Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) for India 2030. The plan is to create a ‘future ready’ Railway system by 2030. The NRP is aimed to formulate strategies based on both operational capacities and commercial policy initiatives to increase modal share of the Railways in freight to 45 per cent. The objective…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha chapter of the Indian Association of Physiotherapists celebrated the International Women’s Day by organising a programme to create awaremess among blind girls about menstrual hygiene. The programme, organised by the Women’s Cell of the chapter at the Bhima Bhoi Drishtihina Vidyalaya here, featured an open ended discussion with the girls on the…
Indian Railways will be inducting aluminium body coaches, and for that purpose the Modern Coach Factory (MCF)/Rae Bareli has signed a Transfer of Technology contract with M/s Dawonsys, South Korea for design, development, manufacturing and testing of aluminium body passenger coaches. The railways plan to procure 400 new generation Vande Bharat Train sets with better…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar saw an increase on Thursday with the rate in the capital city at Rs 102.10 while diesel price at Rs 91.91. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Thursday were Rs 102.10 and Rs 91.90, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis….
The senior selection committee has picked a 22-member Odisha squad for the upcoming Col CK Nayudu Trophy, to be held at Trivandrum from March 17 to May 1. Odisha have been placed in Elite-C Group and will be led by Rajesh Mohanty. The Odisha U-25 men’s team will travel to Trivandrum on March 17 and…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar was unchanged on Wednesday with the rate in the capital city at Rs 101.81 while diesel price at Rs 91.62. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Wednesday were Rs 102.17 and Rs 91.97, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis. The…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar saw a slight increase on Tuesday with the rate in the capital city at Rs 101.81 while diesel price at Rs 91.62. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Tuesday were Rs 101.90 and Rs 91.71, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily…
Bhubaneswar: Kamalini Mallick, nursing in-chrage of the SUM Covid Hospital here was honoured with the ‘Kalinga Virangana’ award on Sunday for her relentless endeavour to serve Covid patients over the last two years. The award, instituted by the Seva Prayas Foundation, was presented to Mallick by Dr. Sanghamitra Pati, director of the Regional Medical Research…
Sambalpur: The Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a unit of the CIL, has become the leading coal producing company in the country after it crossed 157 million tonne (MT) in coal production in the financial year of 2021-22. On March 12, 2022, the company produced 7.62 lakh tonne of dry fuel which is the highest in…
Khurdha: A case has been booked against suspended BJD MLA Prasant Jagadev who allegedly rammed his car into a crowd in Odisha’s Khurdha on March 12. Over 20 people including 10 policemen sustaining serious injuries in the incident, a police official said. “He ran his car over police and civilians resulting in fatalities. A case…
