Manveer’s art work on Puri beach spreads awareness on plastic menace in sea water

Bhubaneswar, November 24: For the visitors on the Puri’s beach the sight of a 15-feet long turtle since early morning today till the evening was a delightful sight. However, the big art work made from layered plastics by Delhi-based artist Manveer Singh was a collage of 250 small turtles of the waste plastic with a […]

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Special cover on Jain Acharya released by India Post

Bhubaneswar, November 23: A special cover on Sant Shiromani Acharya Shri 108 Vidyasagarji Maharaj was released by India Post at the Khandagiri Post Office on Monday in the presence of the proponents of the cover, Khandagiri Udayagiri Digambara Jain Sidhi Khetra. The cover commemorated the 50th Accession Day of the Sant and was released in […]

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BJD stages stir against LPG price hike in Bolangir

Bolangir, November 23: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday staged demonstration in front of Bolangir Collectorate here against the Central Government for the hike in LPG gas cylinders. Senior party leader Anang Uday Singh Deo led the protest, in which leaders and activists of BJD and all its frontal organisations – Biju Mahila […]

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Odisha clears industrial proposals worth Rs 1872.11 crore

Bhubaneswar, November 22: The Odisha Government on Monday approved as many as eight industrial projects entailing investment of Rs 1,872.11 crore that would generate employment opportunities for over 3,461 persons in the State. The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra held through video conferencing gave the […]

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Encroachment cleared around Tarini Temple for Smart Janpath Project

Bhubaneswar, November 22: Clearing a major bottleneck on the progress of the Smart Janpath project near Master Canteen Square here, one squad each of Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL), Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) respectively, demolished the structures around the Tarini temple. Only the original structure of the deity under the […]

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CM requests PM Modi to continue PMGKAY beyond Nov 30 

Bhubaneswar, November 21: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to continue the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) beyond November 30. In a letter to the Prime Minister on Saturday, the Chief Minister requested to consider extension of additional allocation of rice at least for the next […]

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Census: 8 OAS officers selected as Charge Officers in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, November 20: As preliminary steps to handle Census activities the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday started training of Charge Officers. Eight OAS officers have been selected as Charge Officers of the current census who underwent the training programme along with Amins and other supporting staff of BMC. The programme conducted with the chairmanship […]

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BDA, OSHB distribute lease deed to over 100 beneficiaries in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, November 20: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and Odisha State Housing Board (OSHB) on Saturday distributed ‘Lease Deed’ to more than 100 beneficiaries of different schemes of these two organisations at a function held at Jaydev Bhawan here. Total 121 lease deeds, which includes 78 of BDA and 43 of OSHB were handed over […]

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COVID-19: Odisha Govt allows operas & open air theatres with cap of 2,000 persons 

Bhubaneswar, November 20: With the improvement in COVID-19 situation in the State, the Odisha Government has allowed conduct of all kind of cultural events, including melodies, orchestra/jatra/opera, subject to a ceiling of 2,000 persons with strict adherence to COVID-19 norms. As per the order issued by the Special Relief Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) […]

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PM Modi forced to repeal farm laws with eye on polls: Odisha SP

Bhubaneswar, November 19: Samajwadi Party Odisha unit president Rabi Behera on Friday said that the BJP-led Central Government was forced to withdraw three farm laws fearing backlash in upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh and hailed the protesting farmers, saying their year-long struggle against the legislations would not be forgotten. “Electoral defeats in the recently concluded […]

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