Vice President calls upon youths to imbibe spirit of entrepreneurship & innovation

Bhubaneswar, April 3: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday called upon the youth to take inspiration from India’s glorious past and imbibe the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation. “The universities and educational institutions to equip the students with 21st century skills so that they can emerge as job creators,” said Naidu while gracing the […]

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Inculcate reading habit among children to strengthen foundational literacy: Vice President

Cuttack (Odisha), April 2: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu Friday called for inculcating reading habit among children from a young age to strengthen their foundational literacy. Speaking at the 600th birth anniversary event of Adikabi Sarala Das here, the Vice President underlined the importance of reading in the development of children’s personalities and to wean […]

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Rs 450 crore Medical College project in Phulbani to be completed in 30 months

Bhubaneswar, April 2: On the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, a high-level team led by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Friday visited Kandhamal to review the progress of construction of the Medical College and Hospital in Phulbani. The project has been taken up at a cost of Rs 450 crore and is expected […]

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Vice President Naidu arrives in Bhubaneswar on 2-day Odisha visit

Bhubaneswar, April 2: Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu arrived in the State on Sunday on a two-day visit to Odisha. He landed at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here at 11.15 AM in a special flight and was received by Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, SRC Pradeep Kumar Jena and DGP Abhay at the […]

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Rs 694 crore transferred to accounts of 34 lakh farmers under KALIA scheme

Bhubaneswar, April 1: With the beginning of new financial year, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday disbursed Rs 693.94 crore among more than 34 lakh farmers across the State under KALIA Scheme for the Rabi season marking the Utkala Dibasa. On this occasion, the Chief Minister said it’s heartening to note that KALIA is having […]

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BMC launches ‘Wheel of Kindness’ initiative to donate clothes to needy in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, April 1: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday launched a one-of-its-kind initiative called ‘Wheel of Kindness’ to donate clothes to the poor, needy and homeless people living in the State Capital, on the occasion of ‘Utkala Dibasa’. Interested people can donate their clothes at BMC main office and at zonal offices or they […]

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Special train between Puri-Gunupur from April 22

Bubaneswar, March 31: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run a Special Express Train between Puri and Gunupur. The services will start from April 22 from Puri and from April 23 from Gunupur till further advice, said an official release. According to an ECoR release, the Puri-Gunupur Special (08417) will leave from Puri […]

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Sportstar honours Odisha with Decade’s Best State for Promotion of Sports

Bhubaneswar, March 28: In yet another achievement for Odisha, renowned sports magazine Sportstar on Sunday honoured Odisha with Decade’s Best State for Promotion of Sports for the period from 2011 to 2020. Odisha received the Sortstar Aces Award that honoured the Giants of the Decade. Renowned Hockey star MM Somaya handed over the award to […]

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DAV CSpur students become National Champion

Bubaneswar, March 27: In the recently published prestigious Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) and Sarabhai Promotion Orientation Test (SPOT), students of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur have excelled in both the tests, including the national champion in SPOT. Nabendu Kumar Mohakud, a Class-IX student secured the topmost position in senior category in SPOT conducted by Vikram Sarabhai […]

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Power tariff to be hiked by 30 paise per unit in Odisha from April 4

Bhubaneswar, March 27: The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) on Saturday approved electricity tariff increase of 30 paise per unit. However, the tariff for people living below poverty line (BPL) and irrigation consumers have remained unchanged, said an official release. According to an OERC statement, the revised tariff will be effective from April 4. The […]

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