Bhubaneswar: In a significant move towards nurturing Kho Kho talent, the state government Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS India) to establish a Kho Kho HighPerformance Centre (HPC). Gracing the occasion, Chief Minister Patnaik said, “We want to...
Bhubaneswar: A government engineer was arrested in Bhubaneswar Thursday for allegedly being involved in corruption after huge amount of assets were found in his possession, officials said. The accused is a superintending engineer working in the public health division, they said. During searches at his...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday said his government is investing over Rs 2,500 crore for providing income and livelihood support to millet farmers of the state. The state government recently launched the Odisha Millets Mission in 2017 with a focus on reviving an...
Bhubaneswar: In a novel way of protest, opposition Congress leaders, workers and supporters Thursday performed 'Sankirtan' in front of different Jagannath temples across Odisha demanding opening of all four gates of the Lord's 12th-century shrine in Puri. The agitation named as 'Sankirtan Satyagraha' (mass chanting...
Bhubaneswar: Two children with severe burn injuries were given a new lease of life thanks to a successful allograft conducted for the first time by AIIMS Bhubaneswar. Allograft is a tissue that is transplanted from a donor of the same species as the recipient, but...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday said that Odisha is a pioneer in designing a people-centric millet mission with focus on livelihoods and nutrition of our tribal communities. He said this while inaugurating International Convention on Millets in Bhubaneswar. The Chief Minister inaugurated the...
Cuttack: Following Supreme Court's directions regulating firecrackers, Cuttack district administration has imposed certain restrictions ahead of Diwali celebrations in the millennium city. The administration Thursday informed that only ‘green crackers’ will be allowed to ensure that firecrackers do not burst above 125 decibels. Firecrackers containing...
Bhubaneswar/Barcelona: ‘Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL)’ CEO and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Vijay Amruta Kulange and Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) Managing Director Arun Bothra participated in the international summit ‘Smart City Expo World Congress’ (SCEWC) being held in Barcelona from November 7 to...
Cuttack: Terming it ‘incomplete’, the Orissa High Court Wednesday rejected the affidavit submitted by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on the status of repair works at Srimandir Natamandap (dancing hall) in Puri and asked the agency to file a comprehensive report on or before...
Bhubaneswar: Asserting that developed villages will be the new identity of Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched his government's flagship rural welfare scheme in three more districts, where projects worth Rs 280 crore would be taken up. Patnaik virtually launched the ‘Ama Odisha,...
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