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Newdelhi:15/6/17;Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar felicitates National Science Talents of the Year 2016-17 in New Delhi . The winners were awarded with mementos and certificates by the Minister. Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) jointly with Vigyan Prasar – an autonomous institution under Department of Science & Technology and National Council of Education and Research Training (NCERT) – Ministry of ...

Newdelhi:15/6/17:Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inspected the new rake of Humsafar Express with additional features  at Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station. In his Budget Speech of 2016-17, he had announced the introduction of Humsafar Express, as a fully air-conditioned third AC service with an optional service for meals.  The additional features of Humsafar new rake offers:   Single Piece ...

Newdelhi:15/6/17:Union Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Vijay Goel here today inaugurated Mega LED screen at Major Dhyanchand National Stadium, New Delhi for free public viewing of ICC Champions Trophy matches. While England is playing against Pakistan in the first semi-final today, India will take on Bangladesh in the second semi-final i.e 15 June, 2017. The ...

Bhubaneswar14/6/17;: Two days after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked the Collectors to stop PC (Percentage Commission) culture at block level, Leader of Opposition Narasingh Mishra today welcomed the move but firm on early implementation of Odisha Lokayukta Act, which would help stop the practice of collection of commission. In a letter to the Chief Minister, Mishra said he welcomes the ...

Ratnadeep Banerji What is our earth like? What all does she hold? What is going to be the future of earth? And how should humans act with the elements of earth? Our mother earth is undergoing upheavals in a tremendous way following heightened aspirations of human civilization. Above all, the spectre of climate change is looming over us. Knowing about ...

New Delhi:14/6/17; The process of filing nominations for the July 17 presidential poll began on Wednesday with the Election Commission issuing a notification in this regard. The nomination process will continue till June 28. The ruling BJP-led NDA and opposition parties have intensified efforts to zero in on a “mutually acceptable” presidential candidate. But they would go their separate ways ...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked district collectors to take bold decisions and suggested them to follow the 3Ts formula of transparency, teamwork and technology, which he said will lead to another ‘T’ (transformation) in public life. “Take bold decisions. Any bold decision taken for people centric governance will have my full support,” Patnaik said this while addressing the concluding day ...

Bhubaneswar:14/6/17; Union Minister of State for External Affairs Gen VK Singh said that Odisha has failed to achieve the desired level of development, dismissing the demand for special category status to it. The minister of state for external affairs downplayed the demand for special category status, saying it is not necessary to accord such status to a state which is ...

Bhubaneswar:148/6/17; The three-day Raja festival in Odisha kicked off today with much fanfare. The major Odia festival celebrates womanhood. Girls and young women shun cooking and participate in merriment wearing new clothes and climb swings or play dice and card games. In rural areas, men too take part in the festivities with much fervour and don’t miss the opportunity to ...

Bhubaneswar:14/6/17; Addressing a State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) meeting here, Finance Minister Shashi Bhusan Behera revealed that the state government will assist in opening 340 brick and mortar branches and 337 fixed-location business correspondent (BC) and ultra-small branches in unbanked gram panchayats in the next three years. The State Potential Credit Plan for 2017-18 amounting Rs 66554.51 crore was prepared ...