By Sukant Mohanty Bhubaneswar, Jan. 6: Newly-appointed All India Congress Committee (AICC) Odisha in-charge Dr Ajoy Kumar on Saturday launched a no-holds-barred attack on the state’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) saying this party is now controlled by a non-Odia person. He called upon the party workers to ensure that the non-Odia persons who are […]Continue Reading
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By Pramod Mohapatra Nayagarh, Jan. 6 : Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday sounded a bit political as he inaugurated the Nuagaon-Daspalla section of the Khurda Road-Balangir at Daspalla in Odisha’s Nayagarh district. He said the railway development in the state marched at a snail’s pace and now it is fast-expanding under the Narendra […]Continue Reading
By Chandrabhanu Singh Berhampur, Jan. 6: The Odisha police has finally managed to arrest four dreaded poachers from Tamana Reserve Forest in Ganjam district. Two deer skulls with horns and a huge cache of arms and ammunition were seized from their possession. The accused were identified as Purna Gouda alias Chian of Singabadi village, Sankar […]Continue Reading
BY AKSHYA ROUT The launching of branches in this pandemic situation will be another step forward in financial inclusion of the unbanked people. I appreciate the efforts of HDFC authorities for their commitment to the growth of banking in Odisha. HDFC Bank Cluster Head Sangram Das Said Commenting on the bank’s growing presence in the […]Continue Reading
By Swagatika Bhutia Bhubaneswar, Jan. 4: Two cases of highly transmissible Covid sub-variant JN.1 were detected in Odisha on Wednesday, triggering concern among the state health authorities. This is for the first time the Covid sub-variant cases have been detected in the state. With the two fresh cases, the total number of Covid positive patients […]Continue Reading
Ex-CM Giridhar Gamang, former minister Srikant Jena are prominent faces who are likely to rejoin party this week By Mahendra Darjee Bhubaneswar : Eyeing to grab power in 2024, the Congress is planning to facilitate the return of a host of senior leaders of the party who in the past had jumped into other political […]Continue Reading
BY SUBRAT SARANGI New Delhi/ Rayagada, Jan. 4: Utkal Alumina International Ltd (UAIL), an Aditya Birla Group company, has enriched lives, raising income levels through zero-based budgeting in cultivable land. Project UANAT, the acronym for Utkal’s Action for Agricultural Transformation, has been implemented in Rengansahil village of Kashipur block of Rayagada. It Continue Reading
BY AKSHYA ROUT JAJPUR, JAN 4 : Chief minister Naveen Patnaik approved a proposal to name the upcoming government-run medical college and hospital at Jajpur after Jajati Keshari, the famous Somavansi ruler of ancient Odisha. The Jajati Keshari Medical College & Hospital (JKMCH), Jajpur will become functional from next year with 100 MBBS seats. Jajati […]Continue Reading
By Sukant Mohanty Bhubaneswar, Jan. 4: The row over YouTuber Kamiya Jani refuses to die down as a Brahmin organisation on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Governor Raghubar Das seeking action against the social media influencer and chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s former private secretary and present Biju Janata Dal (BJD) politician V Karthikeyan Pandian. An […]Continue Reading
By Biswa Bhushan Mohapatra Bhubaneswar, Jan. 3: The Odisha government on Wednesday announced enhancement of the monthly stipend of nursing, pharmacy, and allied medical students. As per the announcement, D.Pharma students will now get a monthly stipend of Rs 500, ANM Rs 2000, B.Sc (N) Rs 5000 for an internship while M.Phil in clinical psychology […]Continue Reading
