BDA opens library at Forest Park in Bhubaneswar

Rourkela, March 21: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday inaugurated a 200-bed new super-speciality hospital at the Ispat General Hospital. The SAIL upgraded the Rourkela Steep Plant (RSP)-run Ispat General Hospital (IGH) into a super speciality facility. “Till now this area was deprived of super specialty medical facility. About six years ago, the Prime Minister […]

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‘Cradle of scientific approach’: President Kovind at NIT Rourkela’s 18th convocation

Rourkela (Odisha), March 21: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday addressed the 18th convocation of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela and said this area of today’s Odisha has been the cradle of scientific approach since early times. “This area of today’s Odisha has been immensely rich in history and culture. It has been the […]

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Vedic Havan at DAV Chandrasekharpur for world peace

Bhubaneswar, March 6: Commemorating the 197th birth anniversary of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, a vedic havan for world peace was organised at DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur on Sunday in collaboration with Arya Samaj, Odisha and Abhibyakti Foundation. A total 111 pious altars were set up to complete the rituals. Acharya Dr Sudarshan Deb, Dr Priyabrata Das, […]

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ArceloMittal to set up 12 MT integrated Steel Plant in Kendrapara district

Bhubaneswar, March 4: The Odisha Government on Thursday signed an MoU with ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel for setting up of a 12 MT integrated Steel Plant in Kendrapara district with an investment of Rs 50,000 crore. The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and ArcelorMittal Executive Chairman L N Mittal at […]

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Reliance Jio tops new mobile subscriber additions in Odisha in December: TRAI data

Bhubaneswar, February 20: Reliance Jio has once again added highest number of subscribers, with addition nearly 2 lakh mobile subscribers in December 2020 in Odisha, as per telecom subscriber data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), recently. With this, Reliance Jio further strengthened its stronghold in the state with nearly 41% subscriber market […]

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CM demands withdrawal of draft bylaws on Ananta Basudev & Brahmeswar Temples

Bhubaneswar, February 12: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday demanded that the Central Government should immediately withdraw the National Monuments Authority’s (NMA) Draft Bylaws on Ananta Basudev and Brahmeswar Temple of Ekamra Kshetra in Bhubaneswar. Patnaik also urged all the MPs form Odisha to take this sensitive matter with the Central Government and Union Culture […]

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RTOs go paperless as Odisha CM rolls out 9 online services

Bhubaneswar, February 10: Bringing a major transformation in service delivery under 5T framework, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday rolled out nine citizen centric services of the State Transport Authority (STA). With this, transport offices of the State have become paperless, enabling citizens to get the services online from any place, any time. The services […]

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Bid to take districts to next level with innovative projects in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, February 10: Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Wednesday directed district Collectors to prepare plans for innovative projects based on potential of their respective districts for elevating people to the height of a surplus level of living. While reviewing the present development scenario and growth prospects in each district through video conferencing at Lokseva […]

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BMC holds loan mela for ‘Safaimitras’

Bhubaneswar, February 5: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Friday organised a ‘loan mela’ under the “Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge” to provide easy loan facility to sanitation workers to buy machines for cleaning septic tanks and sewers so that inhumane practice of manual scavenging can be eliminated. The event was held at Jaydev Bhavan under the chairmanship […]

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Municipal Premier League 2.0 launched

Bhubaneswar, February 4: Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Thursday launched Municipal Premier League (MPL 2.0), a first of its kind competition for tax Officials initiated by the State Government. This aims to digitise tax collections, thereby enhancing efficiency and transparency. It also encourages the involvement of Mission Shakti Groups in supporting the ULBs to […]

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