Tag: State News

Narendra Singh Tomar  Bhubaneswar, Aug 27: Union Steel and Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar who is in Odisha on a two day-visit is scheduled to meet Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at teh Secretariat on Wednesday to seek his views on rejuvenating the mining sector after the Union Cabinet revised all major mineral royalty last week, […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 27:  The National Human Rights Commission has sought an action taken report (ATR) from the Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) on frequent accidents and human deaths at Khandagiri square. The commission has sought the ATR within four weeks while acting on a petition filed by rights activist Sangita Swain. The petitioner said […]

Bhubaneswar: Aug 26: For the first time in eastern India an IMS Academy, a segment of global IT Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) of Tech Mahindra was inaugurated here at the KIIT campus. The academy has capacity to train over 400 students annually. The IMS Academy will provide a range of training facilities in various domains […]

Bijyashree Routray Bhubaneswar, Aug 26: In a major embarrassment to the Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Bijyashree Routray on Tuesday admitted that no nursing home is functioning on the plot, which was allotted for the purpose in his wife’s name at subsidised rates two decades ago. Dr Jyoti Routray, wife of the Minister was […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 25: The Odisha Government on Monday demanded that the Union Government set up of regional centres of three national level institutes like Regional Centers of National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD) located at Chennai, National Institute for Mentally Retarded (NIMR) at Secunderabad and National Institute of Visually Handicapped (NIVH), […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 25:  Though late, the Congress has shown interest to keep up its tradition to find out what caused massive failure for the party in the general elections in Odisha. The brainstorming will be on August 27 and 28. “The AICC general secretary and in-charge of State party affairs BK Hariprasad and his deputy […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 25: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on Monday slammed the Odisha Government alleging that that it is doing little for development of the farmers’ community, which constitutes 80 per cent of the State’s population. “The plights of the farmers in the State are worsening day by the day sans the State Government’s […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 24:  Two TV journalists sustained severe injuries after a mob of around 30 persons attacked them suddenly with iron rods, bhujali and other weapons while they were collecting reports here near KIIT University on Sunday. The mob also damaged their Maruti Omni Van completely. Following the attack, a large number of journalists blocked […]

Laxmanananda Saraswati Phulbani, Aug 24: Peeved over alleged delay in the arrest of culprits in the killing of Swami Laxmananda Saraswati, Viswa Hindu Parisad (VHP) Phulbani unit leaders on Saturday demanded Narco analysis test of former Parliament member Radhakant Naik and Archbishop Raphael Cheenath for their alleged involvement in the murder Swami six years ago. […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 22: The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA), Bhubaneswar on Friday organised a workshop on ‘Soft skills and better communication, in order to make all the concessionaries and stakeholders associated with Bhubaneswar airport to help them understand the customer psyche in a better fashion. Inaugurating the workshop BPIA Director Sharad Kumar said the workshop […]