India Eyes $100 Billion Textile Export
New Delhi: Upendra Prasad Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles has said that the Indian apparel industry must focus on vertical integration to increase its scale and size and to benefit from the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. Speaking at the 44th Foundation Day of Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) today , Mr.Singh said, “apparel and garmenting is not very investment...
Satya Priya Rath Gets IAS
Bhubaneswar: Senior Odisha Finance Service (OFS) Officer Satya Priya Rath has been elevated to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) under Non-State Civil Services (NSCS) category. Department of Personnel & Training on 22 February has notified selection of three NSCS officers to IAS Cadre. They are Satya Priya Rath, Deepankar Mohapatra and Pranati Chhotray. All three are bright OFS Officers, who have been...
Vigil On Financial Condition Urged
Mumbai: Union Government and all regulators need to maintain constant vigil on the financial conditions and functioning of important financial institutions, especially considering that it could expose financial vulnerabilities in the medium and long-term. This was deliberated in the 25th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held in Mumbai today, under the Chairpersonship of Union Finance Minister...
Move For Digital Varsity
New Delhi: Broader aspects of establishing of a digital university including creation of comprehensive EduTech ecosystem in PPP mode, digital platform, content creation, effective digital pedagogy, concurrent and robust faculty training, virtual labs and assessment of digital teaching-learning were deliberated in the Panel Discussion by eminent Panelists over impact of Union Budget on Education and Skill Development. The panelists emphasized...
ରେକର୍ଡ ରକ୍ତ ସଂଗ୍ରହ
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ସାତବର୍ଷ ଧରି ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ରକ୍ତ ସଂଗ୍ରହ ଅଭିଯାନ ଚଳାଇଥିବା ଓଡ଼ିଶା ମୋ’ ପରିବାରର ଜୀବନବିନ୍ଦୁ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ ଗତ ଜାନୁଆରୀ ମାସରେ ୪ ହଜାର ୟୁନିଟ୍ରୁ ଅଧିକ ରକ୍ତ ସଂଗ୍ରହ କରିଛି । ମୋଟ ୪୦୧୦ ୟୁନିଟ୍ ରକ୍ତ ସଂଗ୍ରହ ହୋଇଥିଲା ବେଳେ ଏଥିମଧ୍ୟରେ ବାଲେଶ୍ୱର ଜିଲ୍ଲା ସବୁଠାରୁ ଆଗରେ ରହିଛି । ୨୦୧୫ ମସିହାରୁ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ଜୀବନବିନ୍ଦୁ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ ନାମରେ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ମୋ’ ପରିବାର ରକ୍ତ ସଂଗ୍ରହ ଅଭିଯାନ ଜାରି ରଖିଛି । ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ସୁଦ୍ଧା ଏହା ଜରିଆରେ ୧,୮୭,୨୧୮ ୟୁନିଟ୍...
Phase IV Polling On Smooth Sail
Bhubaneswar: The fourth phase of voting for election of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) is going smoothly in 27 districts. At least 45 per cent of voters' turnout was recorded till 12 PM, said Secretary to State Election Commission (SEC), RN Sahu. The polling began at 7 AM under tight security. Voters were seen standing in long queues before polling booths...
ଦୁର୍ନୀତି ମାମଲାରେ ଫଏସଲା ହାର କମ୍
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ୨୦ରୁ ଅଧିକ ଦୁର୍ନୀତି ନିବାରଣ ଅଦାଲତ ଥିବାବେଳେ ଆଉ କେତୋଟି ନୂଆ ଭିଜିଲାନ୍ସ କୋର୍ଟ ସ୍ଥାପନ ପାଇଁ ଉଦ୍ୟମ ଚାଲିଛି । ପ୍ରାୟ ସବୁଦିନ ରାଜ୍ୟର କେଉଁଠି ନା କେଉଁଠି ଦୁର୍ନୀତି ମାମଲାରେ ସରକାରୀ ଅଧିକାରୀ ଛନ୍ଦି ହୋଇ ଜେଲ୍ ଯିବା ସହ ଚାକିରି ହରାଉଛନ୍ତି । ତେବେ ଦୁର୍ନୀତି ନିବାରଣ ମାମଲା ଫଏସଲା କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ କିନ୍ତୁ ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନ ସେତେଟା ଉତ୍ସାହଜନକ ନଥିଲେ ବି ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ଏ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଦଣ୍ଡବିଧାନ ହାର ଜାତୀୟ ହାରଠାରୁ ଅଧିକ ରହୁଛି । ଭାରତ...
ବିହନ ଚାଷୀ ମୁଣ୍ଡରେ ଚଡକ
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ସରକାରଙ୍କ ଠାରୁ ଧାନ ବିହନ ଖରିଦ କରୁଥିବା ଚାଷୀଙ୍କୁ ଡିବିଟି ଜରିଆରେ ସବ୍ସିଡ୍ ଅର୍ଥ ଦେବାପାଇଁ ସରକାର ପୁଣିଥରେ ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି ନେବାପରେ ଏହା ବିହନ ଚାଷୀଙ୍କ ମୁଣ୍ଡରେ ଚଡକ ପକାଇଛି । କାରଣ ବିହନ ଚାଷୀଙ୍କ ଠାରୁ ଧାନ ବିହନ ସଂଗ୍ରହ କରୁଥିବା ଓଡିଶା ରାଜ୍ୟ ବିହନ ନିଗମ ଚଳିତବର୍ଷ ତାହାର ଧାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟକୁ ଅଧା କରିବାକୁ ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି ନେଇଛି । ଚଳିତବର୍ଷ ବିହନ ନିଗମ ପଞ୍ଜିକୃତ ଚାଷୀଙ୍କ ଠାରୁ ହେକ୍ଟର ପିଛା ୧୫କୁଇଣ୍ଟାଲ ଧାନ ବିହନ ସଂଗ୍ରହ କରିବ ବୋଲି...
Scribes Face Offenders Attack
Bhubaneswar: In view of the public anger over the violence against Media Men during the third phase of polling for the three-tier panchayat elections in Odisha, the Police Monday arrested at least 11 persons, including 5 women, over their alleged involvement in attacking scribes. The three journalists, Debashis Sahoo, Gulshan Ali Nawaz and Bijay Sahoo– were mercilessly beaten up by...
Naveen In Jersy & Tracksuit
Bhubaneswar: While sporting a silver jersey and black tracksuit, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday visited the project site of the country’s first indoor athletic stadium in Kalinga Stadium complex here and expressed satisfaction over progress made in the Rs 120 crore project. Mr.Patnaik’s appearing in public in the sports persons attire after shunning his traditional spotless while ‘kurta and pyjama’, is...