Bhubaneswar:10/4/23; The 61st Council meeting of Western Odisha Development Council was held under the Chairmanship of Asit Tripathy, Chairman, WODC. In the Council meeting, 566 projects recommended by MPs, MLAs and others amounting to Rs.54.81 crore till 31st March 2023 was approved. The proposals received for completion of 1147 numbers of WODC funded Community Centers/ Kalyan Mandaps to the tune ...

Bhubaneswar:10/4/23: Odisha Skill Conclave-2023 will be held from April 20 to April 22 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar to highlight the State’s skilling ecosystem. Skill Development & Technical Education (SDTE) Minister Pritiranjan Gharai and Principal Secretary of Skill Development and Technical Education Department Usha Padhee have addressed a press conference regarding the Odisha Skill Conclave-2023. The Conclave, the first of ...

Bhubaneswar, 7th April, 2023: Inter State Doctors and Civil Society Organizations came together at a webinar organized by Switch On Foundation, to create awareness amongst common citizens about the deteriorating health condition due to the increasing air pollution, and identify solutions to lead a healthy lifestyle. The webinar highlighted the negative impacts of inequities on health and well-being, social and ...

Bhubaneswar:7/4/23:In recognizing the teachers’ efforts toward supporting students’ development. QUEST Alliance, a not for profit organization launched the 21st century Educator Award and is seeking applications from teachers to submit with their best practices. This is an effort to celebrate and recognize the outstanding educators of Odisha who are building 21st Century Skills among learners of govt schools.  Teachers from ...

Bhubaneswar7/4/23: Over 65 trains in the South Eastern Railway (SER) have been cancelled till April 9 due to agitation by Adivasi Kurmi Samaj members at Khemasuli Station in Kharagpur-Tatanagar section of the Kharagpur division and Kustaur station in the Adra-Chandil section of the Adra division in support of its demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. Trains that have been cancelled ...

Bhubaneswar:7/4/23: Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has appointed leaders as block and municipality observers for the ensuing by-election to the Jharsuguda Assembly seat. The appointments have been made by the order party President Naveen Patnaik, informed BJD Organizational Secretary Pranab Prakash Das.  

New Delhi:7/4/23: Odisha’s Puri is among the Seven Liberation destinations in the country being promoted by Tourism Ministry in domestic and global markets. Other destinations are Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya (Haridwar), Kashi (Varanasi), Kanchi Avantika (Ujjain), and Dwaravati (Dwaraka, Gujarat). “Ministry of Tourism, inter-alia, promotes tourist destinations of India, including the Saptha Moksha Puri (Seven Liberation destinations), viz., Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya ...

Koraput:7/4/23: Eminent educationist Prof. Narasingha Charan Panda has taken over the charge of Director of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the Central University of Odisha. He has taken the charge from Prof. S. K. Palita, Dean School of Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources on 03 April 2023. The prime task of the IQAC is to develop a ...

Tokyo :7/4/23: In a continuing effort to be the country’s leading investment destination, a high-level delegation led by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik continued its deep foray into hard selling Odisha to a plethora of Business Delegations in Tokyo – Japan for the third day. Taking the momentum forward on the early gains made on the last few days in Tokyo, ...

Bhubaneswar:6/4/23: The Odisha Government has hiked the minimum daily wages by increasing variable dearness allowance (VDA) by an average of Rs 12 per day for different categories of workers in the state. A notification has been issued by the Labour Commissioner in this regard. The minimum daily wages for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled workers have been hiked to ...