Tag: National News

(File Photo) Bhubaneswar, May 19, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking establishment of Defence Industry Corridor and an Aeronautical University in Odisha. He highlighted that Odisha, with its comprehensive industrial ecosystem and state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities is most suited for indigenous design, development and manufacturing in defence and […]

Bhubaneswar, May 18, 2018: Decrying the alleged partisan and authoritarian act of Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala inviting the BJP to form Government in the State, the Odisha Congress on Friday observed ‘Save Democracy Day’ by sitting on a dharna near Raj Bhavan here. The Congress was observing the ‘Save Democracy Day’ across the country by […]

Bhubaneswar, May 18, 2018: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will lay foundation stone for a LPG Bottling Plant at Barkhani, about 12 km from the Bolangir railway station in Bolangir district on May 21. It will be the fifth plant in the State of Odisha. The Bharat […]

Bhubaneswar, May 18, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday appointed former Indian hockey captain and Rajya Sabha member Dilip Tirkey as the Odisha Tourism Development Council (OTDC) Chairman. The prominent tribal BJD leader was elected to the Rajya Sabha on March 22, 2012. His tenure as Rajya Sabha member ended on April 2, this […]

Bhubaneswar, May 16, 2018: A delegation of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)  on Wednesday met  National Archives of India Director General (DG) Pritam Singh here and handed over a memorandum  with the request for transferring many Odisha related documents and records from New Delhi. The National Archives of India, which […]

Bhubaneswar, May 13, 2018: The tribals in Buratal village in Ganjam district have got a new lease of life after the successful completion of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) assisted Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) road. Buratal, a tribal village having a population of 255, is located at a distance of 90 km from […]

Bhubaneswar, May 2, 2018: Lightning has become a major disaster in Odisha that claims more than 400 human lives on an average per year. And to reduce the death toll, the State Government is all set to set up a lightning detection system.  The Earth Networks, a USA based organisation, made a presentation on “Total […]

Bhubaneswar, May 1, 2018: On May 5, Odisha will be presented with the Prime Minister’s award as the Best State in the country in skill development of rural youth. “Our state has left behind all major states with second and third placed Kerala and Andhra Pradesh way below us in all parameters,” said Chief Minister […]