Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off the Vande Bharat Express between Puri and Rourkela on Sunday. This will be the second Vande Bharat Express for Odisha and will run six days a week except Saturday. The train will cover a distance of 505 km in seven hours and 45 minutes. Train No. 20836…
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched Swachhta Pakhwada (cleanliness fortnight), a nationwide initiative from September 16 to October 2. ECoR general manager Manoj Sharma administered the Swachhata oath to employees. While the divisional railway managers at Waltair, Khurda Road and Sambalpur extended the pledge at their respective divisions. Also read: Hindi Diwas observed…
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) observed Hindi Diwas on September 14 at its headquarters in Bhubaneswar and its three Divisions at Waltair, Khurda Road, and Sambalpur. To mark the occasion, the staff and officers of ECoR, led by general manager Manoj Sharma, took an oath to promote Hindi. Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year to…
Balasore: The long pending demand for a subway near Nidhipanda bridge in Balasore has been approved by union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The design of the subway already approved for which Rs 14.7 crore has been sanctioned by the Railway Board towards its construction. Nidhipanda bridge is an important bridge in Haldipada-Balasore section of Kharagpur–Bhadrak…
The Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) of various ministries including public sector undertakings with an annual capex target of Rs 100 crore and above has reached around 42.5 per cent of their annual target in this financial year. The Indian Railways have spent around Rs 1.13 trillion (46.6 per cent) of the capex target of approximately Rs…
Bhubaneswar: The 22nd governing body meeting of State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) emphasised on expediting the urban transformative journey in the state. The meeting chaired by Usha Devi, H&UD minister and chairman SUDA also approved the budget for 2023-24, held at UNNATI Bhawan here recently. Also social mobilisation and institution building, self-employment programme, shelter for…
Bhubaneswar: The experts have rated Odisha’s septage infrastrucure as one of the best in the country, at a regional workshop held at Odisha Urban Academy here on Saturday. The workshop organised by Housing & Urban Development department Odisha in collaboration with Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi was on reuse of bio-solids harvested…
The first National Medical Records Day was celebrated at SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) on September 9. The National Medical Records Day was introduced by the Health Records Association of India this year. Dr (Brig) Biraj Mohan Mishra, chief of medical services, SUM Ultimate Medicare attended the event as chief guest along with Dr PK Panda,…
Bhubaneswar: ‘Sustainable Agriculture: Theory and Practices’, a book authored by Bidyadhar Maharana and Prof Subodh Kumar Sahu, was released at a function held here on Sunday. The book was released by Dr. Aurobinda Behera, former member, Board of Revenue, Government of Odisha, Prof RP Mohanty, former vice-chancellor ofSOA Deemed to be University and Achyut Das,…
Bhubaneswar: Koustuv Das of St. Xavier’s High School, Kedargouri, finished first by scoring 8.5 points out of a possible 9 at the two-day All Odisha School Chess Championship which concluded at the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) recently. Das won eight of the nine matches while drawing one to emerge the top…
