Odisha CM raises demand for second AIIMS at Sundargarh

Bhubaneswar, October 29: Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal & Mines Pralhad Joshi met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday at Naveen Niwas here. “During the discussion, Chief Minister Patnaik brought the attention of the Union Minister regarding the State Government’s demand for establishment of AIIMS at Sundergarh,” said a CMO statement. “The integrated campus […]

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DRDO, IAF jointly flight test Long-Range Bomb successfully off Odisha coast

Balasore, October 29: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) team jointly flight tested indigenously developed Long-Range Bomb (LRB) successfully from an aerial platform on Friday here. The LR Bomb, after release from the IAF fighter aircraft, guided to a land-based target at a long range with accuracy within specified […]

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Union Minister Joshi visits Paradip Port, MCL in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, October 28: Union Coal and Mines Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi on Thursday visited the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) and Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL)’s Hingula area and reviewed various activities and projects of both the entities, respectively. Beginning the day of his Odisha visit on Thursday, the Union Minister inspected the coal loading system at […]

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13 SOA researchers in Stanford University list

Bhubaneswar, October 28: Thirteen eminent researchers from Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here have found place in the world ranking of top two per cent scientists drawn up by Stanford University of USA on the basis of a subject-wise analysis conducted by it. SOA had 11 researchers in Stanford’s list of top […]

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Vigilance raids properties of dismissed constable Prasanna Behera on DA charges

Bhubaneawar, October 28: Odisha Vigilance officials on Thursday conducted simultaneous raids at five places associated with dismissed constable Prasanna Behera on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. According to a Vigilance department statement, the search operations are currently underway at Behera’s residential quarters in Kalpana Square, furniture shops in Dumduma […]

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32 students of DAV Chandrasekharpur qualify for JEE Advanced

Bhubaneswar, October 27: As many as 32 Students of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur have meritoriously qualified in the recently published JEE Advanced Exam. Among the qualifiers, two students are within All-India Rank (AIR) 500, seven are within 5,000 and maximum numbers are within 10,000 AIR. While Vedagya Bhalotia secured AIR 54 ( Reserved) Aryan Agrawal […]

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Odisha CM inaugurates Football for School programme

Bhubaneswar, October 27: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated the Football for School programme at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in a joint venture with Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). He inaugurated the ceremony in a virtual meeting. The inauguration ceremony was held amid proper Covid protocols in the presence of KIIT […]

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Elephant tusk seized, one arrested in Odisha’s Angul

Bhubaneswar, October 27: One elephant tusk was seized during a joint raid by Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch and Angul Forest Division officials while the smuggler – Sudar Nayak of Hatasiunali village in Ranibandha area under Thakurgarh police station in Angul district was arrested while striking the deal. Acting on a […]

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Mo College: CM releases Rs 1.5 crore matching grant

Bhubaneswar, October 26: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday released the first tranche of matching grant of Rs 1.5 crore to 12 colleges and two universities under the “Mo College” campaign through video conferencing from his residence Naveen Niwas here. As per the mandate of the campaign, this is double the amount made by various […]

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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces 34 child-friendly police stations

Bhubaneswar, October 26: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday directed to set up child-friendly police stations in each of the 34 police districts in the State. “The Chief Minister has directed for establishment 34 child-friendly police stations, realising the need for child friendly environment within police station for kids, who would be coming to police […]

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