Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been conferred with 4th National Water Awards,2022 today as the 2nd Best State for the water resources conservation and management. Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources Anu Garg received the award from the Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar, in the presence of Jal Shakti Minister, Govt of India, at a function…
Bhubaneswar: Three athletes achieved the Hangzhou Asian Games qualification time in their respective events on the opening day of the 62nd National Inter State Senior Athletics Championship in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. Haryana’s international sprinter Anjali Devi dipped below the Asian Games qualification time of 52.89 seconds. During the women’s 400m heats today she clocked 52.96…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved the development and beautification of the famous Mahima Shrine at Joranda in Dhenkanal district. An estimated Rs 112 crore will be invested for the project. Under the project, the reconstruction of the Mahima Samaja Peetha, a public health centre (PHC), 200 toilets meant for use by Sadhus, devotees…
Bhubaneswar: The 62nd Inter-State Athletic Championship has commenced today at the Kalinga Stadium. Eminent athlete and President of Indian Olympic Association, PT Usha declared the event open. “I am delighted that Odisha Government is organising this event. This event is very important for our athletes as it is a qualification for Asian Games. I wish…
Bhubaneswar: To commemorate the International Day against Child Labour, the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR), Labour and ESI department, in collaboration with UNICEF, released two posters as part of a sensitization programme against child labour in Bhubaneswar on Monday. The posters feature contrasting images of a child as a laborer and…
Bhubaneswar: The All-India Football Federation (AIFF) organized a Tutor’s Course from June 6-9 in Bhubaneswar. The course, led by AIFF’s Chief Technical Officer Vincent Subramaniam, aimed to introduce new coaching areas and identify coaches who can serve as instructors for A and B level coach certifications. Thirteen coaches from across the country participated in this…
Bhubaneswar: The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has declared the ‘Natural Arch’ near Hemgir in the Sundargarh district of Odisha as Geo Heritage Site. Found in the Chhengapahar reserve forest near Brahmani village of Kendudihi Block, the arch has a length of 30 metres at the base and a height of 12 metres. Its alcove…
Bhubaneswar: A Tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed among Odisha Integrated Irrigation Project for Climate Resilient Agriculture (OIIPCRA), the Director of Fisheries Odisha, and WorldFish to support climate-resilient aquaculture practices in Odisha. The signing took place in the presence of Development Commissioner-cum-ACS, DoWR Anu Garg, Principal Secretary Fisheries and ARD Suresh Kumar Vashisth, and Principal…
Bhubaneswar: Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Minister Pradip Kumar Amat inaugurated the Odisha Mango Logo and launched the Mango on Wheels initiative today. The aim is to promote and distribute a wide variety of mangoes across all wards of Bhubaneswar. Like every year ORMAS has been organising the Gaon Amba Pasara event near SIRD campus…
Balasore: In response to the concerns raised by parents and students regarding the attendance of classes at Bahanaga Bazaar High School, where the bodies from the tragic triple train accident on June 2 were temporarily kept, Balasore Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde announced on Thursday that the rooms utilized as a mortuary might be demolished. However,…
