A small district in Odisha, Jajpur is also home to Gopalpur Tassar Fabrics, one of the country’s leading Tassar producing centres. By Dr Yatharth Kachiar India is the second-largest producer of silk yarn in the world after China. In 2017-20, the Indian government allocated Rs 2161.68 crore under its Central Sector Scheme ‘Silk Samagra’ to promote silk … Read more
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced that the property details of all elected people’s representatives of the ruling BJD including him, besides government officials at all levels will be put in the public domain for scrutiny. Noting that corruption is the biggest hurdle to development, Patnaik, while addressing the BJD’s state council … Read more
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik while speaking at the 93 rd annual general meeting (AGM) of FICCI, said that Odisha is very successfully on the path of becoming the manufacturing hub of the Eastern India and the state is implementing path breaking technological reforms to make the investment process easier. “Odisha is fast emerging as … Read more
The NEET exam result 2020 has been released and Shoyeb Aftab has topped the exam with full marks. NEET 2020 topper Shoyeb Aftab, a students from Odisha, created history by scoring full marks. (Photo Credits- PTI) The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the result of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2020 on … Read more
Excess water is being discharged from the reservoir due to the huge inflow. (Representational image: PTI) Fear of flood looms large in the Mahanadi river system in Odisha following heavy rainfall in its upper catchment areas in Chhatisgarh and a rise in the water level of Hirakud Dam, a senior official said. Five more people … Read more
Sambalpur reported three fresh fatalities, while Bargarh registered two deaths and one patient each from Bhadrak and Khurda districts succumbed to infection, the official said. (ANI photo) Odisha’s COVID-19 tally on Thursday crossed the 90,000-mark with the highest single-day spike of 3,384 fresh cases, while the death toll rose to 448 as seven more patients … Read more
Ramnath Temple submerged in flood water of Aji River after heavy rain, in Rajkot, Gujarat. (Courtesy: PTI Photo) Incessant rains claimed nine lives in Gujarat on Monday and flooded major rivers in the state, prompting 1,900 people to move to safety, even as the IMD forecast heavy showers for parts of north India, Bengal and … Read more