Union Budget 2025-26: Tourism to Drive Employment-Led Growth with Key Reforms and Initiatives

New Delhi: In a significant push for employment-led growth, the Union Budget 2025-26 has identified tourism as a key sector to stimulate job creation and economic development across India. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Budget in Parliament today, outlined several initiatives aimed at boosting the tourism industry while simultaneously creating employment opportunities, especially for…

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Tigress Zeenat to Be Tranquilized and Returned to Similipal Reserve

Bhubaneswar: Efforts are underway to tranquilize and bring back tigress Zeenat, currently roaming the Jhargram forest in West Bengal, to the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha. Prakash Chand Gogineni, Field Director of Similipal Tiger Reserve, confirmed that Zeenat is being tracked round the clock by the forest departments of Odisha and West Bengal. “The tigress is…

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India Lost to Germany in Semis, Will Play for Bronze in Paris Olympics

Odisha CM to Felicitate Indian Hockey Team for Paris Olympics Bronze

Bhubaneswar:: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi is set to felicitate the Indian men’s hockey team, which secured a bronze medal at the recently concluded Paris Olympics 2024, during a grand ceremony at the Lok Seva Bhavan’s Convention Centre in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. Announcing the celebration at a press conference, Sports Minister Suryabanshi Suraj revealed that…

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Odisha CM Launches Real-Time Project Monitoring Dashboard to Boost Infrastructure Governance

Bhubaneswar, : In a major step towards strengthening infrastructure governance and ensuring timely execution of development works, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday launched the Project Monitoring Dashboard of the Works Department at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. The dashboard, powered by advanced GIS technology, is designed to facilitate real-time monitoring and seamless…

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Odisha Seeks Tamil Nadu’s Assistance in Tackling Human-Elephant Conflict

Bhubaneswar: In a proactive move to address the persistent challenge of human-elephant conflict in Odisha, the state government has formally requested Tamil Nadu to lend assistance by providing four kumki elephants. Satyabrata Sahu, the Additional Chief Secretary of the Forest, Environment, and Climate Change department, recently communicated this request to Supriya Sahu, his counterpart in…

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