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Bhubaneswar, February 9, 2018: The Film Society of Bhubaneswar (FSB) will host a seven-day ninth Indian Film Festival of Bhubaneswar from February 14 at the IDCOL auditorium here. The festival will screen contemporary works from the east and the northeast (Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Manipuri, Khasi and Odia); South (Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil), West (Marathi); and […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, February 8, 2018: The Odisha Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday approved a slew of proposals, including bifurcation of Tourism and Culture Department and renaming Culture as Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department. Other decisions include amendment of laws for recruitment, promotion and strengthening of Government service cadres, setting up of […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, February 8, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated HDFC Bank BPO, Skill Development and Training Centre in Bhubaneswar. The centre will employ about 200 persons for back-office operations and more than 500 in future as it grows in to an all-India processing hub for the bank. The bank has promised to develop […]
Continue ReadingNew Delhi/Bhubaneswar, February 8, 2018: The Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) being set up to alert the vast population residing along the coast in the event of natural disasters like a tsunami or a cyclone will be integrated with INCOIS/ISRO based warning system to extend coverage of warning dissemination up to 1500 km in open […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, February 7, 2018: Around 800 eminent scientists from across the country will participate at the ensuing four-day All India People’s Science Congress (AIPSC) at NISER in Jatni in Khurda district. Scientists from 42 science forums of All India People’s Science Network (AIPSN) from across the country will come together for the promotion of science […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, February 7, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced a probe by Orissa High Court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the alleged rape and suicide of a minor tribal girl in Kunduli in Koraput district. The development came amid demands for a CBI probe by opposition parties after reports of alleged discrepancies in […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, February 6, 2018: From the installed capacity of about four million tons per annum of crude steel in the year 1999-2000, Odisha now has 47 steel industries with the total capacity of over 33 million tons per annum which is about one-fourth of the country’s total installed capacity, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here. […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, February 4, 2018: Around 10,000 people from different walks of life on Sunday participated in the “Saksham Cyclothon,” the first of its kind premier Cyclothon event, aimed at making people aware of the need to conserve oil and gas here. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan flagged […]
Continue ReadingNew Delhi, February 3, 2018: India’s sole medal winner in the IAAF World Championship, Anju Bobby George on Saturday said that she definitely would want her kids to become athletes. “I definitely would want my kids to become athletes. Though, we haven’t decided on any particular sport, I am sure they will end up making […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, February 2, 2018: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday hoped for inclusion of more sites of the State in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. “Bhubaneswar, our Capital city, is a unique confluence of history, heritage and modernity. Known as the Ekamra Kshetra, it has been the cultural seat of the state for centuries, preserving […]
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