Bhubaneswar30/1/23:: A new cashew cultivation program is to be taken up on 20,000 hectares of land in Odisha this year, said Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment here on Monday. The Secretary said this while speaking at the National Conference on Cashew “Encashing Technological Innovations for Production & Productivity of Cashew”. The objective of ...

Bhubaneswar30/1/23:: Following untimely demise of Health Minister Naba Kishore Das, Odisha Government appointed Niranjan Pujari as the new health minister.With approval of Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik allocated the Health and Family Welfare Department to Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari.With the appointment, Niranjan Pujari, who is holding the portfolios of Excise and Finance in Odisha Government, got additional charge ...

Bhubaneswar:30/1/23: The mortal remains of Health Minister Naba Das who succumbed to his bullet injuries, were brought to his official residence in the wee hours of Monday. Following this, Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and many other dignitaries from different walks of life on Monday paid their tributes to deceased minister Naba Kishore Das at his official residence ...

Bhubaneswar: 28/1/23:Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik on Saturday asked the BJD MPs to raise issues concerning the interests of Odisha in the upcoming Budget session of the Parliament. Chairing the BJD Parliamentary party meeting, Naveen held discussions to prepare a strategy for the party for the Budget session. The BJD will raise several issues of ...

Cuttack:28/1/23Attending the foundation laying ceremony of the Centre for Judicial Archives at Cuttack, CM Naveen Patnaik thanked Orissa High Court for this unique initiative. CM appreciated the efforts of Hon’ble Chief Justice Dr S. Muralidhar & team in realisation of this unique project.CM said an archive is not only a collection of the documentary heritage of a nation, but also ...

Bhubaneswar: 28/1/23: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today flagged off a pilgrimage train to Prayagraj and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh under the ‘Baristha Nagarik Tirthayatra Yojana’ of the state government at Bhubaneswar railway station yesterday. All together 982 passengers comprising select senior citizens from seven districts and security officials will have the opportunity to visit the two religious places in ...

Jharsuguda :28/1/23: Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), the premier CPSE under the Ministry of Coal is constantly attaining new heights in coal production and off take through environ-friendly and sustainable mining practices. The latest achievement of MCL in this direction is development of Chandra Shekar Azad eco-park and Coal Museum at mine No.4 of Orient Area in Ib Valley Coalfields, Jharsuguda, ...

Cuttack: 28/1/23:Eminent writer Hussain Rabi Gandhi passed away while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. He was 75. Hussain was born as Chowdhury Fazal e Haq Mohammad Hussain on 23rd April 1948, in MuftiBagh, Haldigadia village of Jajpur District. Hussain graduated and finished his master’s degree in history from Gangadhar Meher College, Sambalpur. He then did ...

Hyderabad.:27/1/23: Setting aside all speculations, former Odisha chief minister Giridhar Gamang, who had recently quit BJP, today joined Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Hyderabad. His son Sishir, former Minister Jayram Pangi, former MLA Nabin Nanda and Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) leader Akshay Kumar also embraced the BRS in presence of party chief K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR). Earlier in the day, ...

Bhubaneswar:27/1/23:ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture begins National Consultative Meet on Roadmap for Dissemination of Genetically Improved varieties of Fish and Shellfish at its Kausalyaganga campus today. The meet is being organised in collaboration with Association of Aquaculturists and will continue for next two days. It aims at taking stock of the current status of on-going genetic improvement programs, sharing of ...