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Bhubaneswar, Aug 29: Eminent painter, writer and art historian Dr Dinanath Pathy passed away on Monday after a massive cardiac arrest at a private hospital here. He was 74. Pathy was known for his collaborations with German art historian Eberhard Fischer and his work with the Rietberg Society in Zurich, Switzerland. In 2014, he was […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 28: The Supreme Court after the first hearing of the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Odisha Government against the Orissa High Court order allowing JSPL to lift its purchased iron ore from the Sarada Mines leased area did not deliver any express stay on the order of the HC. JSPL had been […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 28: Students of the Xavier Institute of Management, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar in association with the State Forest Department and the CK Group of Companies on Sunday organised a sapling plantation and donation drive called ‘X-Pallavan’ in the city. Bhubaneswar North MLA Priyadarshi Mishra and BMC Mayor Anant Narayan Jena inaugurated the event in […]

K Surya Rao Paralakhemundi, Aug 27: On the fifth day of its ongoing probe into the suicide of Parala Maharaja and former MP Gajapati Gopinath Narayan Deb’s former manager Anang Majari Patra and three of her siblings, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Saturday grilled Paralakhemudi Congress MLA K Surya Rao and former BJD MLA […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 26: The State Government has received investment assurances of around Rs 90,000 crore during the Odisha Investors; Meet in Bengaluru.   “I am happy to share that the investor interest in our State has translated into concrete investment commitment of Rs 90,940 crore with employment potential of 70,000 during the two days,” said […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 26: Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports of alleged undignified treatment to two dead women by the concerned authorities in the State, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has served notice to Odisha Government through its Chief Secretary.    The Chief Secretary has been directed to submit report within four weeks.  The […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 26: School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department and Wadhwani Foundation’s Skills Development Network (SDN) on Friday announced a strategic partnership which aims at making Odisha a ‘Smart State’ through talent development. A MoU was signed between S&ME Commissioner-cum-Secretary Ranjana Chopra and Wadhwani Foundation Director-SDN Austin Thomas in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 25: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday launched Mahaprayana scheme, a free hearse service to carry dead body of their kin from hospitals for funeral. “The Mahaprayana scheme will lessen the pains of the poor in transporting dead bodies of their kin from the hospitals. The hearse vans would be available at all […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 25:  The Chilika Development Authority (CDA) has proposed for ranching of three million tiger prawn (Bagda) seeds (SPF stock) and about two lakhs of sea bass (Bhekti) seeds (20-25 mm) by October to boost fisheries in the Chilika Lake. The tiger prawn and sea bass seeds will be procured from RCGA hatcheries at […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 25:  1979-batch Indian Railway Store Service (IRTS) officer Umesh Singh has taken over charge of General Manager of the East Coast Railway (ECoR). Earlier, he was holding the post of Additional Member (Railway Stores) at the Railway Board, New Delhi. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering, Singh also holds a Masters Degree in Business […]