President Droupadi Murmu’s native place in Odisha gets first express train in 112 years 

Badampahar (Mayurbhanj), November 21: It was a historic day for President Draupadi Murmu’s village, Rairangpur, as the people in this region received the gift of an express train for the first time in 112 years with President launching the service at Badampahar railway station here. During her three-day visit to Odisha, President Murmu flagged off […]

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Odisha: CM sanctions Rs 45 crore for 150 Multi Purpose Cultural-cum-Community Centres

Bhubaneswar, November 13: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved 150 Multi Purpose Cultural-cum-Community Centres worth Rs 45 crore for the people belonging to Minority Communities in the State, said an official release. According to a commnuquie issued by the Chief Minister’s Office, an amount of Rs 45 crore has been sanctioned for the purpose in […]

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Synopsys opens eastern India’s first Design and R&D unit in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar 

Bhubaneswar, November 10: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated Synopsys’s new centre in Bhubaneswar, putting new milestone in the semiconductor journey of Odisha. The centre will be Synopsys’s First Design and R&D unit in Eastern India where hundreds of highly skilled VLSI and Semiconductor Design Engineers will work. “I hope that the Synopsys Bhubaneswar […]

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Odisha youth lands in jail for teasing wild elephant by pulling its tail

Bhubaneswar, November 8: A youth has landed in jail on the charge of teasing a wild elephant by pulling its tail. The youth hailing from Banarpal block of Angul district was arrested on Wednesday under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. According to the State Forest Department sources, the youth identified as Dilip Sahoo of Kulad […]

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Odisha CM inaugurates OPTCL Tech Tower 

Bhubaneswar, October 18: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated the OPTCL Tech Tower here. The multi-storeyed building worth Rs 55 crore will function as Corporate Office of Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL). Speaking at the event, the Chief Minister said that OPTCL played a significant role in State’s transmission infrastructure. The building has […]

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Odisha: CM dedicates 2 Linear Accelerators, 30- bedded day-care unit for cancer patients at AHRCC

Bhubaneswar, October 6: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday dedicated two state-of-the-art Linear Accelerators (Linac Machines) for radio therapy at Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer at Cuttack. Earlier, there were two linear accelerators. With this, the total number of linear accelerators went up to four. A total of Rs 38 crore has been […]

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Rs 8000-crore Greenfield Alumina Refinery Project of Aditya Birla Group-owned Hindalco in Rayagada gains momentum

Bhubaneswar, October 5: The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) on Thursday signed an MoU with Hindalco Industries for providing long term raw material linkage for its project at Kansariguda in Rayagada district in presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The agreement will facilitate and speed up the work for a two-million tonne alumina refinery in Rayagada. […]

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Garg stresses on building climate smart villages in Odisha 

Bhubaneswar, September 22: Development Commissioner Anu Garg on Thursday stressed on building climate smart villages in the State, said an official release. The DC was reviewing the projects on Climate Resilient Agriculture. NABARD General Manager, Directors of AFP and Horticulture; Director, Special Projects; PD, OIIPCRA, senior officers of key Departments, Ganjam and Mayurbhanj Collectors, Support […]

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Bid to provide banking services in all unbanked Gram Panchayats in Odisha 

Bhubaneswar, September 13: The State Government on Wednesday entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with six public sector banks, namely SBI, PNB, Union Bank of India, UCO Bank, Bank of India and Bank of Baroda for providing banking services in all unbanked Gram Panchayats (GPs) of the State through CSP Plus banking outlets, said […]

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SCCoRS Secretary calls on Odisha Chief Secretary, appreciates Govt’s road safety measures

Bhubaneswar, August 30: Secretary, Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety (SCCoRS) Sanjay Mittal on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena here. Transport Commissioner Amitabh Thakur was also present during this visit. Mittal appreciated the ongoing steps being taken by the State Government on road safety activities. “Secretary, Supreme Court […]

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