Tag: Development

Dhenkanal: Former Kendrapara MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda today said people of Odisha especially youths want development in the state so that nobody will have to go outside the state in search of work. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of ‘Heijau’, an informal tea party organised at Ganesh Bazaar in Dhenkanal, Jay Panda said, “After […]

Malkangiri: After 6 long decades, several cut-off areas are finally able to receive their share of development. The Gurupriya Bridge in Chitrakonda, which was inaugurated by CM Naveen Patnaik in July this year, is now enabling residents to access PDS while emergency services like ambulance can now reach these areas without any hassles. Buses have […]

Bhubaneswar: After posters in Satkosia, Maoists have now released an audio tape opposing road construction works at several places including in Malkangiri district.The audio tape features the voice of CPI (Maoists) secretary of Malkangiri-Visakhapatnam division, Benu. In the audio tape, the rebels have termed the statements of BSF DG to wipe out Maoists after construction […]

Bhubaneswar: BJP national president Amit Shah today blamed the Odisha government and said it is not cooperating with the Centre in undertaking developmental activities for the State. “Works of around Rs 4 lakh crore have been declared by the Centre for Odisha. But we are not getting required support from the State to take up […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today said developmental activities were affected in 18 backward districts of the state due to lack of Central assistance. “The state has been deprived of availing Central assistance of Rs 1854.05 crore per annum. Now the state has been deprived of such assistance as the Central government completely stopped at least eight […]

Bhubaneswar: Various welfare schemes implemented by Government is to garner votes and not for the development of society. If schemes are planned for vote, the democracy would be collapsed, said the eminent politicians of Odisha today. Speaking on the topic, “Welfare Schemes: Meant for Vote Bank or Development?”, at 7th OTV annual convention-Foresight-2017-, Utkal Bharat […]

New York: Healthy infants have intestinal bacteria that can prevent the development of food allergies, research has found. Researchers from the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Naples Federico II in Italy transplanted gut microbes from each of eight infant donors: four healthy and four with cow’s milk allergy, into groups […]

Bengaluru: The tech-savvy Karnataka government would soon draw a new plan to consolidate the state’s leadership in the IT, biotech and science sectors, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara said on Wednesday. “A future path for the state’s IT, biotech and related sectors would be drawn soon for which an interaction with the industry and government […]

New York: Immune cells in the brain, that are usually ignored by neuroscientists, play a powerful role in influencing an animal’s sexual behaviour towards male or female, according to a research. The researchers found that oestrogen, which plays a major role in development of masculine traits in rats, activates mast cells — a type of […]

New Delhi:  Aiming to improve and develop airport infrastructure to meet growing traffic demands, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) will undertake new development works at Lucknow, Deoghar, Rajkot and Allahabad airports. According to a civil aviation ministry statement, AAI plans to construct new integrated passenger terminal building at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow, […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states to make development their main plank and use technology for its better implementation, sources said. The Prime Minister’s remarks came here at a meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers where Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, […]

Bhubaneswar: Accusing some forces of conspiring to stall progress in Odisha’s backward Kalahandi and Rayagada, tribals from the region today staged a sit-in near the Raj Bhavan here demanding a master plan for speedy agricultural as well as industrial development in the area. A large number of tribals, including women, gathered under the banner of […]

Kandhamal: With winter gradually setting in, tourists from Odisha and outside have started thronging Daringbadi, considered as ‘Kashmir of Odisha’ in Kandhamal district. However, several tourist spots in the hill station are reeling under neglect due to lack of patronage from the Odisha government. Several mountain ranges, Midubanda Waterfall and Hill View Park are the […]

Bhubaneswar: Exuding confidence that the BJP would form the government in Odisha after the next assembly poll, BJP president Amit Shah Wednesday said there was no considerable development in the state under the 14-year "autocratic" rule of the Naveen Patnaik-led government.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the BJP is going for polls in Haryana and Maharashtra based on the party’s development work and the “double engine” of having the party ruling both the Centre and states. In a late night tweet, the PM said: “Joined extensive Central Election Committee meetings for elections […]