New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Manas Mangaraj Thursday raised concern over the delay in coastal highway project in Odisha and requested the Union government to take steps for the completion of the 346 km project. The BJD MP raised the issue in the...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation for Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) at Infovalley in Bhubaneswar, Thursday. The NMIMS is a leading management institute in the country. Set up in 40 Acres of land given by the state government, the Institute...
Bhubaneswar: Perturbed at the pollution in Daya river on the City outskirts, 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman VK Pandian Thursday directed the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Urban Development department and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to take immediate action to make the river pollution free....
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday approved 19 industrial projects worth Rs 4,804 crore which are likely to generate 17,553 jobs, officials said. The projects were approved at the State-Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting chaired by Chief Secretary PK Jena here. The approved projects...
Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan wrote to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, urging him to implement the PM-USHA scheme in the state that aims to improve higher education and graduate employability. In his letter to Patnaik, Pradhan said the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan...
Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch has arrested one more member of an interstate racket involved in opening mule bank accounts and fake SIM cards by luring gullible persons in remote areas of different districts in West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand,...
Bhubaneswar: The Income-tax department has recovered a ‘large amount’ of cash after it carried out searches against an Odisha-based distillery company on charges of alleged tax evasion, official sources said Thursday. The raids were launched Wednesday and the department officials have deployed counting machines to...
Bhubaneswar: Widespread unseasonal rains across Odisha brought down temperatures in the state while Sundargarh district administration Thursday declared a holiday in schools and Anganwadi centres due to inclement weather, officials said. There has been a remarkable change in the temperature as an average of 5...
Bhubaneswar: Tata Power distribution companies (discoms) have provided more than 10 lakh new electricity connections in Odisha since 2020, a company statement said. The discoms, joint ventures between Tata Power and Odisha government, are TP (Tata Power) Central, TP Southern, TP Northern, and TP Western...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government invoked the Orissa Essential Services (Maintenance) Act (ESMA) prohibiting strikes by paramedical staff, including nurses, pharmacists, technicians, Class III and IV employees, to ensure that medical services are not disrupted. The order imposing ESMA and prohibiting strike will remain in force...
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