Odisha registers phenomenal export growth

Bhubaneswar, September 21, 2017: Odisha has registered phenomenal growth in exports due to the proactive efforts of the State Government. Export turnover which was merely Rs 563 crore in 2001-02 has risen 34 times to Rs 1,982 crore in 2015-16, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. “Between 2015-16 and 2016-17, exports have grown exponentially by 114 […]

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Pravat Biswal in CBI net, BJD throws weight behind arrested MLA

Bhubaneswar, September 19, 2017: The CBI, probing the multi-thousand crore chit fund scam in Odisha, arrested ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal on Monday night for his alleged involvement in the Sea Shore chit fund scam. He was taken on a five-day remand by the central probe agency after he was produced […]

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Odisha CM wants cops render best professional services

Cuttack, September 18, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the police to   dedicate themselves and render the best professional services for the benefit of the common man.  Patnaik while addressing the valedictory event of the three-day long 65th edition of Police Duty Meet at the Reserve Police Ground in Buxibazaar here said, “I […]

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Violence mars BJD-sponsored ‘peaceful’ hartal

Bhubaneswar, September 18, 2017: The scale of street hooliganism during Monday’s BJD-sponsored bandh protesting the rising prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas left the people of the State stunned amid the assurance of the ruling party that the hartal would be a ‘peaceful’ one.  Bandh-enforcers armed with sticks and rods attacked cars, two wheelers, […]

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Kailash Satyarthi wants sex offenders’ registry

Bengaluru, September 17, 2017: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Friday batted for public sex offenders’ registry to make India safe for children, particularly girls. Satyarthi while addressing the gathering in Bengaluru as part of his Bharat Yatra, launched by him on September 11, said, “India boasts of great scientific knowledge and talent. We […]

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Three-day police duty meet to test mettle of Odisha cops begins

Cuttack, September 16, 2017: The three-day 65th edition of Odisha Police Duty Meet-2017 for personnel of the State police began at the Reserve Police Ground at Buxibazar in Cuttack in order to improve efficiency in police functioning and inculcate sense of professionalism and quality in policing.  Director General of Police (DGP) Dr RP Sharma inaugurated […]

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Odisha Govt issues new safety guidelines following Ryan school murder

Bhubaneswar, September 14: Following the Ryan murder case in Gurgaon, the Odisha Government on Thursday issued a list of safety measures to the schools across the State that will be adopted to prevent untoward incidences on campus or in school buses to reinforce security measures.  As part of the campus safety, the School and Mass […]

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Gauri Lankesh murder: Odisha women scribes’ protest march on Friday

Bhubaneswar, September 13, 2017: The Odisha Women Journalists’ Forum (OWJF) will hold a protest march on Friday in Bhubaneswar to condemn the brutal murder of senior Kannada journalist and activist, Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead outside her house in Bengaluru on September 5. A protest march by the women journalists will be held at […]

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DGP Sharma reviews anti-Maoist operation in Baliguda

Bhubaneswar, September 12, 2017: Director General of Police (DGP) Dr RP Sharma visited the Maoist affected areas in Barakhama under Baliguda Sub-Division of Kandhamal district today on Tuesday and reviewed the ongoing anti-Maoist operations two days after an encounter between CPI (Maoist) and the SOG. He instructed all the officers present there to conduct more […]

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