Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday announced the formation of a high-level committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Arijit Pasayat for supervision of inventories of jewellery and other valuables stored in the 'Ratna Bhandar' of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri. Patnaik announced the...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to conduct a digital crop survey across the state to ascertain the exact area under cultivation by farmers, a senior official said. The survey was first piloted in four districts – Nuapada, Nayagarh, Deogarh, and Bhadrak – during the...
Bhubaneswar: A manufacturing conclave was organised by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) here, Wednesday. Addressing the gathering, MD of Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited (IPICOL) and Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) Bhupendra Singh Poonia said Odisha is the best state...
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to provide Samaleswari Express a stoppage at Rengali on experimental basis. Similarly Puri-Durg Express will also have stoppage at Loisinga and Muribahal stations. 18005/18006 Howrah - Jagadalpur- Howrah Samaleswari Express will have additional stoppage at Rengali Station....
Bhubaneswar: BJD MLA and former Odisha minister Prafulla Samal Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here in connection with its probe into alleged financial irregularities in an educational institution in Bhadrak district. The agency had on February 15 raided 10 premises related to Samal,...
Bhubaneswar: Several city based institutions here including Institute of Physics, Institute of Life Science, Regional science center and others celebrated National Science Day Wednesday. Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) Bhubaneswar celebrated National Science Day under the theme ‘Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat’. The objective of this...
Bhubaneswar: A day after launching sports infrastructure projects, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated District Science Centre at Jeypore in Koraput district, planetarium at Rayagada and district science centres and planetariums at Ghatgaon in Keonjhar and Baripada in Mayurbhanj on the occasion of National Science Day...
New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission has sought a clarification from the Odisha government and the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the alleged use of party's 'conch' symbol in advertisements issued using public funds, sources said Wednesday. The Commission has sought their responses by...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to convert all traditional kitchens in its residential schools and hostels to “eco-friendly” ones and stop the use of conventional methods of cooking. Commissioner-cum-Secretary ST&SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Department, Roopa Roshan Sahoo, in a letter to...
Bhubaneswar: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates called on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at his residence here and discussed technology-driven farmer empowerment initiatives. Gates, who arrived here Tuesday, held discussions with the chief minister about various state government initiatives. "Pleasure meeting @Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Mr...
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The recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping turned out to be a rather tame...
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After remaining deafeningly silent on a media report casting serious doubts about the fairness and functioning of the Election Commission...
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