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Bhubaneswar, Sep 6: The Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has decided to provide LPG connections to 75 lakh families in Odisha by December 2018. To achieve the target the Ministry has decided to release 30 lakh new LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) and 10 lakh under normal release (APL). IOCL Chief […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 5: Puri King and Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb on Monday urged upon people to plant trees from now so that the need of timber for making of chariots of the Lord Jagannath and His siblings would be met in coming years.  “Timber is needed every year for construction of the three chariots of […]

Girls’ Hostel Bhubaneswar, Sep 5: The Central University of Orissa (CUO), Koraput has shifted its girls’ and boys’ hostels to its permanent campus at Sunabeda. Furniture including beds, cots, mattresses, tables and chairs have been provided to the students and all amenities have been provided at the hostel. Each hostel has total 236 rooms, one […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 4: A road in the capital city here was named after Mother Teresa marking Teresa’s canonisation as a saint on The Vatican.  Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dedicated the fly-over road linking Satya Nagar and Cuttack-Puri road in her memory. “Henceforth, the road will be known as Saint Mother Teresa Road,” said Patnaik. Terming […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 4: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has established new project office at Dhenkanal to expedite the expansion process of National Highways Development Project (NHDP) works in Odisha. Sanjay Channa was posted as the Project Director NHAI PIU-Dhenkanal. This is the sixth Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of the NHAI in the Odisha and […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 3: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday launched Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana for all round development of girl child. “This innovative scheme underlines our commitment and endeavor to promote equal opportunities for women and their empowerment through changes in societal attitudes,” said Patnaik while launching the scheme at a function at the State […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 3: Around 451 km of coastal highway has been proposed to be constructed under Bhratmala Pariyojana along the coastal line of Odisha. A high level meeting of National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI), Odisha region held under the chairmanship of Development Commissioner and Chief Secretary (In-charge) R Balakrishnan in the Secretariat conference on […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 3: In another proactive step towards addressing the problem of gender based violence in the State, a draft standard operating procedure (SOP) to deal with such cases was approved on Saturday and sent to the State Government for final concurrence. A high level inter-departmental meeting to this effect was held under the chairmanship of […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 3: Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh on Saturday directed all district Superintendents of Police (SPs) to withdraw all criminal cases lodged against ineligible beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) by September 25. The DGP wrote to all the SPs in this regard today and asked them to inform the […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 3: Noted Odia poet Dr Hrushikesh Mallick will get the 37th edition of prestigious Sarala Award for his poetry work “Jeje Dekhi Nathiba Bharat”. The Sarala Award Committee announced this in a meeting held here on Friday. He will receive a cash award of Rs 5 lakh along with a citation. Two more […]