BHUBANESWAR: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has recommended that the implementation of the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme should be fully offloaded from the teachers to give them adequate time for teaching activities.

- Nandan Kanan suffers as staff go on indefinite strike

Staff on protest path. Pix: Sanjib Mukherjee
Bhubaneswar, Feb. 8: For the poor animals at Nandan Kanan, it was a day to fast, as their caretakers went on an indefinite strike demanding a better deal for themselves.

Bhubaneshwar: After two failed attempts in tracking the mysterious path of Olive Ridley marine turtles, the Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has embarked on telemetry tracking of the endangered animals off the Orissa coast.

BHUBANESWAR: With use of water for industrial purposes becoming a hot debate in Western Orissa, adoption of appropriate technology in mineral processing holds new promise. However, it becomes more vital when we talk about optimal use of ore including low-grade varieties for a sustainable use as both can now be addressed through an innovative approach.

BHUBANESWAR: The World Bank team is reported to have given green signal to the Rs 441- crore National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) which would be launched in the State from April.

The State-level single window clearance authority (SWCA) today gave approval to nine project proposals worth over Rs 13,000 crore.

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has submitted a revised project of Rs 441 crore to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to tackle soil erosion along the coast and strengthen cyclone mitigation measures.

The State Government has included three slum areas under the basic services to urban poor (BSUP) component of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) during the 2007-08 financial year for construction and upgradation of 1,961 dwelling units.

BHUBANESWAR: The campaigning for BMC elections has become shriller, literally.

BHUBANESWAR: The ambitious

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