In sync with the Narendra Modi government’s digital push, the Naveen Patnaik-led government in Odisha will soon launch a state-wide awareness campaign on digital payment at the grassroots level. The government plans to engage students having a smartphone as volunteer…
Kalinga Stadium all set to get International Standard Climbing Complex
CM Naveen Pattnaik to lay foundation stone of first international standard Sports Climbing Complex at Kalinga Stadium today.
Bhitarkanika : Forest Dept outsources to Kerala Company for Driving luxury catamaran boats
The forest department has recently outsourced seven eco-friendly luxury catamaran boats to Kerala based Samudra Shipyard Private Limited. The boats will ferry tourists from Gupti to Dangamala within the Bhitarkanika National Park. “The outsourcing was necessitated by the lack of…
Paradip Outer Harbour among six new mega ports under Ministry of Shipping’s Sagarmala project
At least six new mega ports have been cleared to be built under the ambitious Sagarmala Project, taken up by the Ministry of Shipping. The National Perspective Plan (NPP) for the much talked about project envisions these new infrastructural facilities…
Ease of Doing Business Ranking : Odisha increase in percentage to 92, but loses 4 positions to 11, gets Aspiring Leader Tag
Dubbed as an aspiring leader in the ease of doing business report, Odisha is pushing ahead with implementing a host of reforms to provide a hassle-free environment to industries to set up units in the state in an attempt to…
Odisha Govt all set for new Tourism Policy soon, will it be able to improve tourism infrastructure in state?
Odisha Government is all set to unveil a new tourism policy soon with a focus on developing infrastructure and promoting hotel industry by providing incentives. “The draft is almost completed and the new policy will be declared after it is…
Volvo buses all set to start operations in Odisha from Oct 25 in 3 phases
Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) would introduce six Volvo buses in three phases starting on October 25. Initially, the State-owned Corporation would introduce two luxurious Volvo buses between Puri-Kolkata on October 25. In the second phase two more buses…
Two day Startup Conclave being planned from November 28 in the city
In order to promote start-ups in Odisha, the state government has decided to organise a two-day Startup Conclave in Bhubaneswar from November 28. This was decided at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi here on Wednesday. The…
Ame Prahari : Now a Mobile App by Transport Department to keep a check on Traffic violations
Odisha transport department launched an Android-based app –Ame Prahari – in a bid to make it easy for citizens to send photographs and videos of traffic violations to them. The transport department will penalise the offenders on the basis of the photographs…
Through the Prism of Time: Odisha and its Raj Bhavans, A book on 3 Raj bhavans of Odisha
The Raj Bhavan Odisha on Sunday launched its coffee table book on a memorable occasion when the nation paid tributes to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and at a time when Odisha is in the 80th year of…