Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar, Mar 1: Accusing Koraput Collector-cum-District Magistrate V Jaykumar of working like an agent of the ruling BJD, the State BJP on Wednesday petitioned before Governor SC Jamir about the alleged arbitrary suspension and subsequent transfer of 11 clerks of the Collectorate by the Collector for allowing Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s chopper to land at […]

Bhubaneswar, Feb 12: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday offered to be the Brand Ambassador of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar. While addressing at the 9th foundation day of the IIT he urged the students to take the institute to further heights and advised them to be aggressive and […]

Bhubaneswar, Feb 12: When the season of love is all around and romance is in the air, people thronged in thousands at the Janpath, the venue for Patha Utsav on Sunday and immersed in an ocean of powerful and divine music. Braving the mystique and smoky environment today, the visitors cheered the mega attraction of […]

Bhubaneswar, Feb 11: Redefining the concept of street vending in the first Smart City of the country, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in collaboration with the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) launched a “Uniform Design Competition” among citizens for the street vendors. Citizens can take part and win prizes worth Rs 1 lakh and contribute […]

Bhubaneswar, Feb 10: On her fourth day of visit to Odisha, Hollywood actor and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Global Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd called on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and shared about her stay in Odisha. She expressed her gratitude to the warm welcome she received from the people of Odisha and at the […]

Bhubaneswar, Feb 5: Ashley Judd, the global goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and popular Hollywood actor is slated to visit Odisha from February 7 to 11. A strong promoter of strong promoter of rights of girls and women, she has been travelling around the world to advocate against gender-based violence and […]

Its the famous Orissa twins to sail to America in 1893 four years before Madhu Babu Bhubaneswar, Feb 4: In popular history, it is said that Barrister Madhusudan Das was the first Odia who sailed to England. In April 1897, he sailed from Kolkata to raise his demands for the interests of Orissa before the […]

Bhubaneswar, Feb 4: With the quality of treatment improving and rise in awareness, cancer survival has doubled since the 1970s, eminent radiation oncologist, Prof Bidhu K Mohanti said on Saturday. “Most cancers are curable as all such conditions are not the same and people who are surviving for ten years or more after being affected […]

Bhubaneswar, Feb 3: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has estimated the credit potential of Odisha at Rs 66,554 crore for the 2017-18 financial year. “The credit projection for Odisha for 2017-18 stands at Rs 66,554 crore. This is based on the potential assessed under various sectors and sub-sectors in all agro […]

Bhubaneswar, Feb 1: The Union Government on Wednesday allocated in the Union Budget Rs 5,102 crore for development of railways in Odisha and also announced to celebrate 200 years of Paika Mutiny led by Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar Mohapatra and setting up of a strategic oil reserve at Chandikhol in Jajpur district. The State got Rs […]