CM launches projects worth Rs 250 crore in Mayurbhanj

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched several development projects worth Rs 250 crore in Mayurbhanj district. He laid foundation stone for development projects worth more than Rs 200 crore and inaugurated projects worth more than Rs 50 crore. The projects include 18 piped water supply project, roads and nine high level bridges across […]

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CM opens Adani-KISS Tribal Residential School in Baripada

Mayurbhanj: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated Adani-KISS Tribal Residential School at Bankishole in Baripada in Mayurbhanj district. In the first phase 1,500 students of Mayurbhanj district will be enrolled from Standard I to XII. The pass out students of standard XII from Adani-KISS can pursue their higher education in KISS Deemed to be […]

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Several trains affected due to Bharat Bandh in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In view of public agitation at various places over East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction, particularly in Khurda Road Division, several long distance trains were detained and controlled en-route at different stations. According to an ECoR communiqué, train movements in Sambalpur and Waltair Railway Divisions were normal. However, some trains were controlled in Waltair Division […]

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Bharat Bandh: All educational institutions to remain closed in Odisha on Wednesday

Bhubaneswar: All educational institutions in Odisha will remain closed on Wednesday in view of the all-India strike called by Central trade unions. “In view of the Bharat Bandh call, all educational institutions in the State will remain closed on January 8,” said a notification of the Higher Education Department. Elaborate security arrangements have been made […]

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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik condemns attack on JNU students

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday condemned the attack on students and teachers at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi on Sunday evening and urged law enforcement agencies to take swift action to apprehend the culprits. Patnaik said such attacks on students must be condemned unequivocally. “Shocked to know about the violent #JNUattack. Violence has […]

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Bhutanese delegation visits Odisha’s Buddhist sites

Bhubaneswar: Former national speaker of Bhutan Parliament and former president of Mahabodhi Society of India, Dasho Passang Dorji, along with two monks visited the Buddhist sites of Ratnagiri, Lalitagiri and Udayagiri on Tuesday. He was accompanied by the Venerable Ugyen Tenzin, Chief Secretary of the Chief Abbot of Bhutan and Venerable Pema Dorji, Personal Secretary […]

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Naveen Patnaik announces not to celebrate New Year in view of death of his brother-in-law

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will not celebrate New Year on Wednesday in view of the death of his brother-in-law and renowned editor and publisher Sonny Mehta. The Chief Minister appealed to party leaders, workers and well-wishers not to visit Naveen Niwas, his residence to wish him on the occasion of New Year. Mehta, internationally […]

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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik’s brother-in-law Sonny Meheta passes away

Bhubaneswar: Sonny Mehta, internationally acclaimed editor and publisher and brother-in-law of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, passed away. He was 77. Sonny, editor-in-chief of Alfred A. Knopf and chairman of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group was the husband of renowned author Gita Mehta and son-in-law of Odisha’s former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik. In a condolence […]

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Special train between Puri-Howrah

Bhubaneswar: Due to unavailability of pairing rake, (12278) Puri-Howrah Satabdi Express has been cancelled on Monday from both the directions. For the convenience of the passengers who have reserved their seats in the above train, East Coast Railway (ECoR) is running one special train between Puri and Santragachhi (Howrah) on Monday. It will leave Puri […]

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