Tag: Paradip

Bhubaneswar: The battle to take credit for IOCL’s refinery reached the streets of Paradip on Friday after activists of the ruling BJD and BJP blocked roads in several parts of the port town following a face-off. Meanwhile, BJD today lodged a police complaint after finding that the party’s posters for the February 7 event have […]

Bhubaneswar: The campaign vans of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) named ‘Jan Amantran’ vehicles propagating various central programmes have sparked off a political war between BJP and BJD in the State. Two heavyweights of the regional ruling party – Tourism minister Ashok Panda and Cooperation minister Damodar Rout have raised objections over the pictures of […]

Paradip Marine Police on Wednesday night seized around 2000 litres of diesel from a boat in the Mahanadi confluence area near the port and arrested four persons in this connection

Bhubaneswar: Former Deputy Vice President of a coal transport company, Rakesh Chopra was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch for swindling funds worth Rs 30 cr, informed DIG Sanjay Kumar today. Chopra who was working as the Vice President of Paradip-based Karam Chand Thapar and Brothers Ltd was apprehended by the Crime […]

Paradip: At least four persons were reportedly burnt alive and around 60 houses were gutted in major fire which broke out in a slum area at Atharbanki near here late Saturday night.

Paradip: With the pull-out of police forces from the proposed Posco steel plant site in Jagatsinghpur district, the situation on Tuesday returned to normal in the area where tension had prevailed due to protest by anti-project activists using school children as human shield.

New Delhi: The Odisha government has invited Korean companies to invest in the Petroleum Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) at Paradip, an official said on Tuesday. The official said it is an ideal destination for companies in the petroleum, chemicals and plastics sectors globally to invest and grow. “The PCPIR at Paradip offers multiple […]

New Delhi: Seven major ports of the country, including Paradip, Chennai, Cochin and New Mangalore, recorded a growth rate of 3.24 per cent during April-September 2017, an official statement said on Wednesday. The ports recording a growth of 3.24 per cent together handled 326.4 MT cargo during the April-September 2017 period as against 316.1 MT […]

Bhubaneswar: Indian Oil has paid Rs 2,935 crore to the Odisha government towards value added tax (VAT) for Paradip Refinery, said a statement on Tuesday. The oil company has paid the tax for the period between November 2015 — when the refinery commenced commercial operations — and July 2017. The development was a follow up […]

Rourkela: Paradip would be developed into a smart port and smart city at an investment of Rs 40,000 crore as part of the Centre’s plan to bring about a speedy development of Odisha, Union minister Nitin Gadkari announced today. “The Centre is committed to speedy development of Odisha. While road network is being expanded in […]

Mumbai: Undeterred by Posco-India’s offer to return the land provided for its steel project in Odisha, Union Minister Piyush Goyal today said if one company pulls out, others will come in. “There are more and more opportunities in India and if one company chooses to pull out, others will come in,” Goyal said on the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Coast Guard rescued six crew members of a fishing boat that had developed technical snag at sea about 80 nautical miles south of Paradip in Odisha, officials said today. The Coast Guard, Paradip was informed by the president of Odisha Marine Fish Producers Association about the boat ‘Om Mangala Maa’ with six crew […]

Bhubaneswar: Overwhelmed over the total investment intent of over Rs 2 lakh crore received during the recently concluded ‘Make in Odisha’ Conclave, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the state government will take steps to ensure grounding of these investments. “I am particularly pleased that the proposed investments have the potential to generate 1.4 lakh […]

Kendrapara: The hitherto dormant Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts in nationalised banks have now sprung to life and are flush with cash in several parts of Odisha, thanks to demonetisation drive. The post offices are also witnessing sudden upsurge of deposits of scrapped notes with inoperative accounts being made operational by account holders […]

Bhubaneswar: Announcing the Centre’s plan to build a modern cold storage in Odisha’s port town of Paradip,Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said it will facilitate export of farm produce as well as ensure their safe storage. “Lack of cold storage has emerged as a major problem for farmers in Odisha. It is essential to […]