Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar, Feb 1: Giving an input to the formation of Union Budget 2017-18, Balasore MP RK Jena written to the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda urging him to increase the share of expenditure on public health in the Budget. “I urge you to strategically increase the public health expenditure to the […]

Bhubaneswar, Jan 27: The Modern international cargo operations along with custom clearance facilities resumed at the Biju Pattanik International Airport (BPIA) after a 13 years break. Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi inaugurated the facility in the presence of Chief Commissioner Customs Rakesh Sharma, Regional Executive Director Airports Authority of India Sanjaya Jain, Director BPIA Yudhisthir […]

–45ft X 30ft National Flag hoisted Bhubaneswar, Jan 27: Flag Foundation of India (FFI) president and former MP Naveen Jindal hoisted a mammoth 45-ft X 30-ft National Flag on a 100-ft monumental flagpole at the Convention Centre at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) and KIIT University in the presence of KIIT & KISS […]

Bhubaneswar, Jan 3: The Raj Bhavan gardens will be opened to the general public and students from January 5 to 22 in the first phase and from February 1 to 10 in the second phase, said a Raj Bhavan communiqué. Visitors will be allowed to enter the gardens from the Gate No.2 near the Main […]

Bhubaneswar, Jan 2: Former Supreme Court judge Justice Arijit Pasayat on Monday opined that protecting and conserving environment should be a constitutional mandate. Delivering the 16th edition of Nalco Foundation Day Lecture Series on ‘Environment & Progress: Issues & Challenges,’ here at Nalco auditorium, the Vice-Chairman, Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Black Money stressed on […]

Bhubaneswar, Jan 1: Taking a New Year resolution of sorts, as many as 25 participants, mostly youngsters, today took part in the Ekamra Walks discovering the untold tales behind monuments in the Heritage District. Interestingly, one NRI professor from Arizona State University, US, three tourists from Kerala and four visitors from Kolkata were part of […]

Bhubaneswar, Dec 31: Style, compassion, talent, intelligence and elegance were at their best as teenage models took the ramp at the 16th Nanhipari- Little Miss India talent beauty pageant, which concluded at the KiiT International School here on Friday night. Thirty-two girls between 13-16 years shortlisted for the semifinal round from regional auditions from Guwahati, […]

Bhubaneswar, Dec 28: The grand finale of KIIT Nanhipari will be held on Thursday and Friday at the KiiT International School campus here. As many as 32 finalists have been selected from regional auditions held in 10 cities including Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Guwahati, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Itanagar and Bhubaneswar. Six finalists from the South […]

Bhubaneswar, Dec 27: Coming down heavily on the State Government for not accepting the proposal of the State Election Commission (SEC) for provision of separate ballot boxes for Zilla Parishad (ZP) polls during the ensuing three-tier panchayat polls, the BJP on Tuesday sought the intervention of Governor Dr SC Jamir in this regard. The party […]

Bhubaneswar, Dec 27: Bhubaneswar Development Authority on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with WRI India (World Resources Institute) to develop sustainable urban mobility planning for the number one Smart City in India. With signing of the MoU, both the organisations will now have an integrated effort to address transport and development challenges, such […]