Orissa Mining Corporation to set up coal subsidiary
Bhubaneswar (Odisha): The state government has given a go-ahead signal for setting up of a 100 per cent subsidiary of the state-run Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) for development of coal blocks. The idea is to undertake development of world-class coal mining projects in the state, parallel to the coal projects of the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited [...]
VISA Steel chief appeals students to set examples in life
Report by Dipti Ranjan Kanungo; Bhubaneswar (Orissa): Youth icon and 500 crore VISA Steel Company Managing Director Vishal Agarwal, on Wednesday, appealed to the Technocrats, Social Workers, Nursing and Management students to set an example in the society by dint of their innovative and creative work.
“Today students not only need to attend colleges but also [...]
Bank of India to open corporate branches in certain potential states, including Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Bank of India (BOI) is contemplating to open specialized corporate branches to meet to the “specific requirements” of its corporate clients. It has already applied to the Reserve Bank of India for license for the purpose.
“We have applied to the RBI for the license. As soon as we receive it, we would immediately open [...]
Orissa Chief Minister reviews progress of rural electrification in state
Report by Orissadiary correspondent; Bhubaneswar (Odisha): The Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in a high level meeting on Wednesday in the Orissa secretariat has reviewed the progress of Rajiv Gandhi Bidyutkaran Youna and Biju Gram Jyoti Yojna . As per the review meeting it is learned that 10856 villages have been electrified in Rajiv Gandhi Bidyutkaran [...]
POSCO officials held back by PPSS women activists in Orissa
Report by Amarnath Parida; Jagatsinghpur: Hundreds of women activists of Posco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti protested the entry of Posco officials to proposed Posco site at Balitutha in which officials have returned back due to fear of hostage and assault on Tuesday.
Women groups under the banner of PPSS led by Manorama Khatua have been demonstrated 24 [...]
Orissa – Silicon Valley of India 2020
Dataquest, 09 Issue reports Bhubaneswar as World 2nd Best offshore IT destination
World Bank report’ 0 , Bhubaneswar ranks 3rd best city to start a IT business
ASSOCHAM, India Investment report’ 09 as Orissa 2nd investment destination
Orissa value proposition is its Lowest Operational cost factor from maintenance cost, electricity cost, communication cost, cost of living, reduction in [...]
Centre keen to remove hurdles for Posco
Bhubaneswar: Union steel and mines minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday said that the Centre is leaving no stone unturned to see that South Korean steel major Posco’s Rs 54,000-crore project in Odisha is kicked off after all the regulatory clearances in the 4-5 months.
Efforts are on to ensure that the entire matter is seen, signed [...]
Vedanta Aluminium in Orissa starts work of state-of-art Trauma Centre with investment of Rs75 crore
Report by Suchismita Sahoo; Bhubaneswar (Odisha): Orissa roads are no less accident prone to any major cities like Mumbai or Delhi. In a recent observation it has found in Orissa, more than 8 fatalities occur in road traffic accidents. In the year 2009, 7,789 road accidents were registered in the State with 2,920 registered deaths [...]
Tata to set up CTL plant project in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Tata Steel and South Africa-based Sasol Synfuels (Pty) Ltd on Monday expressed their keenness to set up a 3.6-million-tonne per annum Coal to Liquid (CTL) plant in Odisha on a joint venture.
However, the site for the project has not yet been finalised.
Rs 45,000 would be invested in the project.
In this connection, Tata Steel vice-chairman [...]
I-T dept asks tax payers to avoid fraud mails; new fakes coming
The I-T department has asked tax payers not to give out personal details like PAN card number and information about their credit cards on the internet in the wake of mushrooming fake e-mails hitting users’ inboxes.
Viewing with concern the spurt in fictitious and unauthorised e-mails landing in personal internet addresses of many people, the department [...]