Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar, July 31: Pradip Sethi, chairman-cum-managing-director of tainted Artha Tatwa (AT) Group, a money collection company, on Saturday evening attempted to commit suicide by slitting his wrist at the Jharpada Speical Jail here but the timely action taken by the jail authorities saved his life. Sethi, who is lodged at the jail as an undertrial […]

Bhubaneswar July 30: The Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha and the Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha on Saturday signed a 25 year Project Implementation Agreement with Azure Power Mercury Private Ltd, to develop the country’s first grid connected  MW scale roof-top solar project on net metering basis. This project, with a minimum capacity […]

Cuttack, July 30: Commissionerate Police have arrested two more aides of arrested dreaded criminal brothers, Sushil Dhalsamanta and Sushant Dhalsamant on Friday from Kolkata. The fresh arrest came almost six months after the arrest of the two mafia siblings on January 29. Commissioner of Police Yogesh Bahadur Khurania told reporters here that Lipuna alias Debadutta […]

New Delhi, July 30: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister (PNG) Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday convened a meeting with all District Nodal Officers (DNOs) of eastern States and north eastern States for successful implementation of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) under which LPG connections are given to women of BPL households. Nearly 250 DNOs, senior […]

Cuttack, July 30: A Vigilance (Special) Court here on Saturday sent suspended Odia IPS officer Joydeep Nayak to Choudwar Circle Jail and posted the hearing on the Vigilance’s fresh remand plea on Monday (August 1). Vigilance sleuths produced the fugitive Tripura cadre IPS officer in the court after completion of his three-day remand and prayed […]

Bhubaneswar, July 30: Urban infrastructure in Odisha would get a massive boost with Rs 187 crore worth projects on piped water and energy efficient lighting, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday.  Patnaik while laying stones for various projects through videoconferencing at the State Secretariat here, Patnaik said as per his Government’s stated priority to […]

Bhubaneswar, July 29: Kalinga TV, in association of KIIT School of Film and Media Sciences, will hold its 2nd Colloquium on July 31. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate the colloquium, where eminent media personalities and film makers from different parts of the country will deliberate on various issues related to media. The theme of […]

Bhubaneswar, July 29: Odisha Governor and Chancellor of universities Dr SC Jamir on Friday appointed Professor (Dr) Rajendra Prasad Das, as the Vice-Chancellor of Berhampur University. Prof Das will succeed Prof Deepak Kumar Behera whose tenure will end on July 31. Prof Das was selected from a list of three candidates after a personal interview […]

Balasore, July 28: The Balasore district administration on Thursday decided to enforce the ‘no-helmet-no-petrol’ rule from August 16 in the district.    District Collector Pramod Das convened a meeting to discuss the implementation procedures wherein Regional Transport Officer Amresh Patra, Additional SP Santosh Nayak, Sub-Collector Ramchandra Palta, fuel outlet owners and intellectuals were present. The […]

Bhubaneswar, July 28: The Odisha Government has decided to open 53 more Chicken Fresh outlets at various district headquarters and major cities in the State with an aim to boost self employment and entrepreneurship through poultry activities.  The Standing Financial Committee meeting of the Fisheries and Animal Resource Development held under chairmanship of department Secretary […]