Lausanne, 8/9:On the occasion of the draw ceremony held today at the Convention Centre, in Lok Seva Bhawan, Bhubaneswar (India), the four Pools of the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar – Rourkela have been determined as follows: Pool A is headed up by current FIH World Rankings (WR) number one Australia,…
Bhubaneswar, 8/9: As many as 147 Common Cadre Auditors today joined the State Government in the Finance Department. They were given appointment letters at an induction and orientation programme organised at Convention Centre in Lok Seva Bhawan. Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik, joining the programme on virtual platform, asked the new entrants to work…
New Delhi, 8/9: India ranked 132 out of 191 countries in the 2021 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). India’s HDI value of 0.633 places the country in the medium human development category, lower than its value of 0.645 in the 2020 report. India…
Bengaluru, 8/9: Like the state capital Bengaluru, torrential rains have caused havoc in different parts of Karnataka, with overflowing rivulets and floods affecting normal life, and causing damage to life and properties. Acres of agricultural land, number of houses, several bridges, kilometres of roads are either washed away or inundated by flood water in…
Mumbai, 8/9: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the Reserve Bank will have to be more synchronised with the fiscal policy and other factors in taming inflation. Inflation management cannot be singularly left to the monetary policy, which has proved totally ineffective in many countries, she said at a seminar organised by…
Ahmedabad, 8/9: Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat’s statement has sparked a controversy after he called Hindus hypocrites. He made this statement on Wednesday in the Poicha village of the Narmada district while addressing a seminar on ‘Organic Farming In Nature’s Lap’. State’s two leading newspapers have quoted Governor Acharya Devvrat: “People chant ‘Jai Gau…
Patna, 8/9: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday called for a “main front” of all non-BJP parties to take on the ruling alliance in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and asserted that the decision on its leadership can be taken later. The Bihar chief minister also slammed his former colleague and political strategist…
New Delhi, 8/9: Apple on Wednesday (September 7) unveiled four new iPhones and as rumoured, the company has ditched the mini model. Instead, it is bringing the 6.7-inch model dubbed iPhone 14 Plus. The other three are—the iPhone 14(6.1–inch), 14 Pro (6.1-inch) and iPhone 14 Pro Max (6.7-inch). Apple iPhone 14 and the 14 Plus…
Berhampur, 2022: TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL), the joint venture between Tata Power and Odisha Government, has launched an all-woman Customer Relation Centre in Berhampur. This all-woman centre is managed entirely by the female staff of TPSODL which includes the customer care executives, cashiers, housekeeping staff and the security guard. The Centre was officially…
Bhubaneswar, 7/9: An MOU was signed today between Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai and Odisha Health & Family Welfare Department at Convention Centre in Lok Seva Bhawan for establishment of a state-of-the-art Cancer Hospital at NISER campus at Jatni near Bhubaneswar. Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik, who was present at the event, expressed happiness over…
