Tag: State News

DoFARD Secretary Bishnupada Sethi  Bhubaneswar, July 9: Animal helpline with ambulance services will be introduced in three urban areas in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Sambalpur of the State for the first time.  Department of Fisheries and Animal Resources Development (DoFARD) Secretary Bishnupada Sethi said the facility will be made functional by October this year.   It […]

Bhubaneswar, July 8: The Odisha Private Engineering College Association (OPECA) on Friday threatened to move to the court of law protesting the increase in the intake capacity of seats in B. Tech and M. Tech streams at the Government engineering colleges with the approval of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). “For the 2016-17 […]

Bhubaneswar, July 7: Joining the efforts to expand the city’s green cover, students of the SOA University undertook a roadside plantation drive in the Kalinga Nagar area here on Thursday to mark the nation-wide Van Mahotsav week celebrations. More than 750 saplings of seven different varieties of trees were planted by the students in the […]

Bhubaneswar, July 6: As millions of devotees congregate in the holy city of Puri for the auspicious Rath Yatra, Ola, popular mobile app for transportation, introduced free auto rides to devotees to and from the city bus terminal. This year, Ola Auto rides will enable hassle-free and comfortable commute for everyone across the three days […]

Bhubaneswar, July 4: For the fourth consecutive year, international students from the Virgnia Tech and University of Wisconsin came down to  Odisha and involved with students of the Ganjam district and together carried out several developmental projects in the area in order to empower local youth and promote Student Social Responsibility(SSR).  The seven students who […]

Bhubaneswar, July 2: Reaffirming the commitment to ‘Social Security For All’, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced expansion of pension schemes under which 3 lakh more needy people will be included in the State. “I have directed completion of identification and enlisting of beneficiaries by August 15. My Government will spend Rs 115 […]

Bhubaneswar, June 30: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday dedicated a number of projects on drinking water, food security and public transport to the people of the State as part of Biju Centenary celebrations through videoconferencing.   The Chief Minister dedicated 100 new urban piped drinking water supply projects which will benefit around 2 lakh […]

Bhubaneswar, June 29: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday directed all departments to be in full state of readiness to tackle possible floods as Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted excess rains this year. Chairing the State-level Natural Calamity meeting at the State Secretariat laid emphasis on to reach to affected people immediately and ensure […]

Bhubaneswar, June 27: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched Kalinga Sikshya Sathi Yojana, a subsidised education loan scheme for students, who will now pay an interest of only one percent. “We will provide Rs 500 crores from our own resources to bridge the interest gap. This will directly benefit our students pursuing higher education […]