Puri: The first Vande Bharat Express train for Odisha for the route Howrah-Puri flagged off from Puri Railway Station. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the express train in virtual mode through videoconferencing on Thursday. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said, “India’s speed and progress can be seen whenever a Vande Bharat Train runs from…
Bhubaneswar: Known for bringing innumerable changes and transforming Indian handlooms with new patterns, veteran textile designer Lalat Mohan Pattnaik passed away on Monday leaving behind a remarkable legacy. He was undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar for the past couple of days. Hailing from Haripur, near the enchanting Chilika Lake, Pattnaik harbored a…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday flagged off the maiden flight from Bhubaneswar to Dubai at the Biju Patnaik International Airport. Speaking on the occasion Patnaik said that global connectivity is a key driver of overall developments – be it industrial development, facilitating investments, promoting tourism, or establishing communication for the Odia diaspora residing…
Bhubaneswar: To conserve and develop the tribal art and culture of Odisha, the state government has extended the Special Development Councils (SDC) to 14 more districts. Launching the SDC in the new districts in an event held at the Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, “Odisha is known as the Land of…
Bhubaneswar: The ST&SC Development Department has issued new guidelines to encourage parents to participate in their children’s education in residential schools. The guidelines emphasize the importance of Parents as Partners (PaP) in school activities, particularly in residential schools where children stay for almost 10 months of the year. According to the new guidelines, parents’ participation…
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department in its latest update informed that the Cyclonic storm Mocha has intensified into a Severe Cyclonic storm. The system is likely to hit Bangladesh-Myanmar coast with maximum speed of 165 kmph. It lay centered near latitude 12.2 N and longitude 88.0 E about 520 km west of Port Blair 1100…
Bhubaneswar: To achieve Open Defecations Free (ODF) Plus Odisha status, the state has adopted a multidimensional approach shared by Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, Sushil Kumar Lohani in an event. He was speaking during a one-day workshop on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) organized by the Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department,…
Bhubaneswar: The deep depression has formed over southeast Bay of Bengal. It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm over the same region by Wednesday late evening. Indian Meteorological Department in its release informed, “The deep depression continuing to move north-northwestwards, it will gradually intensify further into a severe…
Bhubaneswar: A well marked low pressure area over the Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea intensified into a depression on Tuesday evening. The system is likely to intensify into Cyclonic Storm over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of East Central Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea on May 10. The…
Bhubaneswar: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar. The two leaders met over lunch at Naveen Niwas. The meeting of the two leaders has raised speculation among people that they will join hands to fight against Bhartiya Janta Party. However, Nitish refuted this saying Naveen is an…
