UK-based firm plans to set up semiconductor unit in OdishaAfter visiting some sites near Chhatrapur in the district, its Indian company officials headed by its chairman Guruji Kumaran Swami held a ...
01 Jul, 2023, 11.39 AM IST
President approves conferment of 106 Padma Awards; check full list hereThe list comprises six Padma Vibhushan, nine Padma Bhushan and 91 Padma Shri. A total of 19 awardees are women and the list also includes t...
27 Jan, 2023, 07.37 PM IST
Smriti Irani, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury spar in LS over 'gentleman' remarkThe episode began when the minister while replying to a question by BJD member Chandra Sekhar Sahu pertaining to her department, referred t...
16 Dec, 2022, 03.14 PM IST
Govt mulls 233 GW new transmission capacityThe initiatives for integration of non-fossil fuel energy are implementation of green energy corridors, transmission system for ultra mega ...
11 Oct, 2022, 11.51 PM IST
Railway Wagon project in Ganjam back from backburnerThe project at Sitapalli near Berhampur was sanctioned in 2011-12, but was virtually dropped in 2017 as the ministry cited lack of demand f...
04 Sep, 2021, 03.28 PM IST
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to contest from two assembly constituenciesWhen asked which one he'd let go off if he won both seats, the four- time CM said, “We shall see then”.
19 Mar, 2019, 12.07 PM IST
Congress senior leaders quit party in OdishaFormer union minister Chandra Sekhar Sahu, who was among those who left, said that for the last few years there has been a lack of discipli...
30 Mar, 2018, 08.18 PM IST
Rs 1,000 allocated for proposed wagon factory in Odisha"We hope the Centre will reconsider its decision and allocate a higher amount to expedite the much-awaited project," BJD vice-president (wo...
28 Feb, 2016, 02.49 PM IST
Work at proposed Sitalapali railway wagon factory yet to startThe proposed project is to be implemented on public, private partnership mode and the ministry had sought 100 acres from the state.
24 Feb, 2016, 12.29 PM IST
Come up with out-of-the-box solutions: Naveen PatnaikOdisha CM Naveen Patnaik urged the scientists to come up with "out-of-the-box" solutions to combat the menaces of environment issues and cl...
05 Aug, 2014, 04.52 PM IST
Poor sports infrastructure in CWG medal winner's townLack of sports infrastructure in C'wealth medal winner's town in Odisha as it remains neglected despite producing several laurel winners.
30 Jul, 2014, 06.01 PM IST
Poll fervour at its peak at Ganjam tea stalls in OdishaThe ubiquitous tea stalls - popularised this poll season by Narendra Modi - have caught the fancy of parties in Odisha's Ganjam district to...
26 Mar, 2014, 03.48 PM IST
Rail Budget 2013: Odisha presses for more funds for proposed wagon factoryBesides a daily train from Berhampur to Puri, another from Berhampur to Surat and according model station status to Berhampur have also bee...
25 Feb, 2013, 03.48 PM IST
- Congress remains divided in Orissa over the new state chief
The appointment of former minister Niranjan Patnaik by the AICC as the new Orissa Congress president putting a full stop on all speculation...
08 Jun, 2011, 11.46 PM IST
- Govt may give old age pension to 60 yrs in BPL
The government is considering a proposal to provide pension to everyone who are 60 years of age and belong to below poverty line (BPL) cate...
14 Mar, 2008, 03.44 PM IST
- Govt keeps mum on CAG report on NREGA
The Government on Wednesday did not prefer to comment on the audit report of the CAG on National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), sa...
27 Feb, 2008, 02.36 PM IST
- Committees to review NREG schemes
A few cases of misappropriation of funds in the National Rural Employment Guarantee schemes in Chhattisgarh and Orissa have come to the not...
05 Dec, 2007, 06.37 PM IST