Odisha CM felicitates para badminton players

Bhubaneawar, December 24: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday felicitated the Para badminton players who won the medals at the recent Tokyo Paralympics. He congratulated them on their spectacular performance in Tokyo. He felicitated Deepa Malik (President Paralympic Committee of India), Prabhakar Rao (Chairman, Para-badminton India), Gaurav Khanna – Head Coach, Para Badminton Indian team, […]

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Odisha: Fresh draft reservation list for Zilla Parishads released; 12 seats reserved for SC & ST

Bhubaneawar, December 25: Following the Orissa High Court’s order, the State Government revised its seat reservation list for the post of Zilla Parishad chairperson in all the 30 districts for the upcoming three-tier Panchayat elections and released the draft notification on Friday. The Government has reserved 12 seats for SC and ST categories. As many […]

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DRDO successfully conducts Flight-Test of Indigenous Aerial Target ‘Abhyas’

Delhi, December 23: The DRDO successfully conducted the flight test of Indigenously developed High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) Abhyas on Thursday from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast, Odisha. During the flight trial, High subsonic speed trajectory at a very low altitude with high endurance was demonstrated. Two boosters provided initial acceleration during […]

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Sudhir Dhangdamajhi’s book ‘Khangar’ wins Bestseller Award

Bhubaneswar, December 23: Book ‘Khangar’ by young storyteller Sudhir Kumar Dhangdamajhi has been awarded with the Timepass Bestseller Award. Dhangdamajhi was felicitated by the publishing house ‘Timepass’ at the ‘Utsahitya’ function organised at Utkal Rangamancha, Bhubaneswar recently. Noted novelist Bibhuti Patnaik, Hindi writer Dhrub Shukla, eminent story writer Gaurahari Das, Odia Language, Literature, Culture Department […]

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Odisha CM lays stone for 55 bus stands in 22 districts

Bhubaneswar, December 23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday laid foundation stone for 55 Bus Stands in 22 districts of the State on virtual mode. These Bus Stands will be set up at block levels taking into account several factors like distance from district headquarters, economic activity, places of tourist interest, existing communication facility and […]

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‘Pralay’, India’s first conventional ballistic missile, test-fired again off Odisha coast

New Delhi, December 23: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted second flight-test of indigenously developed conventional Surface-to-Surface missile ‘Pralay’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on Thursday. For the first time, two consecutive flight tests of a ballistic missile have been conducted successfully on two consecutive days. […]

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Two more Omicron cases detected in Odisha, tally rises to 4

Bhubaneswar, December 23: Two more cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been detected in Odisha, informed the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar on Thursday. With this, the total tally of Omicron in Odisha has mounted to four. The presence of Omicron variant of the virus was confirmed in the two persons following […]

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Odisha CM launches distribution of livelihood assistance

Bhubaneswar, December 22: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched distribution of livelihood assistance of Rs 1,000 to each beneficiary covered under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), National Food Security Act (NFSA) and State Food Security Scheme (SFSS). About 96 lakh families in the State will be benefited from it. The State Government will spend […]

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India successfully tests ‘Pralay’ missile off Odisha coast: DRDO

New Delhi, December 22: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully conducted maiden flight test of indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile ‘Pralay’, from Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. “The mission has met all its objectives. The new missile followed the desired quasi ballistic trajectory and reached […]

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