Tag: State News

New Delhi, April 27, 2018: Maintaining that ITIs played a vital role in economic development of the country, especially in terms of supplying skilled manpower to industries, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said that the Government’s aim is to ensure one ITI in every block of […]

Bhubaneswar, April 16, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday flagged off the sixth phase Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra train from Sambalpur railway with around 1000 senior citizens on pilgrimage to Shirdi, Nashik and Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra. The entire tour will take a week’s time. A doctor will accompany the pilgrims in the train. The […]

Sambalpur, April 15, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday dedicated to the nation the new bridge over IB river in Sambalpur district. At 2.5 kms, it is the longest bridge in western Odisha and the second longest in the whole State, and was completed in almost three years. The bridge will chart a new […]

Bhubaneswar, April 14, 2018: The Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) held a heritage flight of Carrier Pigeons of the Odisha Police Pigeon service from Bhubaneswar to Cuttack. The fifty pigeons that were flown from the OUAT Grounds carried a missive with a message on heritage conservation and preservation.  Speaking on the […]

Bhubaneswar, April 12, 2018: After three non-BJP ruled southern States and Union Territory Puducherry came out against the Terms of Reference (ToR) stipulated by the Centre in the 15th Finance Commission for devolution of funds to States, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his personal intervention on […]

Bhubaneswar, April 12, 2018: Opposing the Union Coal Ministry’s decision to allocate four coal blocks in Odisha to Maharashtra-Nagpur-based Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) instead of MCL, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday wrote to Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal requesting him for re-examining allocation of the four mines. The Union Coal Ministry has decided to […]

Bhubaneswar, April 12, 2018: On the eve of the 70th Capital Foundation Day, Chief Minister   Naveen  Patnaik on Thursday launched Bhubaneswar Development Authority website (bhubaneswar.me) and a promo video for ‘Visit Bhubaneswar’ showcasing Smart City Bhubaneswar to the world. He also launched the official web-portal (www.smartcitybhubaneswar.gov.in) and logo for Bhubaneswar Smart City. Bhubaneswar.me portal and […]

Bhubaneswar, April 12, 2018: To meet the challenges in ever-changing scenario in multi-dimension disaster response, the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and Odisha Fire Service are conducting Area Familiarization Exercises Community Awareness Programme (FAMEX/CAP) to upgrade people about their responsibility during an emergency situation. The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has prepared the […]

Bhubaneswar, April 10, 2018: For the first time since its inception in 1980, Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) on Tuesday paid an interim dividend of Rs 1 crore to the State Government. The PSU that started making profit in 2003-04 has earned a net profit of Rs 5.89 crore in 2016-17, its accumulated profit till […]