Odisha gets Rs 4,000-crore natural gas pipeline By Akshya Rout SUKINDA (ODISHA), DEC. 18: Marking another significant development in the spread of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga in Odisha, Union petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday laid the foundation stones for new Dhamra – Angul 36-inch main line and Bhubaneshwar-Cuttack-Paradip 12-inch Continue Reading
By A K SAHOO Bhubaneswar , Dec. 15: Institute of Life Sciences is once again in the news for discovery of a “culprit” enzyme that causes metastasis in smoking group people, mostly women, suffering from breast cancer. Metastasis is development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer. The culprit […]Continue Reading
By Ratikant Mohanty Bhubaneswar, Dec. 12: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s air travel expenses have dealt a bigger dent to the state exchequer as compared to previous years. In a written reply to a query by BJP’s Rourkela MLA Dilip Ray, state parliamentary affairs minister Bikram Keshari Arukha on Tuesday said, the state government has […]Continue Reading
By Sudam Patra Balasore, Dec. 12: Leading industrial house Emami Group which has got its paper mills in Balasore has been in the forefront in implementation of various Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in Balasore district. The company has formulated the policy for development and implementation of CSR as also required under Section 135 of […]Continue Reading
To be held in January, the carnival aims to attract domestic, foreign tourists By Our Correspondent Bhubaneswar, Dec. 8: The Odisha government is planning to host bird festival in Chilika Laka, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon. The festival will be jointly organised by tourism and forest departments in January next year. The exact date for […]Continue Reading
By Nalini Sahu Bhubaneswar, Dec. 6: The Centre on Wednesday declined to form a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi water row between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Centre said the Odisha government did not furnish to the required information, hence, there is no need to constitute a tribunal. […]Continue Reading
By Abhinandan Jain Bhawanipatna, Dec. 6: Not so long ago, the image of Dana Majhi, a tribal man of Odisha carrying the corpse of his wife on shoulders for miles, had shaken the conscience of humanity and defamed the state all over the world. But a recent picture of the ‘poor’ tribal hailing from Kalahandi […]Continue Reading
8 die since Nov 1, Odisha govt treats crop loss as natural calamity BY GOPAL ADHIKARI Rayagada. Dec. 3: A farmer in Rayagada district died on Sunday after battling for life at hospital for over a week in hospital. The deceased was identified as Narendra Hikaka. Haling from Malisiripur of Bissam-Cuttack block had consumed poison […]Continue Reading
By Srikanta Panda CUTTACK, NOV. 27: Odisha’s ‘psycho killer’ Buddhadeb Behera was on Monday shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, in a critical condition after he attempted suicide inside Nimapara sub-jail in Puri district. According to reports, Buddhadeb is suspected to have cut his hands and other parts with the help of a […]Continue Reading
By Nalini Sahu Bhubaneswar, Nov. 24: In a significant development, KIIT University has become the first private university in Odisha and the eastern India to enter into the prestigious QS BRICS University Rankings 2018, which was published on November 22, 2018. KIIT University has achieved ‘251 – 300’ rank in the ranking results. Ranked 8th […]Continue Reading
