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Orissa FM presents Rs 1,7078.25 cr Vote-on-Account
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Orissa Finance Minister P C Ghadei today presented a Rs 17,078.25-crore Vote-on-Account for the first four months of 2010-2011 instead of a full-fledged budget, to defray the expenses for implementation of all ongoing non-plan and plan schemes.
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New V-C of BPUT moots academic audit
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Worried over falling academic standards of engineering colleges, Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) here on Monday said it would soon conduct academic audit on colleges to ensure quality technical education in the State.
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Gas consumers pour out woes at interactive session
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Oil companies on Monday got the taste of people's anger brewing over irregularity in supply of cooking gas cylinders at their doorstep.
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Film producers, distributors form guild
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In an attempt to bring in a better understanding between producers and distributors, the Oriya Film Producers and Distributors' Guild has been formed recently.
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Kalinga Sena activists arrested for opposing IPL at Cuttack
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Police today resorted to lathicharge and arrested Kalinga Sena (KS) activists for holding demonstration at the Biju Pattnaik Airport here for opposing the IPL match at Barbati stadium in Cuttack.
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Mass nesting of Olive Ridleys commence at Rushikulya beach
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After Gahirmatha, the mass nesting of the endangered Olive Ridleys has commenced at Rushikulya nesting beach.
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Orissa legislators demand ten-fold hike in allowances
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Orissa legislators Monday demanded a ten-fold hike in allowances keeping in view of the soaring cost of living and implementation of Sixth Pay Commission's recommendations for the state employees.
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Opposition stages walkout over distress sale of paddy
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The Opposition Congress today staged a walkout alleging a large-scale distress sale of paddy and the state government's failure to contain it.
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Rs 36,430.54 crore loan burden for Orissa till 08-09
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The loan burden of Orissa government has increased from Rs 21,001.90 crore in 2000-01 to Rs 36,430.54 crore by the end of 2008-09, Finance Minister P C Ghadhai told the state Assembly today.
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Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile test fails
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The Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile failed to take off during a planned launch from the Integrated Test Range at Wheeler Island off Orissa coast due to some coordination problem on Monday.
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DLR, contractual cook-cum-attendants threaten self immolation
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More than 5,000 DLR and Contractual Cook-cum-Attendants working in tribal school hostels today threatened to resort to mass immolation if their demand to regularise their service was not conceded by the Orissa Government.
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Poor response to IPL tickets in Orissa
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There is poor response to tickets for the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches to be played in Cuttack in Orissa later this month, an official said Sunday.
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Two killed as a train rams into truck
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Two people were killed on Sunday when a train rammed into a truck at an unmanned railway crossing in Orissa's Cuttack district, police said.
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Relaxation of norms for stone crusher units likely
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Orissa is likely to ‘relax' site criteria for stone crusher units, major polluting units, operating in the State.
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Many unfit vehicles plying on roads: CAG
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Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has found many unfit vehicles plying on roads passing the State.
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Nabarangpur doctors threaten to go on mass leave
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The government doctors in Nabarangpur district of Orissa have decided to go on mass leave from March 17 demanding arrest of an MLA of the ruling BJD who allegedly manhandled a doctor on duty.
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Probe sought into Sahitya Akademi affairs
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Affairs of the Sahitya Akademi related to Oriya literature have surrounded by controversies following allegations regarding irregularities related to choice of candidates for rewards.
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Violation of rules by filling stations alleged
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You are entitled for a free air check-up of your vehicle if you purchase fuel of any nature at a petrol pump. Not only that, the pump owner is also obliged to provide you clean drinking water, free toilet facilities and of course telephone facility on a payment.
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Interceptor missile test in Orissa postponed
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The test of an interceptor missile scheduled Sunday from a military base in Orissa was postponed, official sources said. The 3,000 people, temporarily evacuated from the area, have returned home.
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Matric exams begin amid confusion
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Amid total confusion, the State Matriculation examination-2010 began across the State on Friday with reports pouring in that the examinees were put in lot of trouble over non-issuance of admit cards and for some other inconveniences.
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SPCB losing grip over violators
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State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), the nodal agency to take polluters to the task, seems to be gradually losing its grip over violators of environmental norms.
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Mahuri on the verge of extinction
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Lack of patronage due to advent of urbanisation has started to threaten the existence of ‘Mahuri', a traditional musical instrument of Orissa.
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City youth tops in IFS exam
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Sangram Behera of Berhampur became the topper in the Indian Forest Service (IFS) examination 2009, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
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State plans to build ‘Tribes Orissa' brand
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In an attempt to preserve exclusivity of products manufactured and used by Orissa's tribal community, the State government has decided to build a 'Tribes Orissa' brand for their value addition.
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Minister denies Orissa as poorest state
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Orissa Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadai today denied the Opposition"s allegation that the state has become the poorest state due to government "apathy".
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