Odisha

Sudhir Dhangdamajhi’s book ‘Khangar’ wins Bestseller Award

23/12/2021Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, December 23: Book ‘Khangar’ by young storyteller Sudhir Kumar Dhangdamajhi has been awarded with the Timepass Bestseller Award. Dhangdamajhi was felicitated by the publishing house ‘Timepass’ at the ‘Utsahitya’ function organised at Utkal Rangamancha, Bhubaneswar recently. Noted novelist Bibhuti Patnaik, Hindi writer Dhrub Shukla, eminent story writer Gaurahari Das, Odia Language, Literature, Culture Department […]

Odisha CM lays stone for 55 bus stands in 22 districts

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Bhubaneswar, December 23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday laid foundation stone for 55 Bus Stands in 22 districts of the State on virtual mode. These Bus Stands will be set up at block levels taking into account several factors like distance from district headquarters, economic activity, places of tourist interest, existing communication facility and […]

Two more Omicron cases detected in Odisha, tally rises to 4

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Bhubaneswar, December 23: Two more cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been detected in Odisha, informed the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar on Thursday. With this, the total tally of Omicron in Odisha has mounted to four. The presence of Omicron variant of the virus was confirmed in the two persons following […]

Naveen releases three books

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Bhubaneswar, December 22: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday released three books, namely Sishu Prativa a painting album by children, Ploughing the Mirage written by Ipsita Dash and ‘Vivid Quills- A Tale of 100 Tails’-a Coffee Table Book on Birds. Sishu Prativa is an album containing best adjudged paintings of the children in the painting […]

Odisha CM launches distribution of livelihood assistance

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Bhubaneswar, December 22: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched distribution of livelihood assistance of Rs 1,000 to each beneficiary covered under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), National Food Security Act (NFSA) and State Food Security Scheme (SFSS). About 96 lakh families in the State will be benefited from it. The State Government will spend […]

Odisha detects two Omicron cases

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Bhubaneawar, December 21: Two cases of the newly detected Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected in Odisha after the variant was confirmed following genome sequencing. According to reports, a person who have recently returned from Nigeria and another returned from Qatar tested positive for Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the State. Sources said the […]

125 Junior Assistants join Odisha Municipal Cadre

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Bhubaneswar, December 20: As many as 125 Junior Assistants on Monday joined the Odisha Municipal Cadre in the Housing and Urban Development Department. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik attended an orientation programme virtually for the new recruits organized at the Convention centre of Lok Seva Bhawan here. Welcoming the new employees, the Chief Minister said, “The […]

CM inaugurates Odisha’s longest ‘T’ shaped bridge over Mahanadi

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Cuttack, December 20: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated Odisha’s longest bridge over Mahanadi connecting Badamba Narasinghpur to Baideshwar of Banki. The bridge will benefit over 5 lakh people as well as contribute to the development of tourism, agriculture & commerce in the region. The ‘T’ shaped bridge spans 3.4 kilometre long and has […]

BMC adopts innovative step to promote waste segregation in Bhubaneawar

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Bhubaneswar, December 19: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has come up with an innovative approach of putting up thank you note and appeal messages at doorsteps of households to promote waste segregation at source in the city. The drive started at 8.30 AM on Sunday where team of BMC approached the citizens to separate household […]