Bhubaneswar: No society can be great if its women are not empowered. The state government empowers women through its Mission Shakti programme and has empowered over 70 lakh women through over six lakh self-help groups, said CM Naveen Patnaik on the penultimate day of the...
Bhubaneswar: Projects approved by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for urban infrastructure development last year need to be completed by March 2023, Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department principal secretary G Mathivathanan told the officials during a review meeting on the state's flagship scheme Mukhyamantri Karma...
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu expressed grief over the death of Jharana Das, saying the veteran actor would always be remembered for her contribution to Odia film industry. Das, who was suffering from old age-related aliment, died in her residence in Cuttack on Thursday night,...
Cuttack: Veteran Odia film actress Jharana Das died at her residence here, family sources said Friday. She was 77. Das, a winner of the state government's prestigious 'Jaydev Puraskar' for her lifetime contribution to Odia film industry, was suffering from old age-related aliment. She died on...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government said it has so far received 145 investment proposals worth over Rs 7.26 lakh crore in the current edition of the business summit. The Naveen Patnaik government signed 21 MoUs with various companies on the second day of the 'Make In...
Bhubaneswar: The Adani Group has already invested Rs 7,600 crore in Odisha and the planned capital investment will exceed Rs 60,000 crore over the next ten years, said Karan Adani, chief executive officer of Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd. (APSEZ) here Thursday. Speaking at the...
New Delhi: Tata Steel which has make investments of over Rs 75,000 crore in Odisha will continue to invest in the state which has 25 per cent of India's total steel making capacity, its MD & CEO TV Narendran said. Narendran made the remarks at...
New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday laid the foundation stone of India's first stainless steel park to be built by Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) in the state at an estimated investment of Rs 1,500 crore. The park will be constructed in two phases...
New Delhi: Essar Capital will make an investment of about Rs 52,000 crore in Odisha to set up various projects which include a 14 MT pellet plant and a 7.5 MT crude to petrochemical unit, the company's Director Prashant Ruia said Thursday. "Essar plans to...
Bhubaneswar: The JSW Group is committed to invest Rs 1 lakh crore in Odisha in various sectors, including for a mega greenfield steel plant project in Paradip, said its Chairman Sajjan Jindal here Thursday. Speaking at the 'Make in Odisha' conclave, Jindal said, "Before Covid,...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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