Tag: State News

Sambalpur, Sep 1: In yet another historic move under the Union Government, Coal India Limited has constituted 10th Joint Bipartite Committee for the Coal Industry (JBCCI) for pay revision of its over three lakh non-executive employees working in its eight subsidiaries.  . The decision in this regard was taken at the 15th meeting of the […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 1: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would inaugurate naming of the flyover road from Satyanagar to Cuttack-Puri Road after Saint Mother Teresa on Sunday at 9.30 am. Housing and Urban Development Minister Pushpendra Singh Deo, Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Chandra Panda, Cuttack MLA Debashish Samantaray, Bhubaneswar (Central) MLA Bijaya Kumar Mohanty, Bhubaneswar (North) […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 1: Laxmi Puri, Assistant Secretary of United Nations and Deputy Executive Director, UN Women on Thursday visited KIIT University and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS). Addressing the girl students of KISS, she said, “I have never seen such an empowered institution before. The girls you are today and women will become tomorrow, […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 1: Around 300 delegates from more than 10 countries attended the inaugural function of two-day first international conference on LPG here on Thursday. The conference is being organised by Research and Development Initiative along with leading Public Sector oil companies, Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 1: The State Home Department has refused to conduct an inquiry into the Kalahandi incident involving a tribal person, Dana Majhi (42), who carried the corpse of his wife for around 10 km as no vehicle or ambulance was provided by the district administration. The Home Department on Monday while disposing of a […]

Bhubaneswar, August 31:  Research and Development Initiative along with Bharat Petroleum Corporation, Indian Oil Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation would organise nation’s first international conference on cooking gas here on Thursday. Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu would inaugurate the two-day conference. Besides, the conference would be addressed by a cross section of dignitaries, including Union Minister […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 31: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Bridge Partnership Asia Pacific PTE Ltd, Singapore and the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), India, laying the foundation of a Kalinga Fellowship on Tuesday. KIIT & KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta and Asia Pacific MD Simon McKenzie signed the agreement behalf of […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 31: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has refused to conduct an audit the details of the income and expenditure of the Lord Jagannath Temple, Puri. “Audit is being carried out on the basis of provisions contained in the Constitution, CAG’s DPC Act-1971 and various Codes and Manuals as per Audit […]

Jajpur, Aug 30: A youth has been sent to 20 years in jail for raping a minor by the Jajpur District and Sessions Judge Court here on Tuesday. District and Sessions Judge Padmacharan Dash handed down the jail term to 22-year-old Kalindi Mallick, a resident of Daniamoda under Jajpur police station, for raping a 15-year-old […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 30: A day after a sting operation exposed three BJD MLAs allegedly demanding money for helping industrialists, party supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday ordered Vigilance probe into the entire incident. The sting operation conducted by a private investigating agency was aired by private TV channel ‘Kanak News’ on Monday. In […]