Bhubaneswar:20/4/23: Daily Covid-19 positive cases in Odisha continued the upward trend with the state registering 387 new cases from 6,308 samples in the last 24 hours. According to the state Health Department statistics released on Thursday, this is the highest single-day tally in the last eight months. The fresh Covid-19 cases have taken the tally of active cases beyond 2,000, ...

Bhubaneswar:20/4/23: President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Odisha on May 9. She is scheduled to attend the 12th convocation event of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, formerly known as North Orissa University in Baripada. The Private Secretary to the President has written to the vice-Chancellor of the university in this regard. It will be her first visit to ...

Newdelhi:20/4/23:The Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) are organizing Future of Work exhibition on the sidelines of the 3rd Education Working Group (EdWG) meeting under G20 presidency from April 23rd to 28th at CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT), Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, India has assumed the G20 presidency ...

Bhubaneswar, 20th April 2023:  The brand ‘Skilled inOdisha’ is ready to shine across the globe, Odisha Chief Minister Mr. Naveen Patnaiksaid today while inaugurating the Odisha Skill Conclave 2023.Mr. Patnaikcalled for enhanced cooperation between centre and states in new-age tech skilling in the country.“Odisha has kept a budgetary provision of Rs. 100 crores for this year for the new scheme ...

Bhubaneswar:19/4/23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated a new center of famous Jaipur Foot – ‘Biju Mahabir Jaipur Foot Centre’ at Gurjang in Khurda. This has given new hope to the differently abled people of the state. Jaipur Foot Artificial Limbs enable them to be self-relaint. Jaipur Foot Center was established in 1975 by founder Padma Bhushan Dr DR Mehta. Its ...

Bhubaneswar:18/4/23: As many as 32 officers today joined the Hand-loom, Textiles and Handicrafts Department. While 26 of them joined as Inspectors of textile, 6 have been recruited as auditors. An orientation was organized at the Lok Seva Bhawan Convention Centre for the new recruits. Joining the program on virtual platform Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik welcomed the new officers and said ...

Bhubaneswar:18/4/23: The Union Education & Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today chaired the 55th IIT Council meeting in Bhubaneswar today. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said that IITs are aspirations hub for the youth of the country, and their students must aspire to become job creators rather than job seekers. The Minister further emphasized that IITs shall primarily be ...

Bhubaneswar:18/4/23: In a minor reshuffle in bureaucratic level, Odisha Government today appointed Indramani Tripathy as Additional secretary to Government, ST/SC Development, Minorities And Backward Classes Welfare Department. Triapthy was the Director of Information and Public Relations department with additional charge of Director, SCSTRTI. He is allowed to continue in additional charge of Director, SCSTRTI (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research ...

Bhubaneswar:18/4/23: In view of prevailing heatwave condition, Odisha Government has directed closure of all schools and Anganwadi centres for next two days-April 19 and 20. It was informed by Chief secretary Pradeep Jena. “All Govt, aided and private schools up to Std-12 and all Anganwadi Centres in Odisha shall remain closed on 19th and 20th April due to prevailing heatwave ...

Bhubaneswar18/4/23:The cultivable land for agriculture is shrinking due to increase in population pressure, urbanization and industrial growth. The livelihood of rural families is centered on agriculture and allied activities and in the villages of eastern India most of the households possess a small piece of land besides their home. To ensure dietary diversity and household nutritional security to the landless ...