Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar: Young legal minds from across the country will assemble at the SOA National Institute of Law (SNIL), faculty of law of the SOA University from September 4 to 7 for the second edition of ‘Legal Spectra,’the all India Law School Meet conducted by the institute. The meet will comprise several competitions on legal matters, […]

Bhubaneswar: With the capital city of Bhubaneswar witnessing increase in crime rates, the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissioner of Police on Monday called upon the students not to succumb to peer pressure to get into bad habits or crime and instead opt for a healthy lifestyle to chart out a successful career for themselves. The top cop also […]

Bhubaneswar: Around 10,82,540 livestock and 2,84,374 poultry population of 76 blocks in 17 districts have been affected while 33 large animals, 10 small animals and 4120 poultry birds have been died in the recent flood till Monday. This was revealed here at review meeting on action taken on veterinary measures in flood affected areas held […]

Bhubaneswar: Coming down heavily on the Odisha Government for not extending supports to rescued bonded labourers, Jana Jagarana Dadan Sangha (JJDS) on Monday demanded that the State Government immediately rehabilitate and compensate 239 bonded migrant labourers who were rescued from different brick kilns in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka two years back as per […]

Odisha University of Agriculture University Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government would set up one more Agriculture University and a separate Veterinary University shortly in the State in order to ensure sustainable agriculture practices and to improve research on various subjects of veterinary sciences. The State has now only one agriculture university namely Odisha University of Agriculture […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Women and Child Development Secretary Arti Ahuja on Friday said the Vocational Rehabilitation Centre (VRC) here will impart self-employment orientated training to 280 PWDs in a year in four trades like tailoring, domestic appliances repairing, computer and soft skills. Chief Secretary GC Pati (M) & W&CD Secy Arti Ahuja at the job fair […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Government Railway Police (GRP) on Saturday has been able to arrest notorious train looter and dacoit P Surya Narayan Rao alias Raama of Budhanagar slum here. He was at large since July 14 this year when four of his associates were arrested by the police for looting in running trains.   The […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday decided to abstain from Raksha Bandhan programme this year and called upon supporters not to visit him on Sunday to tie rakhi to him in view of the high flood. The Chief Minister took this decision to express solidarity with the flood-affected people. While around 3.60 lakh […]

Bhubaneswar: Though the flood situation in Odisha has improved slightly with major rivers showing receding trends since Friday, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra on Saturday said that around 3.60 lakh people of 532 villages are still marooned in different parts of the State while 1.35 lakh people have taken shelter on various river […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Principal Resident Commissioner at New Delhi Dr Sunil Kumar Bhargava felicitated the freedom fighters from Odisha invited to the “AT HOME” reception to be hosted by President of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan to commemorate the anniversary of the Quit India Movement in the Indian Freedom Struggle on Saturday. Five freedom fighters from namely […]