Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar: The three-day-long Odissi Fest at the magnificent Mukteswar Temple ended with spellbinding performances of Odissi by renowned Odissi dancers of national and international repute showcasing the varied items of Odissi repertoire. It was as if the dancing damsels coming alive out of the 10th century AD monument Mukteswar Temple, indisputably one of the most […]

Bhubaneswar: Following the approval of the Union Cabinet, Union Shipping Secretary Dr Vishwapati Trivedi on Thursday formally unveiled Policy Guidelines for Land Management by Major Ports in Mumbai. It provides for a transparent mechanism for leasing and licensing of land in possession of Major Ports. However the Policy Guidelines will not be applicable to the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Citizens for Accountable Governance (CAG), a movement started by Gujarat’s Narendra Modi Government on Tuesday opened its Odisha chapter here. To mark the launching, the volunteers of the CAG organized a unique kite festival in KIIT University premises on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a Hindu festival of kites. Kites with life-sized images […]

BJD Ex-Servicemen cell soon Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the ensuing Assembly and Parliament elections and in order to strengthen the party’s organizational structure, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday added one more wing, ‘BJD Ex-Servicemen Cell’ to its fold on the occasion of 66th Army Day. More than 1,000 retired Defence personnel coming […]

Bhubaneswar: “Odisha has outperformed many of the leading states in the country for attracting investments.  The RBI report for the year 2012-13 has placed Odisha at the top when it attracted more than Rs 53,000 crore as investment in that year, which was about 27 per cent share of all-states put together.  During the 11th […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that the proposal of creation of a post of DCP, Traffic for the twin cities, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack with modern gadgets for controlling and managing traffic system is under active consideration of the government. “The Government is seriously considering the need of additional manpower and other resources […]

Cuttack: Director General of Police (DGP) Prakash Mishra has launched the redesigned website of Odisha police with web address www.odishapolice.gov.in at State Police Headquarters in Cuttack. The website was developed by Suyog Computech, Bhubaneswar. The website is being operated through the server of National Informatics Centre, Bhubaneswar. The site has varied information on different subjects […]

Bhubaneswar: The 151st birthday of Swami Vivekananda as well as World Youth Day was observed in the Chhhatabar campus of Vivekananda Institute of Technology on Monday. Governor Dr SC Jamir unveiled the life statue of Swami at the main entrance of VIVTECH. The Governor was pleased to note the spectacular progress of the institute in […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said that the police leadership should focus on making policing more and more service oriented, transparent and accountable.    The Chief Minister was speaking at the closing ceremony of senior police officers conference here. He asked the top cops to be extra vigil to prevent crimes against women […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to promote and develop hockey activities in the State Chief Secretary Jugal Kishore Mohapatra on Friday launched the website of Kalinga lancer Hockey in secretariat in presence of Development Commissioner Injeti Srinivas, CMD IDCO Vishal Dev, Secretary Sports & Youth Affairs Saswat Mishra and other dignitaries. The website was named as […]