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Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Friday appointed senior leader Pranab Prakash Das as the party general secretary (organisation). Political analysts said that BJD supremo and Chief Minister Patnaik gave the responsibility to Das for his experience of electoral politics. The new position is considered to be the second most powerful post after BJD president. […]
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Bhubaneswar: A 29-year-old woman gave birth to triplets (three babies) in a train at Jajpur Keonjhar Road station on Friday morning. Munzila Khatunm, who was seven month pregnant, was travelling from Bangalore to Gauhati in train number 12509 when she gave birth to three premature babies at Jajpur Keonjhar Road station, said an East Coast […]
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Sambalpur: Let’s feel and keep the child among us alive and act accordingly, was the message spread by students of Department of Education at Sambalpur University on the occasion of Children’s Day on Thursday. After inaugural speech by class representative Karan Sharma, students of Integrated B.Ed and M.Ed deliberated on the topic ‘Sishu Abam Sikhya’ […]
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Bhubaneswar: On the second anniversary of Mo School campaign, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday called on alumni and larger community of Odisha to join the movement to create healthy ecosystem for education. “Alumni are the key to an institution’s growth. They should join the movement in large number,” said Patnaik. On this occasion, CM […]
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Bhubaneswar: The electrification work in 56km long Lanjigarh Road-Junagarh Branch Line Railway Section of Vizianagaram-Titilagarh-Raipur Railway route and 90km long Naupada-Gunupur Branch Line of Howrah-Chennai Main Line will be completed by the end of November, said an official release. As per an East Coast Railway (ECoR) communiqué, works for these projects are being done on […]
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Bhubaneswar: With an objective of regulating construction of multi-storied buildings, the State Government has made it necessary for people in rural areas to obtain permission to construct multi-storeyed building. “Permission will be necessary for construction on built up areas exceeding 500 sqm and/or G+2 buildings (three storeyed) in rural areas. The Panchayat samiti will send […]
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Jagpreet Luthra The ambience of the Jagannath Temple in Puri, today cannot even be a patch on what it would have been five centuries ago. Yet, those who stand there watching the Aarti at night, the frothing sea as the fountain, swear by its breath-taking beauty. So did Guru Nanak – as he stood at […]
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Bhubaneswar: In order to clear extra rush of passengers, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run special train for Kartik Purnima on Tuesday. According to an ECoR communiqué, a Passenger Special Train (06843) will run from Puri to Palasa. This train will leave Puri at 2 pm. Services of Puri- Khurda Road Passenger […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced livelihood support package for Cyclone Bulbul affected, including input subsidy for crop damages of 33 per cent or more and amounting to Rs 6,800 per hectare for rain fed and non-irrigated land, Rs 13,500 per hectare for assured irrigation and Rs 18,000 per hectare for perennial crop. […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced an annual award in the name of ‘Suraj’ of Ganjam district whose parents donated six vital organs of their brain-dead son to save lives of others. The award will motivate organ donors from the State and institutions that facilitate organ donations. Earlier in the day the Chief […]
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