Shortly after, the protestors resorted to road blockade which was continuing till the report was filed. About 25 platoons of police forces, including OSAF personnel have been deployed. RAJGANGPUR (SUNDARGARH)
BHUBANESWAR: With restrictions on preparation of district plan for backward region grant fund (BRGF) in view of the model code of conduct in force, the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) has asked the State Government to submit a consolidated plan proposal for 2008-09 by first week of October.
The financial bids for Tangarpada chrome ore mines of state- owned Industrial Development Corporation of Orissa Limited (Idcol) are out in open now. But the important question is which of the three - Tata Steel, Jindal Stainless and VISA Steel that took part in the bidding - serves the
BHUBANESWAR: A plan outlay of Rs 75.46 crore for increased productivity of rice in 15 districts and pulses in 10 districts under the National Food Security Mission has been prepared by the State Government. The State-level advisory committee of the mission headed by Agriculture Minister S.N. Naik recently discussed the measures taken by the Agriculture Department to implement the Central scheme which was launched last year.
BHUBANESWAR: Navratna PSU National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) has contributed Rs 4 crore to the Prime Minister
BALASORE: North Orissa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI) has urged Ratan Tata to set up the ancillary complex of its Tata Nano-Auto at Balasore. The request came days after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik rolled out red carpet for the Nano project in the State.
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today constituted a coastal engineering cell to monitor the massive erosion taking place along the Orissa coast and suggest measures to protect the coast in consulation with expert groups. The issue was discussed at an offical-level meeting today chaired by Development Commissioner RN Bohidar and it was decided that the coastal engineering cell will be headed by a superintending engineer.
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KORAPUT: Residents of cut-off villages here are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. If they don't avail rice under Rs 2-a-kg scheme they can't run their family if they avail rice they can't take the quota home in the absence of transport facilities.
BHUBANESWAR: A division bench of the Orissa High Court (HC) today issued notices to the State Government and Cuttack Municipal Corporation and asked them to file counters on the distribution of BPL ration cards to the identified persons. The bench, comprising Chief Justice BS Chauhan and Justice BN Mohapatra, was acting upon a writ petition filed by Shesadev Nanda, a corporator of Ward 8 of CMC. The petitioner had sought a direction from the court to the authorities to take immediate steps for distribution of ration cards to persons who have been identified as BPL beneficiaries.
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to keep human pressure off Similipal Biosphere Reserve, plans are afoot to strengthen both the resource and livelihood base of 1200- odd villages in and around the sanctuary area. A Rs 1.95-cr plan was placed before the State-Level Steering Committee that takes a call on development of biosphere. The committee, headed by the Chief Secretary, met here on Wednesday. Currently, there are four villages in the core area of the sanctuary and 57 in the buffer zone. Another 1,200 are within a 10 km radius of the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR).
