Indian Railways plans to spread rail-based tourism through leasing of coaching stock

Delhi, September 11: Indian Railways is planning to spread rail-based tourism among masses through leasing of coaching stock to interested parties to run them as theme based cultural, religious and other Tourist Circuit trains. “To tap the potential of tourism sector and to leverage the core strengths of the professionals of tourism sector in tourism […]

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Authorities go on tree-felling spree in Bhubaneswar Old Town area

Bhubaneswar, September 11: While the demolition of the old structures under the Ekamrakshetra Development plans has been on hold in the Old Town of Bhubaneswar ever since the Suka Sari episode, the authorities have now gone on a tree-felling spree for road widening. Earlier it was the old structures, houses, temples and mutts which were […]

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PM Narendra Modi greets people on Nuakhai, lauds role of farmers in nation-building

Delhi/Bhubaneswar, September 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted people on the occasion of Nuakhai, an agricultural festival celebrated especially in western parts of Odisha. He lauded the outstanding efforts of farmers and their role in nation building. In a tweet, he said, “Nuakhai Juhar! Greetings to everyone on this auspicious occasion. On Nuakhai […]

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Hirakhand Express with modern LHB coaches flagged off

Bhubaneswar, September 10: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off the new modern LHB Rake of Train No. 08445/08446 Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar, Hirakhand Express, on Friday evening, through video conferencing from Rail Bhawan, New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, Vaishnaw said, “Prime Minister has been stressing upon the need for bringing […]

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Odisha CM felicitates Paralympics golden boy Pramod Bhagat with Rs 6 crore cash award

Bhubaneswar, September 10: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday felicitated Tokyo Paralympics gold medalist Pramod Bhagat with a cash award of Rs 6 crore at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium here. He has also been offered a Group-A level government job. Bhagat has left an indelible mark in the Sports history of India as the first […]

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So far, over 71.94 crore COVID vaccine doses provided to States  

Delhi, September 10: More than 71.94 crore COVID-10 vaccine doses have been provided to States and UTs so far through the Central Government and direct State procurement category. Further, more than 7 lakh doses are in the pipeline, said an official release. “Total 71,94,73,325 vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt […]

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NIRF ranking: SOA retains top university position in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, September 9: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) maintained its position as the 20th best in the country and highest ranked in Odisha in the university category as the rankings in different categories of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for 2021 were released on Thursday. SOA, which was granted Deemed to be University status in […]

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‘Mo School’ to reach 50,000 Odisha schools in 6 months: Susmita Bagchi

Bhubaneswar, September 9: “Mo School project has reached out to 5 lakh alumni members while covering more than 35,000 schools. In the next six months, we aim to cover 50,000 schools and connect with 10 lakh alumni,” said Mo School Abhiyan Chairperson Sushmita Bagchi. Speaking at the 8th Governing Council meeting of the ‘Mo School […]

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Central University of Odisha to reopen from Sept 13; Full vaccination certificate mandatory for hostel inmates

Koraput, September 9: Central University of Odisha (CUO), Koraput has decided to reopen its campus for the Research Scholars and PG/UG students on the second week of September in a phased manner. In the first phase, the Research Scholars will be allowed on September 13 and the PG/UG (3rd, 5th, 7th & 9th Semesters) will […]

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IIT-Bhubaneswar Team bags Innovation award at NTPC Green Charcoal Hackathon

September 9, 2021: IIT-Bhubaneswar team led by Dr Remya Neelanchery, Assistant Professor, SIF bagged the Innovation award and cash prize at the prestigious Green Charcoal Hackathon, a technology challenge organized by National Thermal Power Plant (NTPC) and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). The award winning team, Dr Remya Neelancherry, Shardul Narde (MTech student) and Neha […]

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