ECoR scripts history, clears family pension within 48 hours of death of railway employee

Bhubaneswar: Due to the tireless efforts of Personnel and Finance Departments of Khurda Road division, all the settlement dues of late Prabhudutta Behera, a senior Goods Guard of Khurda Road, who died on January 28 while performing duties, were cleared on January 30 within three days of his death. Behera was booked on duty from […]

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China-returned Odisha medical student tests negative for coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: The medical student of Phulbani undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack after returning from coronavirus-affected China have tested negative for the infection, said Director Medical Education and Training (DMET) Dr CBK Mohanty on Tuesday. “The samples taken from the suspected Coronavirus infected medical student of Phulbani has tested negative. So […]

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Odisha Govt extends Amnesty Scheme deadline by 15 days  

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has extended the deadline of Sarbakhyama Yojana (Amnesty Scheme) by 15 days to help more and more people apply and take benefit of the scheme to regularise the unauthorised constructions. Earlier, the Government had fixed February 5 as the deadline for the scheme. “The decision to extend the deadline of Sarbakhyama […]

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OERC begins hearing on possible power tariff hike

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) on Monday started hearing the issue of electricity tariff revision for 2020-21 financial year. On the first day, the OERC heard the proposal of the Odisha Hydropower Corporation (OHPC). OHPC, a State-run undertaking, has proposed for an average generation tariff of 95.80 paise per unit for the 2020-21 […]

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Amit Shah to chair Eastern Zonal Council meeting in Bhubaneswar on Feb 12

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the Eastern Zonal Council Meeting aimed to review the law and order situation in the eastern region on February 12 in Bhubaneswar. The Chief Minister of five States – Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Sikkim will be attending the meeting of the Council. Ministers, Chief Secretaries […]

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Revolutionary poet Rabi Singh passes away

Cuttack: Revolutionary poet Rabi Singh passed away on Sunday morning at his residence in Khapuria here after prolonged illness. He was 89. He was suffering from various old-age related ailments. Singh had carved out a niche for himself in Odia literature for the striking progressive trend and voicing his thoughts against old values and double […]

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Rajdhani Express conductor returns jacket with Rs 92,000 to passenger

Bhubaneswar: In an exemplary show of honesty, train conductor of Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express returned a jacket containing Rs 92,000 to a passenger. According to reports, train conductor SK Behera posted at Bhubaneswar handed over the cash to the relatives of the passenger identified as Vinay Jaiswal at Kanpur station in Uttar Pradesh. Jaiswal while […]

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Reduced Mo Bus AC fares to continue till March 31

Bhubaneswar: The Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) has decided to continue the reduced AC fares in technology-driven, citizen friendly ‘Mo bus’ service for the next two months till March 31. “AC bus fare which was slashed up to 38 per cent in December last year will continue till March 31. As a customer caring company […]

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Odisha Tourism Minister rides bicycle to Lokseva Bhawan

Bhubaneswar: State Tourism and Odia Language Literature & Culture Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi on Wednesday rode a bicycle to reach Lokseva Bhawan (State Secretariat) here. He said that he would continue the practice till end of Budget Session of State Assembly. The Budget Session will begin on February 14 and would continue till April 9 […]

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