Tag: Infrastructure

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Cuttack: Lack of basic infrastructure and facilities at the Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack has put the future of many students as well as the institution in doubt. The college, established in the year 1982, is allegedly running without government funding. Neglect manifests itself in the locked up rooms, empty beds and dust-covered […]

Jajpur: Tucked in the forested hills in Jajpur district, Nagada which was once inaccessible and had made it to the headlines for malnutrition deaths, has turned into a ‘model’ village in barely a year as per local administration parlance. Though the ‘model’ concept does specify  the parameters that are mostly infrastructural, the villagers staying in […]

Bhubaneswar: The number of tourism destinations in Odisha has gone up to 357 as the state government has accorded tourism destination status to seven more places. Of the new seven tourism destination sites, Satyabhamapur, the birth place of Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das and two other places, which were the meeting place of the freedom fighters, […]

Bangalore: Ace woman sprinter of Odisha Srabani Nanda, who hogged the limelight after qualifying for the Rio Olympics in the 200-metre run and 4X400 relay race, feels that foreign countries have better sports infrastructure compared to India. “In foreign countries, you get the opportunity to compete with promising athletes. Besides, you also get advanced training […]

Dhaka: India on Wednesday approved a massive $4.5 billion Line of Credit to Bangladesh for funding infrastructure projects, including shipping, ports, roads and power. “Witnessed signing of $4.5 billion line of credit line from India to Bangladesh. This largest credit ever will build big infrastructure,” Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg tweeted. “Signed joint interpretive […]

New Delhi: Flipkart has significantly expanded its infrastructure and delivery operations ahead of the festive sale, an investment that the Walmart-backed company believes will help further strengthen its capabilities in the long-term. Flipkart, which will host its Big Billion Days (BBD) sale from October 10-14 this year, has doubled its warehousing capacity and now has […]

Cuttack: Amid poor infrastructure and absence of doctors, healthcare services at the Kalapathara government hospital in Banki of Cuttack district is in a shambles. Locals complained that the doctors on deputation at the hospital have not been regular in their visits, forcing patients to depend on pharmacist for treatment. Due to lack of basic facilities […]

New Delhi: The BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls promised a major infrastructure push, including setting up of “next generation infrastructure” like gas and water grids, information superrhighway (i-way), doubling functional airports in the country and wayside amenities along all national highways. It also promised to set up a new Water Ministry which […]

New Delhi: India is likely to spend around $513 billion on infrastructure by the year 2030 to accommodate its growing population, according to a report by Mace. A report titled ‘INSIGHTS 2020: Blueprint for Modern Infrastructure Delivery’ said that other large countries will also incur equally large infrastructure spends. “By 2030, India will be spending […]