Four Odias conferred with Padma Shri

Bhubaneawar/New Delhi, January 25: Four eminent personalities from Odisha- Maguni Charan Kuanr, Antaryami Mishra, Patayat Sahu and Krishna Patel will receive the Padma Shri Award, the Centre announced on Wednesday. While Kunar will be given the Padma Shri for Art, Mishra will be conferred with the highest civilian honour for literature and education, Patel fot […]

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Aparajita targets Odisha Govt over illegal mining

Bhubaneswar, January 24: Senior BJP leader and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi on Tuesday claimed that the Odisha Government has admitted occurrence of large-scale irregularities in auction of mines in the State resulting in loss of thousands of crores of rupees to the exchequer. “The State Government in a letter to the Ministry of Coal and […]

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OSDMA bags Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar-2023

Bhubaneswar, January 23: The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) and Lunglei Fire Station (LFS), Mizoram, both in the Institutional category, have been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar-2023 for their excellent work in disaster management. According to a Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government of India has instituted an annual award […]

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Odisha Cabinet approves drinking water projects worth Rs 1,287 crore

Bhubaneswar, January 21: With an aim to provide safe drinking water to the people living in the rural areas, the Odisha Cabinet led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday approved three tenders worth Rs 1,287 crore for execution of nine mega piped water supply projects in Malkangiri, Nayagarh and Jajpur districts. “The Government has […]

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Odisha clears inclusion of 22 castes in SEBC list

Bhubaneawar, January 21: The Odisha Cabinet led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday approved inclusion of 22 backward castes/communities in the State list of socially and educationally backward classes (SEBC). “The decision will certainly help people belonging to the 22 castes to avail all the social welfare measures and benefits leading to their inclusive […]

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Two minor girls gangraped in Bhubaneswar after being abducted 

Bhubaneawar, January 17: Two minor girls aged 12 and 14 years were allegedly gang raped near Patia railway station here on Monday night. The heinous crime came to the fore after their parents on registered a complaint with the GRP on Tuesday, with the help of Childline. According to the complaint, the two survivors live […]

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Adani Group plans to set up two medical colleges in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, January 17: The Gautam Adani-led Adani Group has proposed to set up two medical colleges in Bhadrak and Rayagada in the State to upgrade medical care facilities at the district level. The company, which has a port and logistics business in the State, plans to set up medical colleges in Bhadrak in the first […]

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Three-day Mukteswar Dance Festival concludes

Bhubaneswar, January 16: The three-day Mukteswar Dance Festival at the magnificent Mukteswar Temple ended with spellbinding performances of Odissi by renowned Odissi dancers of national and international repute showcasing the varied items of Odissi repertoire. Organised by the Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department, Government of Odisha in association with Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi, the […]

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Odisha: Woman IAS officer wins hearts with her ‘Kathak’ performance at Subarnapur Lok Mahotsav

Subarnapur, January 16: Subarnapur District Collector Aboli Naravane is winning hearts like a boss, all thanks to her ‘Kathak’ dance moves on the occasion of Subarnapur Lok Mahotsav. The 2015-batch IAS officer shared glimpses of her performance that have now taken social media by storm. Taking to her Twitter handle, she wrote, “Glimpses of my […]

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Makar Mela: One dead, 20 injured as Odisha’s longest bridge over Mahanadi river sees stampede

Cuttack, January 14: One person was killed and 20 others were injured, four of them seriously, in a stampede on a bridge over Mahanadi river in Cuttack district on Saturday. The incident took place as a large number of people congregated on 3.4 km-long-Badamba-Gopinathpur T-Bridge on the occasion of Makar Mela. On the occasion of […]

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