Bhubaneswar: Veteran Biju Janata Dal leader Baijayant Jay Panda slammed his own party-men who allegedly didn’t allow an ambulance to pass during the party’s ‘Odisha Hak Pain Hartal’ protest against Centre’s fuel price hike on Monday. Panda said, “🙈 Shameful. I dissociate from & condemn this (I can’t on party’s behalf since I’m no longer…
Nabarangpur: Students of Mundagarh Primary School in Kosagumuda block of the district were served rotten eggs in the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) on Saturday. After the students informed a local, who happened to visit the school for some reason. The villager brought the matter to the notice of the school authorities, but his words went unheard….
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha pollution panel has asked Vedanta to close five of its units on account of ash pond breach Three of the units are at the captive power plant (CPP) and so if they are shut down then it will impact their aluminum production. Moreover to run the aluminum plants they will have to…
BHUBANESWAR: The Bandh called by the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha over petrol and diesel prices traumatized life across the state on Monday. School children and office-goers bore the brunt as protesters blocked roads and damaged vehicles and bikes in Bhubaneswar. BJD workers also burnt tyres at most traffic intersections, Chawks in the…
Bhubaneswar: ICICI Academy for Skills (ICICI Academy) is an institute set up by the ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth to provide vocational training to the youth from economically weaker sections to help them earn a sustainable livelihood. The Academy at Bhubaneswar aims to provide relevant and practical training to the underprivileged youth in Office Administration…
Jharsuguda: The Silver Jubilee ‘Chapter Convention on Quality concepts (CCQC)’ of QCFI Rourkela was conducted on 8th& 9th September at the Rourkela Institute of Management Studies. Over the two days, a series of events including seminar, case study presentation and award ceremony, saw participation of 110 teams across industries, of which Vedanta alone sent 48 participations….
New Delhi: The Board of Vedanta Limited (“Vedanta”) today announced the appointment of Mr. Kuldip Kaura as Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective September 1, 2017. Mr. Kaura has extensive knowledge and experience of Vedanta’s operations, having held various senior management and leadership roles with the group for over 15 years. Mr. Thomas Albanese steps down…
Bhubaneswar: The death toll due to Swine Flu rising day by day. The figure crossed 33 in Odisha with a person succumbing to the decease on Friday at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. Total number of Swine Flu cases went up to 341 from total 1007 swab samples tested so far. On Friday,…
Bhubaneswar: Congress MLA Subal Sahu, who had been ailing from cancer for several months, passed away at a private hospital here on Tuesday. Subal Sahu won from Bijepur constituency three consecutive times. He entered the Assembly in 2004 and followed it with victories over BJD rivals in 2009 and 2014 elections. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik…
Bhubaneswar: The total No of Swine flu cases in teh State increased to 46. Out of 29 swabs, twelve swab sample tested positive of swine flu on Monday. Of those tested positive five are male and seven are female from four districts across Odisha. Eight among the persons affected with the H1N1 virus belong to…
