Odisha CM rolls out 18 Highway Patrolling units; 18 more to come up

Bhubaneswar, February 1: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday rolled out 18 Highway Patrolling Units in 18 stretches of various State and National Highways (NHs) through video conferencing. Launching these units, the Chief Minister said that it will play a crucial role in saving the lives of accident victims on highways and announced that the […]

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Lt General CP Mohanty takes over as Vice Chief of the Army Staff

New Delhi, February 1: Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty on Monday assumed the appointment of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS). He is the first Odia to be appointed as the VCOAS of the Indian Army. He took over the new appointment from Lt Gen SK Saini who superannuated on January 31 after […]

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Summary of the Union Budget 2021-22

  PART-A Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament, which is the first budget of this new decade and also a digital one in the backdrop of unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. She said that Budget proposals will further strengthen the Sankalp of Nation First, Doubling Farmer’s Income, Strong Infrastructure, […]

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Cinema halls can operate with full capacity now

Delhi, January 31: Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday announced that cinema halls can operate with full capacity now. “Sanitisation and COVID protocols will have to be adhered to but people can buy food from the stalls inside the theatres. The restrictions put in place due to COVID are on the verge […]

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Campaign launched to make Utkal University campus plastic-free

Bhubaneswar, January 30: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Alumni Association of Utkal University on Saturday launched an awareness campaign and mass cleaning activity against single-use plastic to make the university campus clean, green and plastic-free, on the occasion of Saheed Diwas – the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

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India strongly condemns vandalisation of Mahatma Gandhi statue in USA

New Delhi: January 30: The Government of India strongly condemned the vandalisation of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Davis, California, USA. On January 28, the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Central Park in the City of Davis, California was vandalised by unknown persons. The statue was a gift to the City of Davis by the […]

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Amit Shah-led HLC approves Rs 320.94 crore additional Central assistance to Odisha

Bhubaneswar, January 29: The High Level Committee (HLC) headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday approved additional Central assistance of Rs 1,751.05 crore to the five States, including Rs 320.94 crore to Odisha from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), which were affected by floods, landslides during south-west monsoon-2020 and hailstorm during Rabi […]

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Budget Session of Parliament begins today

New Delhi, January 29: The Budget Session of Parliament will commence today with the President’s Address. However, 16 Opposition political parties have decided to boycott President Ram Nath Kovind’s customary address to the joint sitting of the Parliament over farm laws. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget at 11 am on February […]

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Amit Shah meets cops injured during farmers’ tractor rally in Delhi

Delhi, January 28: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday visited hospitals to see the police personnel of Delhi Police who were injured in the violence during the farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day on Tuesday. Shah went to Sushruta Trauma Center and Tirathram Hospital in the national capital and enquired about the health of […]

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BJD to attend President Ram Nath Kovind’s address in Parliament tomorrow

Bhubaneswar, January 28: Even as the 16 Opposition parties decided to boycott President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to a joint sitting of Parliament on Friday over the Union Government’s “undemocratic” attitude towards the farmers, Naveen Patnaik-led BJD will attend the the ceremony. “The Biju Janta Dal will attend the President’s address tomorrow and raise all […]

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