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Bhubaneswar, January 21: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs 951 crore to Odisha Government under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF). The fund has been sanctioned for construction of 176 rural road projects to be implemented by the State Rural Development Department in all the 30 districts […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 20: The State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday directed the Director General of Police (DGP) Police to ensure strict enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines while filing nomination papers by candidates for the upcoming three-tier Panchayat Elections in the State. In a letter to DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal, SEC Secretary RN Sahu said that the […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 20: With just five days to go, the Odisha Government is leaving no stones unturned to host the inaugural edition of the international badminton tournament the 2022 Odisha Open, which will witness over 300 players from 18 countries vie for the top honours. The 2022 Odisha Open is a BWF Super 100 tournament […]
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Delhi, January 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new Circuit House at Somnath in Gujarat on Friday at 11 AM via video conferencing, according to an official release. According to a PMO statement, the inauguration will be followed by the Prime Minister’s address on the occasion. Somnath Temple is visited by lakhs of […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 19: The State has received 30,000 OmiSure testing kits, which will be used on a trial run basis in four towns of the State to detect Omicron variants of COVID-19. Odisha is the first State in India to place an order for the OmiSure kits from Tata Medical and Diagnostics Ltd. (TATA MD). […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 18: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that the COVID-19 situation in the State is now completely under control and there is no need to panic. “The COVID-19 situation in Odisha is now completely under control. I appeal all to follow COVID-19 protocol. We can deal with the situation without affecting livelihood […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to noted social worker and Padma Shri awardee Shanti Devi and said that she will be remembered as a voice of the poor and underprivileged. Shanti Devi passed away last night at her residence in Gunupur in Rayagada district of Odisha. She passed away […]
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Bhubaneawar, January 15: As part of its epic journey, the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton commenced its journey in Odisha, from Kalinga Stadium with Olympians, Dutee Chand and Sunita Lakra carrying the baton and officially, kicking off the relay to historic landmarks – Shree Jagannath Temple and Blue Flag Beach in Puri and thereafter to […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 15: The Housing & Urban Development Department on Saturday issued a notification issuing draft reservation list of chairpersons of 107 Municipalities and Notified Area Councils (NACs) of the State. As per the notification, the office of Chairperson in 54 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) has been reserved for women candidates, including 9 ULBs for […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 14: The Queen’s Baton for the 2022 Commonwealth Games reached Bhubaneswar on Friday. Odisha Hockey Promotion Council Chairman Dilip Tirkey and officials of State Sports and Youth Services Department and Odisha Olympic Association received the baton at the Biju Patnaik Airport. Eminent sportspersons Anuradha Biswal and Shradhanjali Samantray were also present to welcome […]
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