Odisha

Centre assures states all help to deal with cyclone 'Bulbul'

Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ may intensify, likely to move towards Bengal

1:56 pm November 7, 2019

Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic storm formed over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the next 24 hours and set to move towards West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts, skirting Odisha, a senior IMD official said. Cyclone ‘Bulbul’, moving at a speed of 7 kmph, was currently centred over east-central […]

World Bank team hails Jagan Reddy govt's initiatives

Jagan writes to PM on coal allocation to AP

10:03 pm November 5, 2019

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday wrote to the Centre requesting allocation of Mandakani coal block of Talcheru in Odisha to Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGENCO) to meet its thermal power plants requirement. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jagan requested the Centre to allocate […]

Sudarsan Pattnaik selected for Italian Golden sand art award

7:04 pm November 2, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has been selected for the prestigious Italian Golden Sand Art Award 2019. He will be honoured during the International Scorrana Sand Nativity in Italy scheduled to be held from November 13 to 18. Pattnaik said he will also represent India in International scorrana sand Nativity. As many as […]

Woman raped by boyfriend, his accomplices

9:18 pm October 31, 2019

Rourkela (Odisha): A woman was raped allegedly by her boyfriend and his two associates in Odisha’s Sundergarh district, while her female companion managed to flee, police said on Thursday. All the three accused were arrested. The victim went near a forest under Kumarmunda police station limits on Tuesday evening after her boyfriend called her up […]

IIT-KGP implements micro solar dome project to provide affordable clean energy

7:09 pm October 31, 2019

Kolkata: IIT-Kharagpur on Thursday said 44,000 micro solar domes will be provided to poor households in rural areas of ten states under a project to provide clean energy at an affordable price. Poor families are often unable to afford the grid- connected electricity while others may find disruption of power supply due to natural disasters, […]