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Bhubaneswar:8/12/17; A day after the Centre’s refusal over Odisha’s demand for constitution of a tribunal to adjudicate Mahanadi water dispute, an all-party meeting was convened by Assembly Speaker Pradip Kumar Amat on Thursday, that decided to constitute a House Committee to chalk out strategy for future course of action on the contentious issue involving Chhattisgarh. “We had a meeting in ...

Bhubaneswar:8/12/17;Mr. Jack David Fischer, NASA Astronaut and Colonel of United States Air Force delivered the14th lecture on “Borderless Universe” under the Odisha Knowledge Hub Lecture Series. He shared his experiences of more than135 days of stay in the International Space Station alongwith his teammates. The talk was highly illuminating and inspiring. Hon’ble Minister, School & Mass Education, Science & Technology, ...

Newdelhi;8/12/17;The Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment (I/C), Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar announced that the ESI Scheme is on the path of sustained growth with its presence now in over 461 districts of the country providing benefit to around 10% of India’s population while addressing 172nd Meeting of the ESI Corporation. Some very important decisions were taken towards ...

  Newdelhi:8/12/17;A Public Procurement Portal ‘MSME Sambandh’ was launched by Shri Giriraj Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for MSME, here today. The objective of the portal is to monitor the implementation of the Public Procurement from MSEs by Central Public Sector Enterprises. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Giriraj Singh said that MSME is not given its due importance. He ...

Newdelhi:8/12/17;An Implementation Agreement on Sustainable Urban Transport project between Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and GIZ was signed here today in the presence of Shri Hardeep Puri, Minister of State(I/C) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the German Ambassador. The agreement has been signed by Sh Mukund Kumar Sinha, OSD & ex officio Joint Secretary, MoHUA from Indian ...

Cuttack:7/12/17; Sova Ray  Eminent sanskrit scholar and Granddaughter of Kabibar Radhanath Roy  passed  away in her kaligali residence in to day morning at the age of 95,She was an eldest daughter of Late Durga Charan Ray who had penned Kabibar Radhanath Autobiography.Durga Charan Roy was son in law of  Sasibhusan Roy(son of Kabibar Radha nathh Roy).Among the three daughter of ...

Puri:7/12/17; Justice BP Das Commission of Inquiry for Reforms in Puri Srimandir submitted its second interim report to the Odisha government today suggesting several measures for widespread propagation of history and culture of Lord Jagannath. Secretary of the panel BP Parija submitted the 48-page report to the Law Minister. “In the extensive report, the panel has recommended various ways for ...

New Delhi: 7/12/17;The Congress on Thursday suspended its senior leader Mani Shankar Aiyar from the primary membership of the party and issued him a showcause notice, after he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “neech aadmi” (vile man). The disciplinary action against Aiyar came barely two days before the first phase of Gujarat elections. Congress communications incharge Randeep Surjewala said the ...

Bhubaneswar7/12/17;: An all-party meeting chaired by Speaker Pradip Kumar Amat today decided to constitute a House Committee to chalk out the strategy to be adopted by Odisha in its dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh over sharing of river Mahanadi water. “We had a meeting in the Speaker’s chamber about the Mahanadi issue. We have decided that a House Committee will be ...

Bhubaneswar:7/12/17; Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) is planning to construct two rental housing complexes for migrant construction workers. The project, with locations at Shampur and Chandrasekharpur respectively, will cost around Rs. 5.64 crore and would have the capacity to shelter 200 workers. The complexes will have all basic amenities i.e. toilets, mass kitchen, common dining hall and drinking water supply facilities ...