By Sukanta Mohanty & Deepak Mohapatra Bhubaneswar, Feb. 12: More embarrassment for Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. Senior BJD leader Dr Damodar Rout has has suggested for removal of V K Pandian, his private secretary, for his alleged interference in state administration. “In the past, chief minister Naveen Patnaik has set precedent of removing people […]Continue Reading
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Pingakschya Pattnayak Introduction: A Budget as is commonly understood, is not merely a financial statement entailing the details of the expenditures and receipts of a government. It is a powerful instrument of potential socio economic transformation which seeks to harness long term transformations in the economy, polity and society of a nation catering to the […]Continue Reading
By Our Staff Reporter Gomardih, Feb. 6: Tata Steel, in association with coaches of Hockey Australia, the governing body of Hockey in Australia, has begun a 2-day long mega hockey programme at Goamrdih, in Kutra Block of Sundergarh district in Odisha, beginning today. A total of 300 boys and girls, between 7 to 12 years […]Continue Reading
By Nalini Sahu Bhubaneswar, Feb. 5: The Mahagiri Mines Chromite (MMC) of IMFA has been awarded the first prize in the overall category during the concluding day of annual safety week celebration held at Gopalpur on February 3, 2018. Both Mahagiri Mines Chromite (MMC) and Sukinda Mines Chromite (SMC) of Indian Metal & Ferro […]Continue Reading
FICCI Roundtable on Recent Odisha Mining Scenario BY SWAGATIKA BHUTIA Bhubaneswar, Jan. 2: As far as the bidding for mining blocks are concerned, the Odisha Government has taken untiring steps to open up vistas for mineral auction with insistence on prospecting as par as UNFC guidelines. With this, guideline the bidders will get a transparent […]Continue Reading
By Our Correspondent New Delhi: Indications of voters’ disenchantment with the BJP, especially in rural India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s last full-fledged Budget is designed with eyes firmly on the restless underprivileged and angry farmers. Stepping up on the agenda of “empowering the poor”, finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday unfurled, with aplomb, one of […]Continue Reading
Chapter on snakebite had prescribed for tying of injury area with rope to prevent spread of poison Experts challenged the content as ‘myth’ By Chitta Ranjan Beura BHUBANESWAR, FEB. 1: Following media expose of an error relating to snakebite remedies mentioned in Class-V ‘Environmental Science’ textbook, the Odisha government has rectified it on priority manner. […]Continue Reading
By Tapan Kumar Swain Bhubaneswar, Jan. 2: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday welcomed the “intent” of the Union finance minister Arun Jaitely for announcing increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of agriculture produces by 1.5 times. He, however, observed that the cost of production must take into account the actual cost of […]Continue Reading
Net up to Rs 74.74 crore from 63.87 crore in the last fiscal. By Chitta Ranjan Beura Bhubaneswar, Jan. 30: India’s leading ferro alloys producer Indian Metal and Ferro Alloys Limited (IMFA) has registered a net profit of Rs 74.74 crore for the third quarter ended December 2017, up 17 per cent over the corresponding period profit […]Continue Reading
Human civilization existed 4000 years ago in Odisha’s Prachi river valley: ASI By Our Correspondent BHUBANESWAR, JAN. 20: In a significant discovery, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found evidences of existence of a human civilization near Prachi river bank in Odisha’s Cuttack district 4000 years ago. Remains of the civilisation were unearthed during […]Continue Reading
