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Bhubanswar, November 10, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched ‘Sudakhya programme’- an initiative to empower women through technical training. “Our Government has taken a decision to increase women trainees’ strength in ITIs from 7% to 30% within the next two years. Sudakhya will strive to encourage and facilitate skills training in Government ITIs […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 10, 2017: Crops across 128319 hectares in 8,092 villages in 24 districts have been damaged due to pest attack and Rs 137.51 crore has been released towards agriculture input subsidy in Odisha. “Twenty four out of 30 districts have reported crop damage due to pest attack and the remaining six districts namely, Balasore, […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 9, 2017: All farmers, including sharecroppers affected by pest attack would be provided with agriculture input subsidy. The State Government will distribute agriculture input subsidy and has acknowledged the role of sharecroppers for the first time in the farm sector. Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi on Thursday instructed the all the district Collectors […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 9, 2017: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on Thursday inaugurated Venvik GST Suvidha Kendra in Bhubaneswar. With the inauguration in the State capital, more than 150 Venvik Suvidha Kendras were opened across the State also. Nearly 900 GST Suvidha Kendras will be opened in the State by January next year. These Kendras […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 7, 2017: Underlining focus on protecting and nurturing Mahanadi river for the future, the Odisha Government has decided to launch a massive plantation drive along the length and breadth of the river. Mahanadi runs around 500km in the State. The initiative is to help retain water in the riverbed and recharge groundwater. More […]
Continue ReadingJaga with his mother Bhubaneswar, November 7, 2017: Jaga, one of the conjoined twins from Odisha whose heads were separated on October 26 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, is showing remarkable improvement, even as his twin brother Kalia continues to be in the ICU with doctors saying his outcome is […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 6, 2017: Odisha Government on Monday announced a package for farmers sustaining crop loss due to pest attack in the Khariff season 2017. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Maheswar Mohanty said that agriculture input subsidy will be provided to the small and marginal farmers who have sustained crop loss of 33% and above […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 6, 2017: Claiming that demonetisation has failed to meet people’s expectations, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha on Monday announced that it will not commemorate November 8, the first anniversary of demonetisation, as ‘Anti-Black Money Day’ (Kala Dhan Virodh Diwas) as planned by BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre. BJD president […]
Continue ReadingCuttack, November 3, 2017: Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma on Friday launched the citizen centric mobile application (Mobile app), of Rourkela Police. Inaugurating the app, a platform connecting the police with citizens, through videoconferencing at the State police headquarters here, Dr Sharma said the new facility will connect the citizens of […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, November 3, 2017: Jaga, one of the conjoined twins from Odisha whose heads were separated on October 26 at the AIIMS, New Delhi, was shifted to private ward from the ICU in the sign of improvement of his health condition. He was taken off the ventilator on Wednesday, even his twin brother Kalia continue […]
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