CM directs extension of additional rice distribution for four months

Bhubaneswar, December 11: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed to extend distribution of additional 5 kg rice per head, free of cost to beneficiaries of the State Food Security Scheme for four months, said an official release. As per the directive, each beneficiary of the State Food Security Scheme will get an additional 5 Kgs […]

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Odisha Assembly adjourned sine die 20 days before schedule

Bhubaneswar, December 10: The Winter Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die on Friday, 20 days ahead of schedule. Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro announced the culmination of the Winter Session, stating that the House has no important official business pending. The Session which was scheduled to end on December 31, was completely […]

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Smart City makes issuing permissions for social functions online

Bhubaneswar, December 10: Wish to get online permissions for hosting marriage functions, funeral rites, and thread ceremonies during this trying times of the pandemic? Here is a novel initiative by the civic authorities for the citizens of the Temple City! The Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) has developed an online module to issue permissions by […]

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Naveen lays stone for Technical Ammonium Nitrate Complex at Gopalpur

Bhubaneswar, December 9: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday laid foundation for a global scale Technical Ammonium Nitrate (TAN) Manufacturing Complex on virtual platform at Gopalpur in Ganjam district, through video conferencing. Leading manufacturer of fertilisers in India Smartchem Technologies Ltd is setting up this unit at an investment of Rs 2,200 crore, which will […]

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Odisha: 15,386 people killed in road accidents in last three years

Bhubaneswar, December 9: As many as 15,386 people were killed in road accidents in Odisha in the last three years-2018, 2019 and 2020. This was informed by Commerce and Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera in a written reply to BJD legislator Amar Prasad Satpathy in the ongoing Winter Session of the State Assembly on Thursday. While […]

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General Bipin Bipin Rawat, wife among 13 killed in chopper crash

Delhi, December 8: The Indian Air Force has confirmed that Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 other defence officials have died in the chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. “With deep regret, it has now been ascertained that General Bipin Rawat, Mrs Madhulika Rawat […]

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Palliative Home Care services for cancer patients opened in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, December 7: The Bagchi-Karunashraya City Space and Palliative Home Care services for cancer patients was inaugurated at Gandamunda by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Tuesday here. “With this institution Odisha becomes a pioneering State among many cities and States of India in providing such humanitarian service with love, care and relief to the […]

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Vertically Launched Short Range Surface to Air Missile successfully flight tested off Odisha coast

Balasore, December 7: The Vertically Launched Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) was successfully flight tested on Tuesday by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha, said an official release. According to a Ministry of Defence statement, the launch was conducted from a vertical launcher […]

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Padma Shri ‘Nanda Sir’ passes away, condolences pour in

Bhubaneswar, December 7: Padma Shri awardee and centenarian teacher from Odisha, Nanda Kishore Prusty (fondly called Nanda Sir) passed away in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. He was 104. He was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 infection. A resident of Kantira village in Sukinda block in Jajpur district, he had been admitted to a […]

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