HyderabaD:4/9/17:The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that India is keen to see the conclusion of convention on the suppression of international terrorism, which is threatening world peace. He was addressing the 78th Session of International Institute of Law at NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad, yesterday. The Governor of Telangana, Shri E S L Narasimhan, ...
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Swine Flu cases to taking the total number 346 caseshe State so far
Bhubaneswar:3/9/17: One more person succumbed to Swine flu at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on Sunday taking the toll to 36. Out of the 19 swabs tested today one more tested positive of the H1N1 virus taking the total number of Swine Flu cases to 346 in the State so far, informed health department sources. total of 1043 samples have ...
Read More »Sick and ailing tribal people continue to be carried on cot in Gaudapani village
Baripada.3/9/17; In what portrays abysmal lack of rural infrastructure, sick and ailing tribal people continue to be carried on cot in Gaudapani village under Kuleisila gram panchayat of Rairangpur block of Mayurbhanj district. The tribal settlers of the remote village are virtually living in Dark Age. They are yet to taste the fruit of development despite claims of government agencies. Locals ...
Read More »Just 38 editions old, but Ekamra Walks has crossed a major milestone with having 2,008 visitors.
Bhubaneswar:3/9/17: Just 38 editions old, but Ekamra Walks, the only guided heritage tour of the city has crossed a major milestone today with having 2,008 visitors. With two visitors from England and Romania the city heritage walk also registered presence of walkers from 23 different countries from different corners of the world. Recently students from several universities of US as ...
Read More »PM’s upcoming visit to China and Myanmar
Newdelhi:3/9/17:Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will be attending 9th BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China from 3-5 September 2017. Prime Minister will also be on the state visit of Myanmar from 5-7 September 2017. In a series of Facebook posts from his account, the Prime Minister said: “I will visit Xiamen, China for the 9th BRICS Summit from ...
Read More »President of India allocates portfolios of the Council of Ministers
Newdelhi:3/9/17: The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed the allocation of portfolios among the following members of the Union Council of Ministers:- Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; and ...
Read More »A man had to part with his life while attempting selfie at handshaking distance near a wild elephant.
Rourkela:2/9/17: A man had to part with his life while attempting selfie at handshaking distance near a wild elephant. A youth was gorged to death by a rampaging jumbo while the deceased was trying to take a selfie the mammal at handshaking distance. Ashok Bharati, around 30, was trampled to death by an elephant, while the deceased was very nearer to ...
Read More »Muslims across the State celebrated Eid Al-Adha
Bhubaneswar:2/9/17: Muslims across the State celebrated Eid Al-Adha, also known as Bakr-Eid with fervour and gaiety on Saturday. Festivities were found to be gripping people in cities like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Rourkela, Berhampur, Bolangir, Kendrapara with sizeable Muslim population offering special prayers at mosques, eidgahs and open grounds for communal peace and harmony. Despite torrential rains lashing Cuttack, special arrangements ...
Read More »Tata Steel has set up a 150-seater library building at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences
Bhubaneswar:2/9/17: Tata Steel has set up a 150-seater library building at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, the world’s largest tribal residential educational institute that has just been conferred with deemed university status by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India. The library was inaugurated here today by Chief Minister of Odisha, Mr Naveen Patnaik. Others present on the ...
Read More »Odisha Governor S C Jamir called upon accounting professionals to widen their skill-sets
Bhubaneswar:2/9/17: Odisha Governor S C Jamir today called upon accounting professionals to widen their skill-sets to address a growing shortage of skilled man-power in this line of work. “To succeed in todays accounting, finance and audit environments, professionals are expected to have a wider range of skills than ever before,” Jamir said, while speaking at an award function of the Institute ...
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