Odisha plans to move SC for Tribunal on Mahanadi water dispute

Bhubaneswar, Sep 17: As the tripartite meeting on Mahanadi water sharing dispute failed to make any headway on Saturday, Odisha Government is seriously contemplating to move the Supreme Court for establishment of a Tribunal under the Inter-State Water Dispute Act 1956 for interest of Odisha. Even as Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti, who chaired […]

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Ajit Jogi lends support to BJD against Polavaram project

Bhubaneswar, Sep 17: The Chhattisgarh Janata Congress led by Ajit Jogi who was critical of Odisha Government for opposing projects being constructed upstream Mahanadi by his State has come out in support of the ruling BJD who has been opposing controversial Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh. In support of BJD’s protest against Polavaram project, Jogi […]

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Rape, abortion of tribal student: NHRC directs DGP for fresh probe

Bhubaneswar, Sep 17: Dissatisfied over the report of the Kandhamal police into the allegation of rape and subsequent pregnancy of a tribal girl student and illegal abortion of the fetus, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Director General of Police (DGP) for a fresh probe and submission of a report.  Rights campaigner […]

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Case in HC wants to make Naveen, CWC party in PIL

Cuttack, Sep 16: At a time when Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was leaving for New Delhi to attend a tripartite meeting on Mahanadi river water dispute, petitioner Barada Prasanna Patnaik on Friday filed a miscellaneous case in the Orissa High Court on Friday seeking to arraign Patnaik and Central Water Commission (CWC) as additional opposite […]

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Now, all eyes on Naveen’s argument at Delhi meeting

Bhubaneswar, Sep 16: All eyes will be on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s argument at the proposed tripartite meeting between him, his Chhattisgarh counterpart Raman Singh and Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Mahanadi river water dispute on Saturday in New Delhi. Though the Chief Minister claimed that the State Government was fully prepared […]

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Swachh Rail-Swachh Bharat campaign from tomorrow

Bhubaneswar, Sep 16: East Coast Railway (ECoR) is all set to launch a special cleanliness campaign to mark Swachh Rail-Swachh Bharat- Swachh Saptah on Saturday. The campaign would culminate on September 25. The campaign would be conducted in the ECoR jurisdiction involving “Swachh Paryavaran-Clean Environment”, “Swachh Station-Clean Station”, “Swachh Railgadi-Clean Train”, “Swachh Neer-Clean Water”, “Swachh […]

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Centre for Bio-mechanical Engineering at SOA varsity soon

Bhubaneswar, Sep 16: With healthcare technology undergoing a revolution in the past decade, the SOA University here is focusing on the establishment of a superlative Centre for Bio-mechanical Engineering soon, university vice-chancellor Prof Amit Banerjee said on Friday. “We are planning to set up this facility for intense research. The university already has an inter-disciplinary […]

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Crorepati doctor couple nabbed for prescribing counterfeit cancer drugs

Cuttack, Sep 16: Almost a month after a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case was registered against them, Vigilance sleuth on Friday arrested a doctor couple working at Government-run Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre (AHRCC) on charges of corruption. Vigilance sleuths said that the doctor couple Dr Surendranath Senapati and his wife Dr Diptirani Samanta had allegedly […]

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Naveen hopeful of getting justice in Mahanadi issue

Bhubaneswar, Sep 16: Expressing gratitude to various people’s organisations for their suggestions on Mahanadi river water dispute, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said he was going to Delhi with a lot of hope that the Central Government will listen to the voice of Odisha and do justice to its people. “I am thankful to […]

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Odisha Vikash Conclave to raise issues of health for all

Bhubaneswar, Sep 16: A special session on health would be organised at the Odisha Vikash Conclave (OVC) here from September 19 to 21. Topics like responsibility of patient welfare committees and district health committees, health service in remote areas and technique of providing sustainable health services, women and child development, village welfare and cooperation with […]

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