Bhubaneswar:20/3/23″On the occasion of holy Chaitra month, Hon’ble Chief Minister Mr. Naveen Patnaik has approved the master plan for the overall development of three major Shaktipeeths of the state, Maa Manglsa of Kakatpur, Maa Ugratara of Bhusundpur and Maa Bhgabati Pitha of Banpur. It has been included in the Integrated Development Plan of Tourism. Odisha Bridge Construction Corporation has been ...

Bhubaneswar:20/3/23:Distribution Reforms Committee meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Sri Pradeep Jena today. The Committee approved a total outlay of Rs 6283 Cr out of which Centre shall fund Rs 3942 Cr and rest amount of Rs 2341 Cr will be borne by the State exchequer.Around 70% of the funds shall be invested for the development of Cyclone ...

Bhubaneswar:20/3/23: In order to provide 24×7 quality and reliable power supply to all consumers, Energy Department has been taking several measures in power generation, transmission and distribution sectors. OPGC added 1,320 MW to its capacity in 2019 to ensure energy security for the State. With the present generation capacity of ~7920 MW, the state is able to meet the average peak ...

New Delhi:20/3/23: A Geological Survey of India (GSI) field visit during 2018-19 in Adash block of Deogarh district in Odisha revealed the presence of gold as an associated metal, along with copper, Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi informed Rajya Sabha on Monday. “Geological Survey of India (GSI), during Field Season Programme [FSP] 2018-19 carried out ‘general exploration’ (G2) for ...

Bhubaneswar:20/3/23:Lalit Das, ADG, Odisha Police has been awarded the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Business Management from Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to beUniversity) for his  thesis titled “Developing Decision Support Model for Urban Planners for Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan”. The research was done under the supervision of Dr.Sitikantha Mishra, Former Director, Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management ...

Bhubaneswar:19/3/23: The regional office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here has issued a yellow warning for rain and thundershower in 16 districts of Odisha on Sunday. According to the IMD bulletin, light to moderate rain or thundershower is likely to occur at one or two places in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Boudh, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Puri, Khurda, ...

Bhubaneswar: 19/3/23:Subasa Mohanta, a custodian farmer of Odisha Millets Mission (OMM) has interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference in New Delhi. The OMM farmer interacted with the Prime Minister on seed conservation and natural farming at the conference, which aims at promotion and awareness of millets. The Prime Minister appreciated her efforts and ...

Malajanha (The Dead Moon) is a 1965 classic Odia film, which won National award. Based on the novel of the same title by Upendra Kishore Das and directed by Nitai Palit- Malajanha failed at the box office when it was released- probably because it was way ahead of its time both in terms of the content and funding.The plot of ...

Bhubaneswar: 18/3/23:The Odisha Government’s Upper Indravati Lift Irrigation Project has bagged the “National Water Digest” award from the Ministry of Jal Shakti. The Department of Water Resources has received the prestigious award in the category of Best Infrastructure Pioneer Project from Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at 16th Water Digest Water Awards 2022-2023 in New Delhi. Upper ...

Bhubaneswar:18/3/23: The Odisha Government has allocated a whooping Rs 4600 crore under the road development program (RDP) in the State in 2023-24 financial year, compared to Rs 1890 crore in the 2022-23 financial year, said Works Minister Prafulla Kumar Mallick here on Saturday. Briefing the press on Budget 2023-24 along with Works Department Principal Secretary Vir Vikram Yadav, the Minister ...