New rules classify highway project failures as catastrophic; to affect contractor ratings & future contractsNew rules define catastrophic failures in highway projects. These failures will impact contractor ratings and future contract awards. Incid...
04 Mar, 2026, 01.26 AM IST
NHAI awards 111 km-long Odisha Ring Road project to three concessionairesThe National Highways Authority of India has awarded a major project to build the Bhubaneswar Bypass. This 111 km, six-lane ring road will ...
03 Mar, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
Centre approves road projects worth Rs 44,771 crore for OdishaThe Centre has approved road projects worth Rs 44,771 crore for Odisha, including the improvement of national and state highways and a new ...
10 Dec, 2025, 11.23 AM IST
Cabinet approves Bhubaneswar Bypass in Odisha at an investment of Rs 8,300 coreThe 110.87 km long capital region ring road will be built under the hybrid annuity mode (HAM) and connect North Bihar to South Bihar, there...
20 Aug, 2025, 12.04 PM IST
Bypass route, AC tunnel part of Puri's makeover ahead of Jagannath temple corridor inaugurationThe Odisha government has built a 2.8-kilometer bypass stretch in Puri, India, to reduce travel time to the Jagannath temple by up to an ho...
08 Jan, 2024, 03.44 PM IST
Union home minister Amit Shah, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launch national highway projects in stateUnion Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Kamakshyanagar-Duburi section of National Highway-53 on EPC mode in Odisha, India, on Saturda...
05 Aug, 2023, 01.32 PM IST
GPS in all locomotives by fiscal end: Railway Board chairmanThe GPS systems will be installed to determine the real time position of the trains, he said.
14 Jul, 2019, 09.57 PM IST
Rs 36,480 crore to expand rail network in Odisha: Rail Minister Suresh PrabhuNoting that Odisha is endowed with a very long coastline, ports and mines, Prabhu said huge investment is required to improve the rail conn...
20 Mar, 2017, 10.44 PM IST
Centre accords National Highway status to 2,000 km roads in OdishaGadkari said work for the NH projects worth Rs 10,000 crore would begin before December and the rest amount to be spent next year.
10 Jul, 2015, 02.09 PM IST
Cuttack-Bhubaneswar will get new by-pass: Odisha PWD SecyThe twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar will soon get a new by-pass road in order to avoid heavy rush in the National Highway-5 connecti...
19 Jan, 2015, 06.33 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik seeks PM Modi's attention towards Odisha's rail requirementOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said industrial activity in state requires well planned railway infrastructure for its sustainab...
27 Nov, 2014, 06.40 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik seeks Rs 3,160 cr for Odisha in Rail budget"The Railway Minister said he will certainly try and expedite all these works including the much-delayed Khurda Road-Balangir project."
15 Jun, 2014, 04.40 PM IST
- Birds rescued near Pipili
Forest officials on Wednesday rescued three parakeets, eight munias and three maynas, which were being sold by two persons near Pipili abou...
21 Nov, 2013, 02.13 AM IST
Railway budget 2013: Odisha demands five Durontos5 new Durontos have been demanded from the state in the upcoming Railway budget 2013.
15 Feb, 2013, 03.41 PM IST
- Odisha puts establishment of plastic, polymer & allied cluster on fast track
The Odisha government is putting the establishment of a plastic, polymer & allied cluster in Balasore (PPACB) on fast track.
09 Jun, 2012, 06.49 AM IST
- Naveen Patnaik moots new front, dubs UPA as "discredited"
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today mooted an alternative front to provide a transparent government at the Centre.
15 Feb, 2012, 04.50 PM IST
Emami's healthcare expansion goes for a toss after AMRI fireAMRI fire tragedy is going to leave a major blow on the Rs 2,000-crore healthcare expansion plans of its promoters, the Emami and Shrachi G...
11 Dec, 2011, 10.31 AM IST