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Koraput (Odisha): Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday laid foundation stone of Crusher and Conveyor System at Nalco’s Mining & Refinery (M&R) Complex in Damanjodi. The System will cater to feed bauxite for the fifth stream of Alumina Refinery of the company. The project is expected to be completed by April, […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday said polling for 55 Rajya Sabha seats spread over 17 States, including four seats in Odisha will be conducted on March 26. Elections will be held for the seats to be vacated by Anubhav Mohanty, Ranjib Biswal, Narendra Swain and Sarojini Hembram. Announcing the schedule, the […]
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Bhubaneswar: The railways has cancelled and diverted some East Coast Railway (ECoR) bound trains and trains originating from ECoR jurisdiction in view of the safety related modernisation work at Kiul station under Danapur railway division. As per an ECoR statement, (18419/18450) Puri-Jayanagar-Puri Express originating from Puri on March 19 and 26 and from Jayanagar on […]
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Bhubaneswar: Continuing the zero tolerance policy, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday dismissed six more officials, discontinued their pensions and also directed compulsory retirement of two others. So far, 74 officials have been dismissed and 15 have been compulsorily retired since August last year, in corruption crackdown. The action was initiated after they were convicted […]
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Bhubaneswar: From mouth-watering delicacies to the enchanting dance forms, over hundreds of people enjoyed rich tradition and culture of Odiha at ‘Park Utsav’ held in the Capital City on Sunday morning. The theme for today’s event was ‘Aame Odia, Aama Bhasha Odia’. The weekly programme was held at Indira Gandhi Park and Madhusudan Das Park […]
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Bhubaneswar: A massive cleanliness drive was conducted in Old Twon area around the famous 11th Century shrine of Lord Lingaraj, a day after Maha Shivratri on Sunday morning. Thousands of people from various walks of life joined the drive. While cine actor and youth icon Archita Sahu was the guest of the occasion and Commissioner […]
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Bhubaneswar: A massive cleanliness drive will be launched at the Ekamra Kshetra – the abode of Lord Lingaraj – here on Sunday morning. The Ekamra Kshetra drew over lakhs of devotees from across the State on Friday on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri festival. Reiterating its focus on cleanliness, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Bhubaneswar […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday said a firm “no” to the AIIMS Bhubaneswar’s order to its faculty members and staff for using Hindi as official communication. Notably, the order issued on Thursday by the institute said that all employees should sign in Hindi, replies to all the letters received in Hindi and […]
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Bhubaneswar: Odia cricketer and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket as he took to the micro-blogging site Twitter to announce the same. “It’s time I move on to the next phase of my life. The love and support of each and every individual will always remain with […]
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Bhubaneswar: On the eve of the auspicious Maha Shivaratri, international sand artist Manas Kumar Sahoo has sought the blessings of Lord Shiva through his sand art on the Golden Sea Beach, near Lighthouse, Baliapanda, Puri. Manas has created a sand sculpture of Lord Shiva which is 15 ft wide and has used 15 tonnes of […]
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