CM Naveen Patnaik aims at making Odisha slum-free by 2023, launches land survey using dronesThe land survey was taken in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, Rourkela and Sambalpur civic body areas under the state government's 'Jaga Mi...
10 Nov, 2022, 06.02 PM IST
Odisha prohibits drive-in and doorstep COVID-19 vaccinationAdditional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, P K Mohapatra in a letter to authorities on Wednesday said: "You are requ...
20 May, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
Students with high temperature but not COVID positive will be allowed to take NEET exam: OdishaThose students will be isolated and be provided seats in separate rooms. Maximum 12 students will be allotted a seat in a room keeping in v...
13 Sep, 2020, 10.44 AM IST
Odisha govt to provide free transportation, accommodation for NEET aspirants"The state government has made arrangements for free transportation and lodging facilities for candidates and their guardians," NEET state ...
12 Sep, 2020, 10.45 AM IST
Retailers displeased as Swiggy, Zomato start delivering alcoholRetailers in states such as Maharashtra, Odisha and Jharkhand don’t want food delivery apps entering the highly state-centric and excise-re...
28 May, 2020, 02.59 PM IST
Ola partners Delhi government to offer free emergency mobility to citizens"Ola is providing convenient, reliable and safe transport services for all non-COVID medical trips such as scheduled check-ups, dialysis, c...
25 Apr, 2020, 08.35 PM IST
Odisha extends lockdown to 14 districts, quarantined homes to be marked with stickersIn addition to the five district and eight cities under lockdown for a week, entire districts of Puri, Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Bha...
23 Mar, 2020, 07.55 PM IST
A week long lockdown for 40 per cent of Odisha starting tomorrowFor the next seven days, starting from 22 March until 29 March, a complete lockdown will be observed from 7am until 9pm in Khurdha, Cuttack...
21 Mar, 2020, 08.13 PM IST
Odisha bans single-use plastic in all urban areas from Oct 2Odisha Forest and Environment Department in a notification issued on September 30 said the state government has prohibited manufacture, sel...
01 Oct, 2019, 07.35 PM IST
Odisha to become plastic free in two years says PatnaikOdisha’s major cities including state capital Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, Samalpur and Rourkela will be the first to be adapting to th...
10 Jul, 2018, 05.04 PM IST
Odisha Urban Infrastructure Development Fund approves nine projects worth Rs 905.19 cr for ULBsApproval to urban infrastructure projects were made at the OUIDF's Board of Trustees Meeting held here under the chairmanship of Chief Secr...
18 Feb, 2016, 06.55 PM IST
Smart City: Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu to meet mayors in Kolkata tomorrowThe regional workshop on Smart City Mission will also be attended by Principal Secretaries of Urban Development Departments and other senio...
11 Sep, 2015, 08.45 PM IST
Civil polls reaffirm BJD chief Naveen Patnaik’s appealThe state unit of the BJP had mounted a strong campaign accusing Patnaik’s government in alleged land scam and chit fund scam.
09 Apr, 2015, 09.54 PM IST
- Economic blockade by tribals hit life in Rourkela
While some short distance trains were cancelled by the railways, the long distance trains had crossed Rourkela before the demonstration beg...
20 Jan, 2015, 07.44 PM IST
57,000 students of 431 schools to benefit from SAIL ProjectProject Akshaya Patra, a novel CSR initiative covering 431 schools, was dedicated to people of the region by Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on Su...
25 Feb, 2014, 12.04 PM IST
- Rourkela Steel Plant expansion work to be over by December: SAIL
The new blast furnace will enable the steel plant to raise its capacity to 4.5 mn tonnes per annum (MTPA) from 2 MTPA.
06 Oct, 2012, 08.43 PM IST
- Rourkela ranked 14th in sanitation, cleanliness by urban development ministry
Rourkela Industrial Township managed by Rourkela Steel Plant [RSP], has been ranked 14th in sanitation and cleanliness, for the year 2009-1...
25 Jun, 2010, 10.31 PM IST