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Sambalpur, Aug 24: With an aim to facilitate a mutual solution to the prevailing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh Governments involving Mahanadi and also to involve people of the river basin of the two States in the process, Mahanadi River Waterkeeper and Nadi Ghati Morcha would jointly organise peace rally in both the States.   […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 24: Reiterating that the Central Government will not do anything that will hamper Odisha’s interests involving Mahanadi water dispute, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Wednesday said a meeting with the Chief Ministers of Odisha and Chhattisgarh would be held between September 10 and 20 to settle the dispute amicably. Bharti told […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 23: AMRI Group of Hospitals would host a three-day international workshop-cum-live surgery symposium under the aegis of Odisha Orthopaedic Association from August 26. Governor SC Jamir is scheduled to inaugurate symposium at AMRI Hospital, Bhubaneswar. Dr Jean  Destandau of France and WESS president and many others would attend the programme. AMRI Group of […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 23: A day-long special session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly has been convened on September 1 to ratify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament recently. The decision in this regard was taken on Tuesday at a State Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allocation of necessary funds to take up early construction of the National Institute of New Energy and Innovation (NINEI) in Bhubaneswar. The Chief Minister, in a letter to the Prime Minister said the State Government has allocated 73.680 acre of […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday asked Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) to complete Odisha civil services examinations in definite time schedule every year on the lines of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Reviewing the progress of recruitment to different Government departments asked OPSC to reduce Odisha Civil Services Examination calendar from 14-15 […]

Bhubaneswar. Aug 20: Around 15,000 laptops would be distributed free of cost among the meritorious Plus II students this year. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday launched the distribution of laptops and felicitated college girls trained in self-defence. Nearly 150 laptops were distributed on Saturday at the Jaydev Bhavan here at a State-level function. Notably […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 19: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday expressed appreciation for generation of four crore person days in four and half months, expenditure and creation of durable assets under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). At State Employment Guarantee Council meeting held at the State Secretariat under the chairmanship of Patnaik it […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 19: Union Minister of State (MoS) for Railways Manoj Sinha will visit Puri on Saturday to lay foundation-stone of the scheme of improvement of the circulating area of the Puri railway station. The Minister will visit Puri at 3 pm.  Besides, Sinha is expected to review the performance of the railway and the […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 19: Strongly dismissing rumours on closure of its steel plant at Kalinganagar as frivolous and baseless, Mesco Steel on Friday clarified that it was committed to continue contributing to the industrial saga of Odisha. Taking pride in its two steel plants in Kalinganagar, Mesco in a statement said, the company had pioneered the […]