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Bhubaneswar: 5/8/25:A high-level meeting was held on Tuesday at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar to enhance inter-departmental coordination for the implementation of Mega Piped Water Supply (PWS) Projects in Odisha. The meeting was chaired by the Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary and aimed to ensure the timely execution of these projects through coordinated action and oversight among key departments. Senior officials ...

New Delhi, Aug 5: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, participated in the Virgin Land Security Summit 2025 held at the India International Centre, New Delhi, officials said on Tuesday. The summit, sponsored by Uday India, focused on unlocking the potential of India’s 60 million hectares of barren or underutilized land, with ...

Bhubaneswar, Aug 5: Odisha on Tuesday commemorated the 141st birth anniversary of Pandit Nilakantha Das, one of the state’s most revered intellectuals, freedom fighters, and literary pioneers. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi led the tribute by offering floral respects at the statue of Pandit Das located in front of the Odisha Legislative Assembly Library. Pandit Nilakantha Das, a central figure in ...

Bhubaneswar:5/8/25: Shovana Mohanty has been appointed as Chairperson of Odisha State Commission for Women. “In pursuance of Section-3(1) and Section-3(2) (b) of the Odisha State Commission for Women Act, 1993, the State Government has been pleased to appoint Smt. Shovana Mohanty, At-Karanjia, Remuna, Dist-Balasore as Chairperson, Odisha State Commission for Women, Bhubaneswar”, according to an official notification issued by the ...

Newdelhi:5/8/25: Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Mukesh Mahaling, met with Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda, to request the issuance of a Letter of Permission (LoP) for Pabitra Mohan Pradhan Medical College (PMPMC) in Talcher and Government Medical College (GMC) in Phulbani. The state government is seeking permission to admit 200 MBBS students in ...

Newdelhi:5/8/25:National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), a statutory institute under the NIFT Act, 2006, and set up by the Ministry of Textiles, actively supports the research and academic advancement in the textile and apparel sectors. It conducts Ph.D. programmes and provides financial support to full-time research scholars through the Teaching Fellowship. This includes a monthly stipend, contingency grant, and HRA ...

Newdelhi:5/8/25:The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has informed that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation is not in receipt of information about such rumours. It has further informed that the drug Paracetamol is not banned in the country, although in the recent past various Fixed Dose Combinations, including such combinations of Paracetamol with other drugs, have been banned in ...

Bhubaneswar:5/8/25:Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi addressed the State-Level Forest Officers’ Conference at Lok Seva Bhavan Convention Centre, issuing key directives on sensitive engagement with local communities, enhanced green initiatives, and zero-tolerance towards corruption. Emphasising harmony between tribal communities and forest conservation, the CM stated that one-fourth of Odisha’s population belongs to tribal groups residing in forested regions. He urged ...

Newdelhi:4/8/25:Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s flagship initiative, Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC), which has been successfully organised by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with MyGov since 2018, has been conferred with the Guinness World Record for the “Most people registered on a Citizen Engagement Platform in one month.” This recognition celebrates the unprecedented achievement of 3.53 crore valid registrations received during the 8th edition of ...

New Delhi:4/8/25: Two significant Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed today by the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India in the presence of Union Minister of State of Ayush (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav, at Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi. The first MoU was signed ...