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Bhubaneswar, June 29: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday directed all departments to be in full state of readiness to tackle possible floods as Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted excess rains this year. Chairing the State-level Natural Calamity meeting at the State Secretariat laid emphasis on to reach to affected people immediately and ensure […]

Bhubaneswar, June 27: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched Kalinga Sikshya Sathi Yojana, a subsidised education loan scheme for students, who will now pay an interest of only one percent. “We will provide Rs 500 crores from our own resources to bridge the interest gap. This will directly benefit our students pursuing higher education […]

Bhubaneswar, June 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would review the progress of the Bhubaneswar Smart City progress through videoconferencing on June 25. As per the schedule, the Prime Minister would hold a discussion with Housing and Urban Development Minister Puspendra Singhdeo, Culture and Tourism Minister Ashok Chandra Panda, two Bhubaneswar MLAs, Bijay Mohanty, Priyadarshi Mishra […]

Bhubaneswar, May 26: The State Government has set a target to construct 201 more bridges and 600 km roads under the Biju Setu and the Mukshyamantri Sadak Yojan, respectively, during the current financial year, 2016-17. This was informed by Rural Development Minister Badrinarayan Patra after attending a review meeting of the department chaired by Chief […]

Bhubaneswar, May 26: The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous body under the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India, has accorded ‘A’ grade status to the KIIT University, which secured a high score of 3.48 out of 4 points (87%), joining the league of 11 elite institutions like IITs, JNU, TISS and the […]

Bhubaneswar, May 25: With an aim to make villagers aware about fish culture, the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA), Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar has organised a scientist-farmers’ interaction meet on “Freshwater aquaculture as livelihood option for tribal farmers” at Aranga village under Niladriprasad gram panchayat of Banpur block in Khordha district. ICAR-CIFA organised the programme under […]

Bhubaneswar, December 15: In a major relief to the State Government, samples of the dead peacocks sent to the ICAR National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (HSADL), Bhopal have tested negative for avian influenza. Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department Commissioner-cum-Secretary Bishnupada Sethi said the samples of birds, including two peacocks, one crow and […]

Bhubaneswar, November 19: A large number activists of the Navanirman Krushak Sanghathan, a farmers body fighting for the cause of peasants in the State, on Thursday observed a Jail Bharo Andolan by organising a protest rally in the capital city here protesting the poor treatment of the Government to farmers and the arrest of seven […]