15,000 Plus II students of 2016 batch to get laptops by Sept

Bhubaneswar. Aug 20: Around 15,000 laptops would be distributed free of cost among the meritorious Plus II students this year. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday launched the distribution of laptops and felicitated college girls trained in self-defence. Nearly 150 laptops were distributed on Saturday at the Jaydev Bhavan here at a State-level function. Notably […]

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4 crore man days created under MGNREGS in 4 ½ months in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Aug 19: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday expressed appreciation for generation of four crore person days in four and half months, expenditure and creation of durable assets under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). At State Employment Guarantee Council meeting held at the State Secretariat under the chairmanship of Patnaik it […]

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Mesco Steel dismisses Kalinganagar plant closure rumours

Bhubaneswar, Aug 19: Strongly dismissing rumours on closure of its steel plant at Kalinganagar as frivolous and baseless, Mesco Steel on Friday clarified that it was committed to continue contributing to the industrial saga of Odisha. Taking pride in its two steel plants in Kalinganagar, Mesco in a statement said, the company had pioneered the […]

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Niladri Bije fiasco: HC rejects Palankadhari’s advance bail plea

Cuttack, Aug 18: With the Puri police trying its best to nab Bhimsen Palankadhari and six other servitors of Jagannath Temple, Puri for misbehaving with the Puri Collector-cum-District Magistrate (DM) Arvind Agrawal, the Orissa High court here on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Palankadhari. Justice Shatrughna Pujahari rejected the anticipatory plea of the […]

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Chit fund scam: Orissa HC rejects bail plea of Indu Dewan

Cuttack, Aug 18: The Orissa High Court on Thursday rejected the bail application of Indu Dewan, sister of Mumbai-based model Preeti Bhatia in connection with the chit fund scam. The CBI arrested Indu on October 17 last year in connection with her alleged complicity with the tainted chit fund company Artha Tatwa (AT) Group of […]

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Notification keeping Vigilance out of RTI purview challenged in HC

Bhubaneswar, Aug 17: The State Government’s notification exempting Vigilance from the RTI Act purview was challenged in the Orissa High Court. Rights activist Subash Mohapatra on Wednesday challenged the constitutional validity of notification No.8081 dt.11-8-2016 issued by the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Information and Public Relations Department, so also the same being against the spirit and preamble of […]

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Five more clusters included under Rurban Mission in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Aug 16: The State Level Empowerment Committee (SLEC) headed by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Tuesday recommended inclusion of five more clusters under Rurban Mission in the State. With the fresh recommendation the number of clusters taken up under Rurban Mission in Odisha increased to 10. Panchyati Raj Secretary Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh […]

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Spectacular parade marks I-Day celebration at SOA varsity

Bhubaneswar, Aug 15: A spectacular parade by contingents from various institutions under it and a colorful cultural presentation on contemporary patriotic themes marked the 70th Independence Day celebration at the SOA University on Monday. The Vice-Chancellor Prof Amit Banerjee, who unfurled the national tricolor and took the salute in the ceremonial parade, congratulated the teachers, […]

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