Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar, July 21: The Project Sanctioning Committee of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) assistance of Rs 795.65 crore to Odisha. The project assistance includes an important project for setting up of 5 lakh litre per day (LLPD) milk processing plant by OMFED in Arilo and […]

— Six arrested for manhandling mediapersons — No action yet on Collector’s FIRs Puri, July 19: After coming under severe criticism from opposition parties and lakhs of Jagannath devotees across the globe for failing to smoothly conduct the Niladri Bije ritual of Lord Jagannath and His siblings on Sunday night, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) […]

Bhubaneswar, July 19: In a significant development, three Odisha cadre IAS officers have been empanelled in the rank of Union Secretary. AP Padhi   Aditya Prasad Padhi, Injeti Srinivas and Alka Panda along with 42 IAS officers of different State cadres (1983 batch) have been empanelled in the rank of Secretary/equivalent in Government of India, […]

Bhubaneswar, July 18: Navratna CPSE National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) has signed an MoU with the Union Mines Ministry regarding financial and non-financial targets for the financial year 2016-17. The MoU was signed between Union Mines Secretary Balvinder Kumar and Nalco CMD Dr Tapan Kumar Chand in New Delhi on Monday. The agreement was formulated […]

Bishnupada Sethy Bhubaneswar, July 18: A project proposal submitted by the Fisheries and Animal Resources Development (F&ARD) Department was approved in the State-level sanctioning Committee of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) on July 15 under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary. The project aims at creating 400 Ha water area in private land across the […]

Bhubaneswar, July 18: Three senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders Prasanna Acharya, Bishnu Charan Das and Nakkinti Bhaskar Rao recently elected to the Rajya Sabha on Monday took oath or affirmation of allegiance to the Constitution. Bishnu Charan Das Prasanna Acharya N Bhaskar rao They took affirmation of allegiance to the Constitution in Odia on […]

Bhubaneswar, July 17: Coinciding with the ‘Niladri Bije’ (Return to the sanctum sanctorum) of Lord Jagannath and His siblings in Puri, ‘Rasgola Divas’ dominated as the central theme here on Sunday at the 27th Raahgiri along the Janpath, with hundreds of visitors watching live the making of the famous Pahala Rasogla, which is gradually inching […]

Rayagada, July 17: Utkal Alumina International Ltd., a unit of Aditya Birla Group has bagged yet another prestigious award – BT CSR Excellence Award on Women Empowerment category. The company received this award for its contribution towards women empowerment by giving an opportunity to bring them to main stream of life through earning with dignity. […]

Bhubaneswar, July 17: The SOA University here on Sunday announced the launching of an ambitious pan-Odisha project involving experts and healthcare workers to comprehensively address the scourge of oral cancer in the State. “The project would focus on implementation early diagnostic techniques and comprehensive treatment plan for the cancer-affected,” Vice-Chancellor Prof Amit Banerjee said while […]

Kandhamal, July 17: The State Government, apparently to cover up the ghastly incident of civilians killings in an alleged crossfire between security forces and Maoists on July 8 at Kurtamgada, has initiated a drive to spearhead development of the tribal dominated Kandhamal district.   Sources said the Government has decided to send four senior IAS […]