New Delhi: The Centre’s scheme to promote millet-based products has boosted local production and procurement of agricultural produce, which has benefited farmers, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Ravneet Singh Bittu informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.Thirty beneficiaries were initially enrolled in the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Millet-Based Products. Following the withdrawal of…
Bhubaneswar, April 18: Kuldeep Narayan, Joint Secretary, (Housing for All) in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), visited Bhubaneswar on Saturday to review the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban (PMAY-U) and PMAY-U 2.0 in Odisha.During his visit, Narayan inspected three significant project sites in the city, showcasing different verticals and innovative approaches…
In a dramatic turn of events, Odisha Police have arrested a 45-year-old man from Delhi who allegedly impersonated a senior National Investigation Agency (NIA) officer to sexually exploit a woman and manipulate her into filing a fabricated rape case against her friend.Delhi Impostor Posing as NIA Cop Arrested in Bhubaneswar for Rape and False FIR…
Bhubaneswar, April 15: Odisha’s Minister for Higher Education, Sports & Youth, Suryabanshi Suraj, met with Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on the occasion of the Odia New Year.Governor Kambhampati highlighted the significance of the day, saying, ” Maha Vishuba Sankranti marks the Odia New Year, along with the celebrations of Pana Sankranti, Hanuman Jayanti, Babasaheb Ambedkar’s birth…
New Delhi, 27/6 (AO Bureau):Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has adopted a strict tone on big e-commerce companies. He said that many big e-commerce companies are showing pride in making big investments and are deliberately breaking Indian laws. He has given strict instructions to all e-commerce companies that they will have to…
UP, 4/2 (AO Bureau ): In a major development, Congress’s Uttar Pradesh General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra escapes unhurt after the vehicles in her convoy collide in Hapur road on the National Highway 24. No injuries are recorded so far. The incident took place on Thursday morning when the convoy of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi…
Bhubaneswar, 4/10:Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a cash award of Rs 1.5 crore for Odisha’s Javelin star athlete Kishore KumarJena who has clinched a silver at the ongoing Asian Games at Hangzhou, China. With a personal best of 87.54m, Kishore has also qualified for Paris Olympics. With this silver, Kishore has created a historic…
New Delhi, 19/11:Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to withdraw three new agricultural laws. For the last one year, farmers in many parts of the country were opposing these laws. It was expected that with this announcement the farmers would withdraw their agitation. But Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said his agitation would…
New Delhi, 13/1: In a surprise U-turn, Shankar Mishra, the man accused of urinating on an elderly woman co-passenger on an Air India flight, told a Delhi court on Friday he did not commit the offensive act. The claim by his lawyer, made for the first time since the sordid event unfolded on an Air…
SUBARNAPUR , 11/4:A elephant has died near the forest of Mahada village under Binika range of Subarnapur district. After seeing it, he informed the forest department. The forest department staff immediately reached the spot and rescued the dead tusked elephant. According to the preliminary investigation, Binika ranger Dambarudhara Pradhan said that the tusks died due…
