Kalinga Stadium launched as Khelo India State Centre of Excellence

Bhubaneswar, December 22: Union Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju virtually inaugurated at least eight Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCEs) across the country in the presence of concerned State Ministers on Tuesday, including one in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar. The States include Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Kerala, Telangana, Nagaland, Karnataka and Odisha. Central […]

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Indian Navy holds ‘Day-at-Sea’ for Odisha MLAs

Paradip, December 22: A Day-at-Sea for members of Odisha Legislative Assembly was conducted onboard ships of the Eastern Fleet of Indian Navy off Paradip on Tuesday. As many as 90 MLAs, one Member of Parliament along with officials from the State and District Administration embarked four major combatant ships of the Eastern Fleet under the […]

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Elephant mowed down by Puri-Surat Express in Odisha’s Sambalpur; train engine derails

Bhubaneswar, December 21: The Surat bound Puri-Surat Special dashed with an elephant between Hatibari and Maneswar Railway Station in Angul-Sambalpur Railway Section under Sambalpur Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) in the wee hours of Monday. All front wheels of the train engine got derailed. There was no casualty or injury to any passenger and […]

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SIT cracks Nayagarh minor girl murder case, arrests one

Bhubaneswar, December 20: The Arun Bothra-led Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Sunday claimed to have cracked the sensational abduction and murder case of a five-year-old girl of Jadupur in Nayagarh district and arrested the main accused, who belonged to the deceased’s village. This is the first arrest in the case. The arrest came five days […]

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Mahanadi Riverine Port project in Kendrapara gathers steam

Bhubaneswar, December 20: As per the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, a hieg-level team from State Government led by Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy along with Secretary to Chief Minister (5T) VK Pandian on Sunday visited the proposed Mahanadi Riverine Port site in Kendrapara district. The port, with an investment of more Rs 4,000 crore […]

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COVID-19: Odisha’s recovery tally rises to 3,21,309

Bhubaneswar, December 19: As many as 362 more Covid patients have recovered in the last 24 hours in the State, taking the number of persons cured of the virus in Odisha to 3,21,309, informed the Health and Family Welfare Department on Saturday. According to the department, the highest number of 50 Covid patients recovered in […]

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Odisha: Meet Vice Admiral S. H. Sarma, the last surviving World War-II veteran!

Bhubaneswar, December 18: This year’s Vijay Divas marks the beginning of the 50th Anniversary of the 1971 Indo-Pak war. The yearlong celebrations that are being planned to commemorate one of the biggest India war victories and the largest ever military surrender after World War-II. The yearlong events include honoring the few heroes of this 13-day […]

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Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Special to remain suspended

Bhubaneswar, December 18: In view of non-interlocking works which is safety related modernization work in Gudur-Tirupati Railway Section under Guntakal Railway Division of South Central Railway jurisdiction, the Ministry of Railways has decided to cancel Bhubaneswar-Tirupati-Bhubaneswar Special for one day from both the directions. According to an East Coast Railway (ECoR) communiqué, Bhubaneswar-Tirupati-Bhubaneswar Special (08479/08480) […]

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CM launches PAReSHRAM portal; 22 services of Labour & ESI Dept available online

Bhubaneswar, December 17: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated PAReSHRAM portal to ensure digital access of services of the Labour and ESI Department under the transformative 5T charter of the State Government. As part of the initiative, at least 22 services are available online in first phase with a total of 52 services planned […]

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