Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust bags YSR Lifetime Achievement Award

Vijayawada, November 1: The Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust was honoured with the YSR Lifetime Achievement awards, instituted in memory of the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, late Dr YS Rajasekhar Reddy this year. The award was presented in a ceremony held at Vijayawada on the occasion of the Andhra Pradesh state formation day […]

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Bhubaneswar Sainik School welcomes ‘Vijaya Masshal’

Bhubaneswar, November 1: Sainik School, Bhubaneswar on Monday welcomed ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ – ‘Vijay Masshal’. The event coincided with welcoming of the first batch of 10 girl cadets of Class-VI inducted into the School this year. The ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’, one of the four Mashaals which was lit at the National War Memorial to celebrate […]

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Similipal National Park reopens for tourists

Mayurbhanj, November 1: The Similipal National Park, Asia’s second-largest biosphere reserve, was opened for public on Monday. The Park comprising the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) located in Mayurbhanj district is spread over 2,750 sq km, which remained closed for tourists in view of the monsoon. However, the park remained closed in May 2021 in view […]

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‘Cyclothon of transgenders’ held in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, October 31: In order to promote non-motorised transport and cycling across the Smart City, the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) on Sunday organised an exclusive cyclothon of transgenders between Ekamra Kshetra Plaza near Sishu Bhawan Square and Temple Plaza near Ram Mandir Square. This was perhaps the first of its kind all-transgender cyclothon in […]

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Odisha Governor felicitates ‘1971 War’ heroes

Bhubaneswar, October 30: Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal on Saturday received the victory flame of Swarnim Vijay Barsh commemorating 1971 War victory and felicitated 154 heroes who took part in the war in a function held in the Raj Bhavan here. Speaking on the occasion, the Governor remembered the resounding victory of the Indian Army in […]

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Odisha CM attends 1st Edition of Times Power Women

Bhubaneswar, October 30: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday proclaimed that women are the torch bearers of an Inclusive Odisha. Joining the first edition of Times Power Women as Chief Guest, organised by Times Group in Bhubaneswar, Chief Minister Patnaik described how his Government has steered women to play a huge role in the growth […]

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Mahanga Tehsildar relieved

Bhubaneswar, October 30: The Cuttack district administration relieved Mahanga Tehsildar Madhusudan Nayak from duty on October 21. According to an order issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department recently, Nayak will take up his new assignment as the Deputy Collector at the Jagatsinghpur Collectorate. Nischintakoili Additional Tehsildar Umakanta Biswal was given the responsibility of […]

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‘1971 War’ victory flame arrives in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, October 29: The ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ Victory Flame, which commemorates 50 years of the 1971 Indo-Pak War arrived at Bhubaneswar Military Station on Friday from INS Chilka. The Flame was handed over to Brigadier Prashant Chauhan, Sena Medal, Commander, Chattisgarh & Odisha Sub Area at the 120 Infantry Battalion (TA) BIHAR Quarter Guard as […]

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Odisha CM raises demand for second AIIMS at Sundargarh

Bhubaneswar, October 29: Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal & Mines Pralhad Joshi met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday at Naveen Niwas here. “During the discussion, Chief Minister Patnaik brought the attention of the Union Minister regarding the State Government’s demand for establishment of AIIMS at Sundergarh,” said a CMO statement. “The integrated campus […]

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DRDO, IAF jointly flight test Long-Range Bomb successfully off Odisha coast

Balasore, October 29: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) team jointly flight tested indigenously developed Long-Range Bomb (LRB) successfully from an aerial platform on Friday here. The LR Bomb, after release from the IAF fighter aircraft, guided to a land-based target at a long range with accuracy within specified […]

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