Bhubaneswar, Jan 9 (Odisha.in) Odisha has drawn up an ambitious plan to electrify all its villages by October 2, the day that marks the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth. During a review meeting on Tuesday with senior state officials including those of energy department, chief minister Naveen Patnaik asked Chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi to […]
Archives for January 2018
RSP blast furnace clocks highest ever single day hot metal production
Rourkela, Jan 8 (Odisha.in) Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a subsidiary of Steel Authority of India, has been continually striving hard to increase production and productivity, besides reducing the cost of production through improved techno-economics. Showcasing the efforts of the collective, the Blast Furnace – 4 Department not only registered highest ever single day Hot Metal production […]
O.P. Jindal school holds 7th annual sports day
Angul, Jan 8th (Odisha.in) Young athletes’ of O.P. Jindal School rose to prominence with their spectacular performance as the School celebrated its 7th annual sports day on Saturday. Executive Director (I/c) and Location Head of the Angul unit of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL) Mr. Dinesh Kumar Saraogi extended his warm wishes to the […]
NABARD sanctions Rs. 2 billion for Odisha’s bridge projects
New Delhi, Jan 8 (Odisha.in) The National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rural Infrastructure Development Fund loan of Rs.2 billion (Rs.24233.56 lakh) for the construction of as many as 14 bridge projects in Odisha, official sources said. The bridges will be built under Biju Setu Yojana, one of the flagship programmes […]
Five reasons why Odisha is opposing Centre’s new initiative for 115 backward districts
Bhubaneswar, Jan 7 (Odisha.in) The Union government has selected 115 backward districts in India, including eight from Odisha, for focussed attention of their development. It has appointed joint secretary officers as prabharis of these districts. The Niti Aayog had called a meeting of collectors of these districts in New Delhi on January 4 and 5. […]