Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar: Putting all the speculations to rest the Orissa High Court on Friday upheld the view of upheld the views of Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Govardhan Peeth Swami Nischalananda Saraswati and the Jagannath Temple Management Committee on the issue of devotees climbing the chariots and touching the deities and has directed Odisha government to provide supports […]

Bhubaneswar: Acting on a tip off the Quick Action Team (QAT) of the Commissionerate Police along with the Khandagiri police on Friday raided a duplicate zarda and gutkha factory at Jokalandi in Bharatpur and arrested seven persons from the spot.    The police also seized a gutkha manufacturing machine, a weighing machine, a packing machine, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Thursday opposed the two per cent hike in the VAT on petrol and diesel by the BJD Government and said the hike is anti-poor. The party too demanded immediate withdrawal of the hike.    “The hike in the VAT on petrol and diesel will affect poor people […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) on Tuesday announced special tour packages for the ensuing annual Rath Yatra and Bahuda Yatra scheduled on June 29 and July 7 respectively at Puri.    According to OTDC chairman Narendra Swain the OTDC has developed a one day package for tourists of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and two […]

Bhubaneswar: Odia sprinter Dutee Chand was felicitated at the KIIT campus upon her arrival in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. Dutee, who is a student of KIIT Law School, won double gold – women’s 200 m and 400 m x 4 relay – in the recently concluded Junior Asian Athletic Championship held in Taipei, China from June […]

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Rajeev Vishnoion Monday reviewed railway arrangements for Rath Yatra – 2014 and directed officials of Khurda Road Division to give utmost priority to comforts and conveniences of pilgrims coming to Puri by Rail.  The General Manager stressed upon safety, security and punctuality of Rath Yatra special trains, besides […]

Bhubaneswar: Children of prisoners of 21 jails across the State here on Saturday observed Raja festival with much fanfare. Hosted by the Odisha Patita Udhar Samiti, the children wearing new clothes played doli and ate various types of pithas and paan at the Jharpada Special Jail.   Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Panda, Bhubaneswar (North) […]

Says electronic media plays a vital role in youth empowerment Bhubaneswar: Highlighting the role of media in modeling the society Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said that electronic media plays an important role in the empowerment of youths. The Chief Minister was speaking at the launching ceremony of Focus Odisha 24X7 News Channel here. […]

Dhamra: A three-day long summer camp was organized by Dhamra Port within the port premises for students of various schools in the port periphery from June 10 to 12. The summer camp was attended by nearly 160 school children from five different schools in the surrounding of Dhamra Port. The summer camp is organized by […]

Bhubaneswar: The Union Government has decided to expedite the 53 km long Jharsuguda- Barpalli-Sardega Railline in Ib valley, which is a deposit work of Coal India Limited.    This was decided in a joint meeting between the Minister of Railways Mr  D.V. Sadananda Gowda and the Minister of State (Independent) of Coal, Power and Renewable […]