Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar, Oct 25: Two persons, including a Bengali girl, were arrested from Pandara on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar for allegedly smuggling ganja on Tuesday. Police seized 35 kg of the contraband from their possession.  Acting on a tip-off that the woman was smuggling contraband to Puri, the Mancheswar police laid a trap and traced Prasanta […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 25: Two tribal students of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) are among the national-level winners of the prestigious Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE 2016 Awards. They will receive the awards from President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 7.   The two are among the 30 winners out of the […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 25: Ahead of the Make in Odisha conclave, the Odisha Government on Tuesday organised a road show in Hyderabad to attract investments the State. Industries Minister Debi Prasad Mishra along with a high-profile delegation participated in the road show and made a strong pitch for Odisha explaining why the State should top investment […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 25: Health and Family Welfare Minister Pradip Kumar Amat on Tuesday launched the statewide breastfeeding programme-MAA (Mothers Absolute Affection), a flagship programme for promotion of breastfeeding here. The programme seeks to improve family and community awareness about the importance of early and exclusive breastfeeding; strengthen counseling of mother through ASHA workers and provide […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 24: The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Adani Foundation, Ahmadabad to set up a branch of the institute in the tribals-populated district of Mayurbhanj. Founder of KIIT & KISS Dr Achyuta Samanta and Adani Foundation chairperson Priti Adani signed the agreement in the […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 24: So far, the database of 3.24 lakh regular Government employees has been updated in the human resources management system (HRMS). The salary bills and other financial transactions are being made through this automated system. The annual increment, GPF other advances and leave matters would also be put to auto mode through this […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 22: A day after the State Government removed Institute of Media Sciences and SUM Hospital (IMSSH) in Bhubaneswar from the list of empanelled hospitals following the fire mishap that has claimed 26 lives so far, the hospital authorities on Saturday sought cooperation from the Government for restoration of normalcy in patient treatment care […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 22: Around 2,000 tribals from Odisha would attend the first National Tribal Carnival to be held in New Delhi from October 25 to 28. The carnival is scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium at 4 pm on October 25 in the presence of Union […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 22:  Odisha has doubled the farmers’ real income during the last decade through high value commercial activities in fishery and animal resource development sectors as revealed from the survey conducted in 2013. Secretary Fisheries and Animal Resource Development (F&ARD) appraised this in the review meeting on enhancing sea food export held under the […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 21: Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, who was facing flak over the SUM Hospital fire that killed 25 persons and also a series of inefficiencies involving his department, on Friday resigned from his post owing moral responsibility. The development came amid mounting pressure on Nayak to quit his post, particularly […]