Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar, June 18, 2018: The Inter Agency Group (IAG), Odisha organised the GO-NGO Coordination meeting of all key stakeholders of the Government and CSOs on Monday here with an aim to develop awareness and collecting feedback and recommendations to improve coordination mechanism in Disaster Risk Reduction and to develop a framework to guide it. Special […]

Bhubaneswar, June 14, 2018: As per the Supreme Court order, a three-member committee headed by former -Chief Administrator of Puri Jagannath Temple Suresh Mohapatra with IG (Central Range) Soumendra Priyadarshi and temple managing committee member Mahimohan Tripathy as members, was formed to study managements of other shrines in India. The Supreme Court on June 8 […]

Bhubaneswar, June 13, 2018: Amid the ongoing blame game between the ruling BJD and the opposition BJP over missing keys of the Puri Jagannath Temple’s treasury also known as Ratna Bhandar, senior BJP leader Dilip Ray on Wednesday appealed to the political parties refrain from indulging in the political blame-game as it is in no […]

Bhubaneswar, June 13, 2018: The Odisha Government on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with USA-based Earth Networks for early for early weather warning, including lightning and thunderstorm alerts in the State. The system can predict lightning about 45 minutes in advance.  The MoU was signed between Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) and […]

Bhubaneswar, June 12, 2018: Now, each and everyone visiting any Government health institution from district to sub-centres level will be provided all health services free of cost in Odisha, announced Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday. “One of our commitments is Universal Health Coverage. Today in this regard I am happy to announce that each […]

Bhubaneswar June 12, 2018: Finally, Baijayant (Jay) Panda has formally brought to an end the almost 18-year-long relationship with Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday. A fortnight after he resigned from the BJD, the high profile Kendrapara MP today resigned from his Lok Sabha membership. On May 28 he had quit BJD the […]

Bhubaneswar June 12, 2018:  One of the last remaining vestiges of the Old Jagannath Sadak, just on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, is crumbling for want of proper conservation.  The Anu Patro Kothi, as it has been popularly called since the last 140 years, is in need or urgent repairs. Located […]

Bhubaneswar, June 11, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched the book ‘80 Years of Odisha Budget’, a compilation of all State budgets since the first in 1936. The first budget in 1936-37 focused on transforming the socio-economic condition of the newly formed province, summed up to Rs 1.77 crore. Since then, it has […]

Bhubaneswar, June 10, 2018: Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), India’s leading media conglomerate, has switched off its broadcast signals to Odisha’s Ortel Communications, owing to non-payment of financial dues.  With SPN’s popular channels like Sony Entertainment Television (SET), Sony SAB, Sony PAL, Sony MAX, Sony SIX, Sony TEN, Sony BBC Earth and more being the staple […]

Bhubaneswar, June 10, 2018: The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) has created history by employing a transgender. Sadhna Mishra, the first transgender of the State was employed at KISS to work as an Executive officer. It is her birthday on June 10 when she received the appointment letter from KISS founder and Rajya Sabha […]