Odisha Budget utilisation goes up to more than Rs 16,000 crore

Bhubaneswar, Sep, 14: State budget utilisation during the current financial year has gone up to around Rs 16,202 crore by end of August, 2016 compared to the expenditure of Rs 12,589 crore during the same period of last fiscal year. This was revealed at the all Secretaries’ meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary […]

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Curfew to continue at Soro amid fears of fresh violence

Balasore, Sep 13: Although no fresh untoward incident took place in the violence hit Soro in Balasore on Tuesday, the dusk-to-dawn curfew would continue to be in force to prevent any further violence, said Balasore SP Niti Sekhar. Due to the Eid festival, prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC were partly lifted between 8 […]

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16,500 more youths to get skill training this FY

Bhubaneswar, Sep 12: In another step towards carrying forward the brand of ‘Skilled in Odisha’, the Project Approval Committee of Odisha State Employment Mission on Monday approved the proposals for training of around 16,500 additional candidates in different trades during the current financial year. The Committee headed by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi directed the […]

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Global exhibition-cum-conference on polymer sector from Nov 18

Bhubaneswar, Sep 12: North Orissa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCi) in association with “Team Odisha” Government of Odisha, would host a three-day Plast Future East-2016, an international exhibition-cum-conference on plastics and polymers from November 18 at Balasore International Expo Centre in the NOCCi business Park, Bampada, Balasore. The objective behind organising the event is […]

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Judicial panel on Jagannath Temple reforms to visit Puri tomorrow

Bhubaneswar, Sep 11: The Justice BP Das Commission set up by the Odisha Government to suggest reforms in the management of Shree Jagannath Temple, would visit Puri on Monday to begin its probe. After being appointed the head of one man commission Justice BP Das will be in Puri for the first time on Monday […]

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SUM Hospital conducts rare combination surgery on heart patient

Bhubaneswar, Sept 10: A complex cardiothoracic surgery on a 55-year-old patient in critical condition has been successfully performed at the Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital (IMSSH) here recently saving his life. The surgery combining three operations simultaneously– closure of a hole in the heart, mitral valve replacement and bypass surgery– was conducted in […]

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KISS to provide education to Dana Majhi’s daughters; to open branch in Kalahandi

Bhubaneswar, Sep 10: Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) will provide education to three daughters of Dana Majhi, who was in news recently for carrying his wife’s body of on his shoulders for 10 km after ambulance allegedly refused to help. The decision was taken after many tribal organizations of Kalahandi district, including Biswabasu Sabar […]

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‘Ama Police Samiti’ extended to all police stations in Odisha

Cuttack, Sep 8: In view of growing incidents of crime against senior citizens in the State, ‘Ama Police Samiti’, a concept practiced in urban police stations of the State to take special care for the safety and security of senior citizens, will now be extended to other parts of Odisha. Director General of Police (DGP) KB […]

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