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New Delhi, December 11: HelpAge India, a non- Governmental Organization (NGO), became the first Indian NGO to receive ‘2020 UN Population Award. The award was given in ‘institutional category.’ The United Nations every year honours an individual and/or institution for outstanding contributions to population and reproductive health questions. This honour comes in recognition of the […]
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Bhubaneswar, December 11: Prof. Lala Behari Sukla, Research Professor at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here, has been named in the world ranking of top two per cent scientists drawn up by the Stanford University, USA. In a subject-wise analysis conducted by the university, Prof. Sukla, who is also Director of the Bio-fuels and Bio-processing Research […]
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New Delhi, December 11: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan along with Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi and MoS Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday reviewed the progress of coal gasification and urea manufacturing projects being executed by Talcher Fertilisers Ltd (TFL) via videoconferencing. “We discussed the challenges faced by TFL and also deliberated upon […]
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New Delhi, December 11: As many as 2,927 court complexes across India have been connected, so far, by a high-speed Wide Area Network (WAN) under e-Courts Project, thereby leading completion of 97.86 per cent sites out of 2,992 sites conceived to be connected with high speed WAN under the project. Under e-Courts Project, one of […]
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Bhubaneswar, December 10: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inspected the progress of the Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) in Baramunda here and the new ISBT will cost about Rs 180 crore and is expected to be completed in 18 months. The Chief Minister praised its design and said that it will be a new landmark […]
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Bhubaneswar, December 9: The KLF BhavaSamvad of the Kalinga Literary Festival will host some remarkable sessions with legendary writers, economists, policy makers, think-tank here from Thursday. Eminent political thinker Ram Madhav, legendary economist Lord Meghnad Desai, Dr Bibek Debroy, Tamal Bandyopadhyay, Prof TT Ram Mohan, IAS Subha Sarma and many others would join the fest, […]
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Bhubaneswar, December 9: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik virtually inaugurated the second edition of the Eco Retreats (Luxurious Tented Accommodations) – an initiative of the Odisha Tourism – at Konark, Bhitarkanika, Daringibadi, Hirakud and Satkosia. Speaking on the occasion Patnaik said, “The success of the Eco Retreat model is evident from the enthusiastic response received by […]
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Bhubaneswar, December 9: Odisha has bagged another accolade and received laurel for leading the country in outstanding Urban Governance. In a detailed study and ranking done by Praja Foundation in 40 cities across 28 states and NCT Delhi, Odisha has been ranked 1 in Urban Governance. The ranking is based on the Urban Governance Reforms. […]
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Bhubaneswar, December 8: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) have started initiating the process to make ‘Ekamra Kshetra’, the abode of Lord Lingaraj and heritage hub of the Temple City beggar-free on priority basis. The move is a part of the beautification and developmental work of the State Government’s Ekamra […]
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Puri, December 8: Lord Jagannath’s Nirmalya (sacred dried rice) and Mahaprasad sale network seems to have spread far and wide as the name of another e-commerce site – Pinterest – found selling the revered ‘prasad’ has come to the fore now. The development came a few days after a servitor of Shree Jagannath Temple lodged […]
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