Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Bringing yet another laurel for the state, the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) has bagged the prestigious Smart City Empowering India Awards -2020. BSCL won the award for its innovative “Mu Saviour’’ application to manage urban flooding across the city. “Mu Saviour’’ is an information communication technology (ICT) based solution, which will help in [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to give much needed fillip to the industrialization, the Odisha Government has approved two investment proposals worth Rs. 563 crore today. The investment proposals got the nod in the 90th State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting today. These proposals are expected to create employment opportunities for 1273 people. The [...]

Bhubaneswar: Accusing opposition parties of spreading lies on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Union Home Minister Amit Shah today asserted that the Muslims will not lose their citizenship because of the new law. Addressing a pro-CAA rally at Janata Maidan here after chairing the 24th Eastern Zonal Council meeting, Shah said, “I want to reiterate [...]

Bhubaneswar: Bringing laurels for the State yet again, Odisha’s Manisha Merel won a gold medal in the women’s long jump event at the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) here today. Making a courageous comeback from injury layoff, the Sambalpur University long-jumper clinched her third gold medal by slating a 6.22 metre jump. Merel, a native [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to promote tourism, the Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) has launched an attractive tour package ‘Time To Go Global’ for tourists to visit many countries at affordable prices. The special tour package provides an opportunity to the tourists to visit five major international destinations at cheap air fares and accommodations, OTDC [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has decided to enhance monthly stipend for the differently- abled students of special schools in the State. As per the decision, the stipend will be increased to Rs 1,760 from Rs 1,200. The enhanced stipend will be disbursed from April 1, 2020, informed Minister for Social Security and Empowerment of Persons [...]

Bhubaneswar: As the country celebrates National Science Day today, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik remembered great Indian physicist and Nobel Laureate C V Raman and his ground breaking discovery – the Raman Effect. “On National Science Day, remembering great Indian physicist, Nobel Laureate C V Raman and his ground breaking discovery, Raman Effect. Reaffirm pledge [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today hosted a lunch with Odisha’s mouth-watering delicacies for Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, West Bengal Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at Naveen Niwas following the Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) meeting in Bhubaneswar. In the menu, [...]

Mumbai: Amid mounting concerns about the impact of coronavirus on global economy, Stock markets today plunged, tracking a collapse in global equities. The Sensex fell over 1,300 points to 38,403, extending the selloff to the sixth day and wiping out investor wealth of about Rs 5 lakh crore in hours. The Nifty breached 11,300 [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today demanded the Center to give a Special Economic Package for the eastern region states to speed up the process of infrastructure development. He was speaking at the 24th Eastern Zonal Council Meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and attended by the Chief Ministers of West Bengal [...]