New Odisha Age

DRDO effectively flight-tests indigenously developed MPATGM targeting short-range missions

Bhubaneswar: The successful test flight of the missile provided a significant boost to the Narendra Modi government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat program and would reinforce the Indian Army, according to the DRDO. The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully flight tested an indigenously designed low weight, fire and forget Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile on Wednesday (MPATGM)…

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Odisha Allocated Rs 218 Cr to Promote Online Education

Bhubaneswar: The central government has granted Rs 218 crore under the 15th Finance Commission grant for higher education for the purpose of flourishing digital education and learning process as well as restructuring professional courses in regional languages for higher education in Odisha. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed in a written presentation in the Lok…

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Naveen Thanks All Stake-Holders on Completion Of Rath Yatra In Puri

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Shri Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday acknowledged the people and the collaborators whose team efforts made a sound and peaceful completion of Rath Yatra in Puri along with strict COVID restrictions. By applauding the servitors for performing all the rituals of the festival in time with utmost allegiance and discipline. The chief minister…

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Admissions commence at KL Deemed-to-be University

Hyderabad : KL Deemed to be University, one of the leading universities in the country for graduation and higher education, has opened invitations to aspirants to enroll for their reputed undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The University is starting its counseling process for all Engineering, Management, Science & Humanities, Law, Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce, Fine Arts, Pharmacy…

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Bahuda Jatra: Nine-Day Sojourn of Holy Trinity Ends, Lords Set To Return Srimandir

Bhubaneswar: The Divine Trinity, Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, has returned to Srimandir on the auspicious occasion of Bahuda Jatra on 20 July, after staying nine days  at Gundicha Temple,  his aunt’s house. Bahuda Jatra is the reverse procession of the world famous Ratha Jatra where the Holy Trinity visit…

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Bus Service Resumes In Odisha After Over 10 Weeks Of Lockdown Curbs

Bhubaneswar: Bus services are resuming services across the State from Monday after a suspension of around two and a half months by following strict COVID guidelines. The Government has decided to start playing only 2,000 buses out of the total number of 16,000 buses which provide a well connected public transport across the state, according…

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Pickle manufacturing units for Aahar Centers in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The State Urban Development Authority (SUDA) and  Mission Shakti has come up with a collaborative step to initiate three state-of-the-art pickle manufacturing units at three different districts namely Baripada, Berhampur and Dhenkanal to procure the needs of the Aahaar centers across the State. There are 166 Aahaar centres in the State which have been…

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Digital Education Is A Hindrance To Achive Education For Marginalized section

Bhubaneswar: According to the 2011 Indian census, there are 81,44,012 rural homes, of which 29,27,122 (36%) have electricity and 52,890 (48%) do not (64 percent ). Aside from power, bad phone and internet infrastructure in rural regions is a major issue. More than 20% (11,000) of Odisha’s villages lack cellphone coverage (Economic Survey, 2018-19). According…

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