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Odisha Budget 2015-16: Key Highlights
Odisha Finance Minister Pradip Kumar Amat presented the Budget for the year 2015-16 inside the Odisha Assembly today. The 2015-16 budget has provided special budget of Rs 10,903.62 core for Agriculture and around Rs 1,403 crore for Naveen…
Odisha ranks 4th from Bottom in Per Capita Income
Odisha stands at fourth from the bottom in per capital income in India, as per the recent Odisha Economic Survey Report 2014-15. The development project of the state government proved just hype not more than that as the state ranked low…
AMRI Hospitals launches Ambulance Patrol in Bhubaneswar
AMRI Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, the Super Specialty Hospital from AMRI Hospitals Ltd, one of the largest and fastest growing hospital chain in Eastern India recently launched a quick-response, state-of-the-art ambulance patrol service across…
Foreign Tourists shy away from Odisha
It has all the attractions including a 480-km coastline. But Odisha gets less than one percent of all the foreign tourists who visit India. Officials say Odisha has everything to offer to tourists including tranquil beaches, towering…
OHRC seeks Report from Police over RTI Activist’s Murder
Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has taken cognizance in killing of a RTI activist Ganesh Chandra Panda in Berhmpur in December 2014. OHRC has asked the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Ganjam District to file a report within four…
Minister Pradip Amat questions CAG Findings on Irregularities
Odisha Finance Minister Pradip Amat Sunday questioned the findings of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) which exposed the irregularities and misdeeds of the state government in several audit reports. The opposition Congress and…
Veteran Congress Leader Habibulla Khan dies at 81
Former Odisha Minister, nine-time MLA and veteran Congress leader, Janab Habibulla Khan died at a private hospital in Visakhapatnam yesterday following a prolonged illness. He was 81. The entire undivided Koraput district plunged into grief…
TTEs to perform Duties without Fear or Pressure: EC Railway
East Coast Railway has exhorted its TTEs to perform duties as per rules without any fear or pressure. Recent cases of TTEs being blamed and later being involved in Legal wrangles for acts done during the course of duty have come to the…
Moral Policing mars Valentine’s Day Celebrations in Odisha
Scores of young couples faced the wrath of some fringe outfits indulging in moral policing by protesting against the celebration of Valentine's Day Saturday. Police have detained some people after activists of the Kalinga Sena and the…
35th National Games: Odisha win Women’s Rugby Gold
Odisha Women created history, as they defeated Maharashtra 17-5 in the final to win the Gold Medal in Women's Rugby event at the 35th National Games in Kerala. They had defeated West Bengal in the final. In the group stage, they had beaten…