AAP Odisha names 51 Assembly candidates in second phase

Bhubaneswar: After announcing the names of 42 candidates on Friday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday announced its second list of 51 Assembly candidates. Party State convenor Nishikant Mohapatra announced the names at the State party office here. The names of candidates for 51 Assembly seats are Kishore Das (Moroda), Badal Hembram (Baripada), Dharmendra […]

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Dhamra Port awards merit scholarship to 21 students

Dhamra/Bhadrak: As many as 21 students of Dhamra Port periphery high schools, who had secured above 75 percent marks in the last High School Certificate (HSC) examination, were awarded DPCL Merit Scholarship.   At a function held within Dhamra Port premises Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DPCL Santosh Kumar Mohapatra, Chief Operating Officer Subrat Tripathy […]

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AAP names 42 Assembly candidates for Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In the first phase the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday announced the names of its candidates for 42 Assembly seats. Party State convener Nishikant Mohapatra announced the names for 42 Assembly seats which falls under eight Lok Sabha constituencies at the State party office here. The names of 42 Assembly constituencies are Santosh […]

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Red Cross organizes free kidney check up camp for elderly people

Bhubaneswar: More than 100 elderly people were screamed and counselled here at early kidney evaluation programme and check up camp here at Red Cross Bhawan being organized by the Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha State Branch (IRCS-OSB) in collaboration with Utkal Kidney Foundation and Apollo Hospital on the eve of the World Kidney Day. Senior […]

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Dish TV unveils ‘Zing’ for Odia viewers

Bhubaneswar: Dish TV, Asia’s largest direct-to-home service provider on Friday announced the launch of “Zing”, an exciting new brand which has been specially conceptualized and customized keeping in mind new regional viewers that moving over to the digital platform.  With phase III and IV of digitization round the corner, ‘Zing’ a first-of-its-kind initiative by Dish […]

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Odisha tourism bags Patwa International award

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Tourism has bagged an award for the ‘Best relaxation culture and beaches destination’ from the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) in ITB Berlin.  Tourisim director MR Patnaik received the award in a glittering ceremony in presence of the Secretary General, UNWTO, CEO PATA, Minister Tourism Egypt, Minister Tourism and Culture Seychelles, President, […]

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PPT makes record 20.27% growth in cargo handling

Bhubaneswar: The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) handled the highest ever record cargo of 61.84 million tonnes till February 2014 in the current financial year as compared to 51.41 million tonnes of cargo handled during the corresponding period of the previous year. This is an increase of 20.27% over the traffic handled during corresponding period of […]

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Acid attack threat to Barsa Swony: Father seeks security for daughter

Balasore:  After receiving an anonymous letter threatening an acid attack on his daughter, Kishore Kumar Choudhury, father of Barsa Swony Choudhury, the estranged daughter-in-law of former Law Minister and ruling BJD MLA Raghunath Mohanty on Thursday met Balasore SP Jayanarayan Pankaj seeking adequate security cover for her daughter, besides immediate action against the culprits. The […]

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KIIT gets category ‘A’ status from MHRD

Bhubaneswar: Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has placed KIIT University in the list of Category ‘A’ Deemed Universities on the basis of high-level Tandon Committee recommendations. KIIT University was conferred the coveted Category ‘A’ tag among all Government and self-financing Deemed Universities of the country by MHRD. Within only five years of its […]

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