Call to modernise ayurvedic drug testing
The second day of the ninth Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress being organised by the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST) saw brainstorming sessions on various issues. Chairing the session on blending ayurveda with modern science and reverse pharmacology, Rajiv Gulati of Ranbaxy laboratories ltd spoke on the...
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Minister nails industry for dishonesty in medicine manufacture
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Put more funds into pharma R&D: Scientist
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Step up verification of migrants, cops told
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Registration on for pension cover to labourers
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Engineering student found dead in city
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Odisha's power sector imbroglio continues unresolved
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Activist bats for provision for public recommendation
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State seeks more PMGSY funds from Centre
The State Government on Friday urged the Centre to provide more funds to Odisha under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and deploy a Centre-run agency to take up road and bridge construction works in the Maoist-hit districts of the State. Rural Development Minister Badri Narayan Patra met Union Rural...
'Panel formation only a dillydallying move'
Slamming the State Government for forming another committee to accord State Anthem status to Odia patriotic song Bande Utkal Janani, the Utkal Sammilani has termed the move as a dillydallying practice by the Government. Sammilani Mancheswar Industrial Estate Branch head Dillip Dashsharma said that the song had been sung with respect...
'Allot more coalmines for non-regulated sector'
The State Government on Friday urged the Centre to take steps for auction of more coalmines for the non-regulated sector comprising steel, aluminium and cement industries and their captive power plants. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed that only one mine, Jamkhani, out...
Achyuta Samanta gets ET award
Founder of KIIT & KISS Achyuta Samanta has been awarded as a successful entrepreneur, among top 50 Indian entrepreneurs, at the Economic Times (ET) Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 held in New Delhi on Thursday. He received award from Union Minister for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Department of Industrial...
City auto drivers to be under CCTV glare
The Bhubaneswar Regional Transport Office (RTO) has decided to monitor the activities of auto-rickshaw drivers through CCTV cameras installed at various places by the Commissionerate Police. The decision was taken following complaints of frequent traffic violation by the auto-rickshaw drivers and their harsh dealing with the passengers in the capital city....
Poet Rabi Singh to get Sahitya Bharati Samman
Eminent writer Rabi Singh will get the prestigious Sahitya Bharati Samman-2014 for his distinguished contributions to Odia literature in the forms of poetry and short story compilations. This was announced by the Gangadhar Rath Foundation Trust here on Friday. The trust is giving away the award every year to renowned persons...
UCCI nat'l expo to open on March 1
The third national-level exhibition-cum-seminar showcasing Odisha’s growth of industries, trade and commerce, to be organised by the Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industries (UCCI), will get underway at the Exhibition Ground here on March 1 and continue till March 5. With the focus on country’s economic growth potential combined with existing...
