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Bhubaneswar:3/9/1*: Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Monday accorded in principle approval for allotment of land to 38 investment projects in various sectors in the state. Padhi approved the land allotments while chairing a meeting of the Land Allotment Committee at the state secretariat today. He directed officials to ensure that 100% of the land allotted is utilised in the ...

Bhubaneswar:3/9/18 :Hundreds of Congress activists on Monday staged a blockade on Bhubaneswar-Cuttack National Highway (NH) to protesting against hike in fuel prices. Hundreds of vehicles, both light and heavy, remained stranded on both sides of the road for more than an hour owing to the blockade. Party workers belonging to Congress youth, women and student wings led by senior leader Mohammad Mokim blocked ...

Sambalpur: 3/9/18:The lagna (propitious moment) for celebrating western Odisha’s mass festival Nuakhai was fixed for September 14. As per the schedule, the Nabanna (new rice) will be offered to goddess Samaleswari, the presiding deity of Sambalpur, between 8.10 am and 8.40 am on September 14, a day after Ganesh Chaturthi. Later, people will celebrate the festival with family members, relatives ...

Bhubaneswar:3/9/18: The monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly, which begins on Tuesday, is poised to be stormy and noisy with the Opposition gearing up to put the Naveen Patnaik government on the back foot over a series of issues. The prevailing public issues like law and order situation, farmers’ suicide, bureaucratic corruption, the formation of Vidhan Parishad, the setting up of Lokayukta ...

Phulbani:3/9/18: Raghunath Rath, noted scholar of tribal studies, breathed his last  at his residence in Baliguda today. He was 77.   His final rites were performed at the Swargadwar at Puri. A self-trained anthropologist and tribal activist, his passion was the study of the history, culture and traditions of the Kandhs. He spent many years of his life with the Kandhs tribals ...

Bhubaneswar:3/9/18: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh each for the two players from Odisha, Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas, in the Indian Men’s Hockey team. Notably, the Indian men’s hockey team beat Pakistan by 2-1 in the bronze medal match on the final day of 18th Asian Games at Jakarta on Saturday. Lakra ...

Balasore:3/9/18: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurates the much-awaited Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital in Balasore here on Monday. Patniak unveiled and garlanded the statue of eminent poet Fakir Mohan Senapati, installed at the entrance of the institution. Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Odisha Health & Family Welfare Minister Pratap Jena, Higher ...

Bhubaneswar:2/9/18:Farmers from the districts of Balangir & Rayagada reached out to Chief Minister  Naveen Patnaik after attending the farmers’ awareness camp. CM advised greater awareness on entitlements under various programmes & newer agricultural practices and Farmers from Khariar and Boden blocks of Nuapada district greeted chief  minister  and expressed gratitude for various agricultural reforms & programmes emphasising welfare of farmers. He ...

Surat:2/9/18: Inagurating Odisha Parva in Surat   Union Minister   Dhramendra Pradhan   said  Both Odisha & Gujarat are known for it’s unique culture, traditions and colorful celebrations. Lord Krishna is one of threads that binds the two states together. While Dwarka is the abode of Lord Krishna, Puri is home to Lord Jagannath, also a Vishnu-avatar akin to Lord Krishna.Prime Minister Naraendra ...

Surat:2/9/18: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated ‘Investors Conclave’ in Surat of Gujarat and invited industrial honchos to come and explore the opportunities in Odisha , especially in the Plastic & Textile parks. Inaugurating the Investor Facilitation Centre and Exhibition stalls at the Textiles, Polymers and Plastics Investors Conclave in city of Gujarat, Pradhan said “Through this Conclave and our ...