By Subrat Sarangi Bhubaneswar, Sept. 22: Finance minister Bikram Keshari Arukha on Friday presented a Supplementary Budget of Rs 28,200 crore for 2023-24 fiscal in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. The state government moved the Supplementary Budget to provide additional funds for the completion of various ongoing developmental projects in Odisha, said the finance minister. Continue Reading
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By Chitta Ranjan Beura Bhubaneswar, Sept. 22: Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and six-time MLA from Binjharpur, Pramila Mallick, was on Friday elected unopposed as the first woman Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. Soon after she was declared elected for the Speaker’s post, Pramila conducted the first business of the monsoon session of […]Continue Reading
By Ankita Das Bhubaneswar, Sept.21 : In the 42nd Annual General Meeting held here today through Virtual mode, the shareholders of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India, have approved the Annual Accounts for 2022-23 with a sales turnover of Rs.14,171 crore, net profit of Rs.1,544 […]Continue Reading
By Subrat Sarangi Bhubaneswar, Sept. 21: Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday expelled two of his MLAs – Soumya Ranjan Patnaik of Khandapara and Sudhanshu Sekhar Parida of Remuna – from the party on the charge of “anti-people” activities. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also the BJD president, announced the expulsion of […]Continue Reading
By Swagatika Das Bhubaneswar, Sept.20: Chairperson of JSP Foundation Smt. Shallu Jindal has been conferred with the International Woman of the Year Award at the Swadeshi Mela Indian American Trade Fair organized by the DTribals Foundation in collaboration with the Indian Embassy in Chicago. She was conferred with this Award for her outstanding contribution to […]Continue Reading
Prabhat Kumar Singh Bhubaneswar, Sept. 18: Aastha hospital unveiled its first Multi-Specialty Centre at Soubhgya Nagar, Bhubaneswar on Sunday. An unit of Aastha Foundation, it’s a 25-beded Multi-Specialty hospital that facilitates OPD consultation in various disciplines like Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatric, Dermatology and Neuro Medicine Continue Reading
By Mahendra Darjee Balangir, Sept. 18: On the instruction of Balangir Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Nitish Kumar, IFS, the staff of Bolangir Range on Saturday, September 16, 2023, seized Sal logs and sizes measuring 16.96 cft, along with carpentry tools, near Hardatal village of the Hardatal Section. The seized materials were brought to the Range […]Continue Reading
By Sasmita Sai Bhubaneswar, Sept 18 : One Week One Lab programme is held from 11th to 16th September 2023, aimimg to create awareness about the available technologies, in the areas of Minerals, Materials and Environmental Sustainability, and services present at CSIR-IMMT among potential stakeholders. Day 6 of OWOL specifically honoured the Research scholars of […]Continue Reading
By Prabhat Kumar Singh Bhubaneswar, Sept. 17: A group of people had a close shave on Saturday afternoon as after a cable which they used to cross a swollen river snapped as they were trying to take a body for cremation in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, nearly 250 km from here As per reports, the people […]Continue Reading
By Sukant Mohanty Bhubaneswar, Sept. 17: Noted writer and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s elder sister Gita Mehta passed away at her New Delhi residence late on Friday evening. She was 80. Daughter of legendary leader and former Odisha CM Biju Patnaik, Gita Mehta was an eminent author, documentary filmmaker, and journalist. She was married […]Continue Reading




