News Bulletin

TNI Bureau: The union government approved Rs.250 crore ($50 million) for the KBK districts of Odisha on Thursday to meet expenses on development projects in backward regions under the state component of the Backward Regions Grant Funds…

TNI Bureau: Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. has resumed operations at the Lanjigarh Aluminium refinery in Odisha after being shut for nine days due to shortage of bauxite. The refinery was temporarily shut down on October 13. Vedanta managed to…

Bhubaneswar: OdishaDiary (www.orissadiary.com), one of the leading websites in Odisha is launching a brand new award to inspire young minds of the state. The Youth Inspiration Awards 2012 will be conferred on youth icons of Odisha who have…

TNI Bureau: In order to fill up the vacant posts of teachers at government schools particularly primary and upper primary levels, Odisha government has decided to appoint about 32,000 eligible Shiksha Sahayaks by the end of December 2012.…

TNI Bureau: The state government has decided to increase the cost of land for industries, keeping in view of the fast growing industries in Odisha. The move will curb the chances of giving the land to the private companies at low prices.  …

TNI Bureau: Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) announced a temporary shutdown of its alumina refinery plant at Lanjigarh in Odisha due to lack of bauxite. The company had decided to close the refinery plant on December 5, but the scarcity of raw…

TNI Bureau: Former Odisha minister and MP Harihar Swain has passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in New Delhi today morning following prolonged illness. He was 73. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and several…

TNI Bureau: Members of Orissa Society of Electronic Media Persons (OSEM) have taken a great step by donating 50 bottles of blood at a blood donation camp organised at Soochana Bhavan, Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Shri Arun Kumar Sahoo, Minister,…

TNI Bureau: Former Odisha Minister and veteran Congress leader Bhagirathi Gamang died at the age of 83. He suffering from several ailments for the last few years. Shri Gamang breathed his last in Bhubaneswar yesterday. He represented the…

TNI Bureau: Senior journalist Prakash Rao was found dead at his residence in VSS Nagar on Thursday under mysterious circumstances. Police recovered the body and sent it for the autopsy. Rao was living alone since 10 days after his second…