INTACH’s Jagannath Sadak report unveiled

Kolkata, October 22, 2017:  The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), West Bengal and Odisha Chapters  released the “Listing and Documenting the Monuments of the Jagganath Sadak in West Bengal” on Sunday here at the Indian Museum. The project was flagged off by the West Bengal Governor in November 2015. INTACH had […]

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ECoR, RPF crackdown on touts in festive season

Bhubaneswar, October 22, 2017: East Coast Railway Vigilance Wing along with Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel have started conducting intensive joint checks at important stations to curb touting activities and other malpractices during Puja peak seasons. The special drive has been started at Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Sambalpur and Visakhapatnam stations. During the drive the officials […]

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CM dedicates slew of projects in Bolangir

Bolangir, October 21, 2017: With all-round development of Balangir district in focus, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday visited launched and initiated a number of projects that would give a huge boost to infrastructure, education, healthcare and connectivity in the western Odisha region. Patnaik inaugurated Bolangir Town Water Supply Project, 125-bedded mother and child hospital, […]

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Nine-day Int’l Gau-Navratri Mahotsav begins in Puri

Bhubaneswar, October 20, 2017: The nine-day International Gau-Navratri Mahotsav-2017 was inaugurated by Shankaracharya Nischalananda Saraswati at Saradhabali in Puri in the presence of Union Minister Dhamendra Pradhan. The Mahotsav which is being organised in Odisha for the first time witnessed a huge crowd on the inaugural day. The International Go-Navratri Mahotsav is known for spreading […]

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Piped Natural Gas supply facility launched in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, October 20, 2017: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday launched supply of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) for as many as 255 residents of Bhubaneswar. With this, GAIL started supply of environment-friendly PNG to 255 houses in Nalco Nagar in Chandrasekharpur area here. One Jatindra Nayak, an officer at the Nalco […]

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Odisha Governor Jamir refutes reports of ‘heart attack’

Bhubaneswar, October 20, 2017: Governor Dr Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir on Friday denied reports in a section of media that he had a heart attack and was admitted at a Bhubaneswar-based private hospital. “It is unfortunate that a misinformation is doing rounds on media that I had a heart attack,” the Governor said in a video […]

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Odisha Governor Jamir admitted to Apollo Hospital following chest pain

Bhubaneswar, October 19, 2017: Governor Dr Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir was admitted to Apollo Hospital here after he complained of chest pain on Thursday. Apollo Hospital Cardiology Department chief Dr Prashant Kumar Sahu said that the condition of the 86-year-old Jamir is stable now. “The Governor was feeling uneasiness for a couple of days and came […]

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Monsoon bids adieu to Odisha, 7.4% deficit rainfall recorded

Bhubaneswar, October 17, 2017: The Southwest Monsoon, which had set in Odisha on June 12, has withdrawn from the whole State on Tuesday, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) statement. The forecast for the seasonal (June-September) rainfall over the country as a whole issued by the IMD in June was 98% of Long Period Average […]

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Ahead of by-poll, CM dedicates a slew of infra projects in Bargarh

Bhubaneswar, October 17, 2017: To impress voters ahead of by-poll in the Bijepur Assembly segment, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday dedicated various infrastructure projects, including two high-level bridges on Diptipur-Gaisilat road over Nagaon Nalla and Keramali Nallah and a 33/11 KV sub-station at Balitikira in Bargarh district. These will give a huge boost to […]

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CM’s 1,250-cr sops for Bijepur ahead of by-poll

Bhubaneswar, October 16, 2017: With a by-election to the Bijepur Assembly seat fast approaching, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced Rs 1,250 crore worth underground pipeline-based irrigation system namely Bijepur Lift canal System. The by-poll is necessitated after three-time Congress MLA from the constituency Subal Sahu died of cancer on August 22. This project […]

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