Odisha Police makes mockery of CM’s Public Grievance Redressal Initiative

Bhubaneswar, November 17: The Odisha Police has come under sharp criticism for allegedly undermining Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s people-centric grievance redressal mechanism, despite the Government’s repeated claims of prioritising quality disposal of public complaints lodged at the Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell. Fifteen years after the last in-person grievance hearing by a serving Chief Minister, […]

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Chhattisgarh Maoist couple surrenders before Odisha police

Kandhamal, November 16: A Maoist couple active for the past seven years in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, surrendered before IG (Southern Range) Niti Sekhar in Kandhamal district police on Sunday. The surrendered couple were identified as Unga Kalmu alias Kishore, 25, and his wife Mase Madvi, 22. They are the residents of Chhattisgarh. They were […]

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Odisha asks banks to support women taxi drivers to realise State’s Mahila SuVahak Scheme

Bhubaneswar, November 15: Highlighting the State Government’s ‘Atmanirbhar Mahila Su Vahak’ (Ama Su Vahak), scheme to empower women in driving profession, the Odisha Government on Saturday sought the help of banks to realise the vision. The Commerce and Transport Department convened a meeting with SLBC member banks to launch the new scheme and to ensure […]

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CSR inspects newly laid rail lines between Hindol Road-Meramandali in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, November 12: South Eastern Circle Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) Brijesh Kumar Mishra, conducted a detailed statutory inspection of the newly constructed third and fourth rail line between Hindol Road and Meramandali under Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway. The inspection covered a 26.826 km section, forming part of the 170 km Budhapank–Salegaon […]

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Digital Life Certificate Campaign: ECoR conducts mega camp for pensioners at Rail Sadan

Bhubaneswar, November 11: A mega camp under the Nationwide Digital Life Certificate (DLC) Campaign 4.0 was organised on Tuesday at the Rail Sadan, the East Coast Railway Headquarters here, in association with State Bank of India (SBI). The initiative was aimed at facilitating retired employees and pensioners of East Coast Railway in submitting their Life […]

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OPS Chandrasekhar honoured with Professor Bhubaneswar Behera Sahitya Samman

Bhubaneswar, November 11: Senior OPS officer, eminent essayist and literary critic Dr Chandrasekhar Hota has been honoured with the prestigious State-Level Professor Bhubaneswar Behera Sahitya Samman on the occasion of the 61st Mahavir Mahotsav. The event was organised by Mahavir Sanskrutik Anusthan, Bhawanipatna, and was presided over by Jayanta Kumar Behera, the organisation’s former president. […]

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Nuapada Bypoll: Naveen Patnaik alleges serious poll code violations, seeks ECI intervention

Bhubaneswar, November 10: Accusing the ruling BJP of violating model code of conduct (MCC) during the 48-hour silence period in Nuapada Assembly byelection, BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday on Monday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure strict enforcement of the poll code and uphold the sanctity of the electoral process in […]

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ECoR to upgrade electrification system to 2×25 KV in Sambalpur Division

Bhubaneswar, November 10: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will upgrade the existing 1 X 25 KV Overhead Electrification (OHE) system to the advanced 2 X 25 KV system in the Singapur Road–Titlagarh section, including the Titlagarh–Badmal and Titlagarh–Muribahal triple line sections of Sambalpur Division. The project, covering 153 Route Kilometres (RKM) and 575 Track Kilometres […]

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Odisha’s ‘Ama Bus’ & ‘Ama E-Ride’ Win Special Mention Award in Urban Transport

New Delhi, November 9: Odisha has earned national recognition for its innovative approach to sustainable urban mobility. The Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), Bhubaneswar, was presented with the “Special Mention Award in Urban Transport” for its flagship initiatives Ama Bus and Ama E-Ride under the category “Running Trophy for the State/UT which has Implemented Best […]

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