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Bhubaneswar, January 25: As many as six eminent personalities from Odisha have been selected for the Padma Shri award. One will receive the Padma Bhushan award. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, para-athlete Pramod Bhagat (Sports), Aditya Prasad Dash (Science and Engineering), Narasingha Prasad Guru (Literature and Education), Shyamamani Devi […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 23: As many as 8,648 nomination papers submitted by the candidates for three-tier elections to various positions in the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) have been rejected during the scrutiny done on January 22, official said on Sunday. During the exercise, total 5,544 nominations filed for the election to Ward Member post were rejected […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 22: The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) organised a multi stakeholder interactive and consultation session on food security in Odisha on digital mode in which more than 80 policy makers, Government officials, NGO partners, academicians, and corporate houses deliberated together. The objective of the session was to get feedback from different […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 21: After rendering continuous service for more than 50 years, Unit 5 & 6 of Hirakud Power Station, Burla, recently undergone Renovation, Modernization & Uprating. On completion of the renovation work, both the Units have been put to commercial operation. The capacity of both the units have been enhanced from 37.5 MW to […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 21: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs 951 crore to Odisha Government under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF). The fund has been sanctioned for construction of 176 rural road projects to be implemented by the State Rural Development Department in all the 30 districts […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 20: The State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday directed the Director General of Police (DGP) Police to ensure strict enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines while filing nomination papers by candidates for the upcoming three-tier Panchayat Elections in the State. In a letter to DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal, SEC Secretary RN Sahu said that the […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 20: With just five days to go, the Odisha Government is leaving no stones unturned to host the inaugural edition of the international badminton tournament the 2022 Odisha Open, which will witness over 300 players from 18 countries vie for the top honours. The 2022 Odisha Open is a BWF Super 100 tournament […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 19: The State has received 30,000 OmiSure testing kits, which will be used on a trial run basis in four towns of the State to detect Omicron variants of COVID-19. Odisha is the first State in India to place an order for the OmiSure kits from Tata Medical and Diagnostics Ltd. (TATA MD). […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 18: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that the COVID-19 situation in the State is now completely under control and there is no need to panic. “The COVID-19 situation in Odisha is now completely under control. I appeal all to follow COVID-19 protocol. We can deal with the situation without affecting livelihood […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to noted social worker and Padma Shri awardee Shanti Devi and said that she will be remembered as a voice of the poor and underprivileged. Shanti Devi passed away last night at her residence in Gunupur in Rayagada district of Odisha. She passed away […]
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