Bhubaneswar, Dec 2 (UNI) A road map should be created for a brighter and a more developed India, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said. Inaugurating International conference on Purvodaya Perspectives: Reflections on Regional Connectivity, Pradhan emphasized on the need to strengthen connectivity in the eastern part of India, including the states of Uttar…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 27 (UNI) In a major political development in Odisha, former bureaucrat V Karthikeyan Pandian, who had served Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for more than 12 years as his private secretary, formally joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday. Pandian went to Naveen Niwas, sought the blessings of BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik, and…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 24 (UNI) Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday laid the foundation stone for National Skill Training Institutes (NSTI) Plus at Jatni on the outskirts of the city. Constructed on a 7.8-acre of land, NSTI Plus will not only accommodate institutions like National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 22 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said that moral and human values like service, equality and sympathy are the foundation of our culture and youth should be familiar with these great ideals. Speaking after launching an Education Campaign ‘New Education for New India’ of Brahma Kumaris at Sambalpur, the President said younger…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 21 (UNI) G Udaygiri BJD MLA Saluga Pradhan was elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, the inaugural day of the Winter session of the Assembly. Leader of the house Naveen Patnaik moved a motion that Saluga Pradhan, a member of this house be chosen as the Deputy Speaker…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 21 (UNI) Development of any area depends on the connectivity of that area, President Droupadi Murmu said at Mayurbhanja on Tuesday, the second day of her three-day visit to Odisha. Flagging off three new trains —Badampahar – Tatanagar MEMU; Badampahar – Rourkela Weekly Express; and Badampahar – Shalimar Weekly Express from Badampahar Railway…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 21 (UNI) As many as two people died and five were injured four of them critically, when a speeding truck hit the autorickshaw they were travelling from behind near Panikoili chhak in Jajpur district on the wee hours of Tuesday. Sources said the deceased included a 12-year-old girl and a seven-year-old boy. All…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (UNI) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Udayagiri legislator Saluga Pradhan on Monday filed his nomination papers for the post of Deputy Speaker in the Odisha Assembly. Election to the post of Deputy Speaker will be held today. The post has been lying vacant since November 8 last after Rajani Kanta Singh had resigned….
Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (UNI) Stating that Education is the key to economic and social well-being, President Droupadi Murmu on Monday advised parents to educate their children. Speaking after inaugurating Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) at Kuliana of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha, the President said, ‘during her childhood there was no school near her home, therefore,…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu arrived here at Baripada on Monday by special Airforce Aircraft from Koleikunda Airbase on a three-day visit to Odisha. Odisha Governor Raghubar Das and Union Minister Biseswar Tudu received the President at Baripada Police Padia after she landed. An elaborate security arrangement has been made for the smooth…
