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Bhubaneswar: Slamming the BJD for supporting the Narendra Modi Government in passing the RTI Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha, the Odisha Soochana Adhikar Abhiyan (OSAA) on Tuesday announced a State-wide week-long mass people’s movement from August 1 demanding the withdrawal of the Bill. OSAA works on to educate people on using RTI Act properly […]
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Rasgovindpur, (Mayurbhanj): A memorial service was held at the Amarda Road Airstrip on Friday for the 14 airmen who had died in a crash here on the July 26, 1945. War historian Anil Dhir, Gandhian Aditya Patnaik, social activist Dr Biswajit Mohanty, Wing Commander Sishir Arora from the Indian Air Force and school children paid […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar: A fortnight after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wrote to Union Tourism and Culture Minister Prahalad Singh Patel to include two tourist places of importance from Odidha in the list of Iconic Tourist Sites of the Centre, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has also written to Patel requesting latter’s intervention for inclusion of Sun Temple in […]
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Amaravati: Veteran BJP leader Biswa Bhushan Harichandan was on Wednesday sworn in as the new Governor of Andhra Pradesh. Harichandan, 84, was administered the oath of office by Andhra Pradesh High Court’s Acting Chief Justice Praveen Kumar at a function held at the Raj Bhavan here. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, several cabinet Ministers, […]
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Chilika: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that Odisha possesses the capacity to become an important cog in global economy. “Odisha is a State of immense possibilities and possesses the capacity to become an important cog in global economy,” said Pradhan while speaking at the inaugural session of […]
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Bhubaneswar: A group of 28 trainee police officials, including three Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), 23 Sub-Inspector and three Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) from the North Eastern Police Academy (NEPA) in Meghalaya on Wednesday interacted with Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissioner of Police Satyajit Moahnaty as a part of their three-day visit to the State. The officers were briefed […]
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Bhubaneswar: Senior IPS officer and 1986-batch Odisha cadre IPS officer Abhay on Wednesday assumed charge as the Director of Hyderabad-based Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVNPA), a premier training institute of the country for the Indian Police Service officers. Abhay has been appointed as the chief of the academy for a combined tenure up […]
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Bhubaneswar: Three Smart City Fellows, who are in city here to learn and study the various projects under the Smart City Mission, are of the opinion that with participatory, inclusive and child-friendly initiatives the city could set examples for others to follow. While the Smart City Fellows – Subhashweti Sinha, Mansi Naidu and Kirti Kawale […]
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Bhubaneswar: Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav on Sunday informed that all the train engines will be fitted with global positioning system (GPS) by the end of the current financial year to know real time position of the trains. Yadav, who visited Bhubaneswar to take stock of the performance of the East Coast Railway (ECoR), […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has been able to reduce the number of deaths due to lightning by more than 31% by effectively using the early warning communication system to alert the people about the upcoming thunderstorm and lightning, said an official release. According to a communiqué issued by the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), as many […]
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