stands at Rs 66,554 crore. This is based on the potential assessed under various sectors and sub-sectors in all agro […]

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Balasore MP urges Centre to increase public health expenditure

Bhubaneswar, Feb 1: Giving an input to the formation of Union Budget 2017-18, Balasore MP RK Jena written to the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda urging him to increase the share of expenditure on public health in the Budget. “I urge you to strategically increase the public health expenditure to the […]

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Boosting export: Int’l cargo ops resume at city airport

Bhubaneswar, Jan 27: The Modern international cargo operations along with custom clearance facilities resumed at the Biju Pattanik International Airport (BPIA) after a 13 years break. Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi inaugurated the facility in the presence of Chief Commissioner Customs Rakesh Sharma, Regional Executive Director Airports Authority of India Sanjaya Jain, Director BPIA Yudhisthir […]

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Bhubaneswar gets its tallest monumental flagpole of 107-ft at KISS

–45ft X 30ft National Flag hoisted Bhubaneswar, Jan 27: Flag Foundation of India (FFI) president and former MP Naveen Jindal hoisted a mammoth 45-ft X 30-ft National Flag on a 100-ft monumental flagpole at the Convention Centre at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) and KIIT University in the presence of KIIT & KISS […]

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Justice Pasayat for environ protection as a constitutional mandate

Bhubaneswar, Jan 2: Former Supreme Court judge Justice Arijit Pasayat on Monday opined that protecting and conserving environment should be a constitutional mandate. Delivering the 16th edition of Nalco Foundation Day Lecture Series on ‘Environment & Progress: Issues & Challenges,’ here at Nalco auditorium, the Vice-Chairman, Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Black Money stressed on […]

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Youngsters celebrate New Year taking heritage walk in city

Bhubaneswar, Jan 1: Taking a New Year resolution of sorts, as many as 25 participants, mostly youngsters, today took part in the Ekamra Walks discovering the untold tales behind monuments in the Heritage District. Interestingly, one NRI professor from Arizona State University, US, three tourists from Kerala and four visitors from Kolkata were part of […]

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Odia girl Maitri gets KIIT Nanhipari title

Bhubaneswar, Dec 31: Style, compassion, talent, intelligence and elegance were at their best as teenage models took the ramp at the 16th Nanhipari- Little Miss India talent beauty pageant, which concluded at the KiiT International School here on Friday night. Thirty-two girls between 13-16 years shortlisted for the semifinal round from regional auditions from Guwahati, […]

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KIIT Nanhipari grand finale on Dec 30

Bhubaneswar, Dec 28: The grand finale of KIIT Nanhipari will be held on Thursday and Friday at the KiiT International School campus here. As many as 32 finalists have been selected from regional auditions held in 10 cities including Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Guwahati, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Itanagar and Bhubaneswar. Six finalists from the South […]

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