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Bhubaneswar: The Chief Monk of the Dhauli Peace Pagoda, Kazuo Yoda passed away at the Kobe Temple in Japan on Thursday morning following a brief illness. He was 65. Yoda was the resident monk of the Dhauli Peace Pagoda for more than three decades. Yoda had come to Bhubaneswar along with his Guru Fuji in […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday flagged off a special train from Balasore to Haridwar-Rishikesh through video conferencing at the Lokseva Bhawan here, under Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra scheme. The train is carrying 970 senior citizens from Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur and Kendujhar with 30 Escort Officers. The Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra scheme, started […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday voted in favour of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) which was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The legislation was tabled in the Lower House after over an hour of heated debate followed by voting. The BJD MPs i voted in favour of the introduction of […]
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Puri: The Puri district administration on Monday began demolition of Mangu Mutt, which has a historic significance for the Sikh community, amidst tight security arrangements, barely two months after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh requested his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik to spare the religious institution. However, the mutt’s sanctum sanctorum will be spared and only […]
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Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday expressed his desire to see Utkal University as an Institute of Eminence in the country in the next five to seven years. The President was speaking at the valedictory ceremony of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Utkal University here. “The world has started taking note of the richness of India’s ancient knowledge systems. Our […]
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Khurda: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday laid the foundation stone of the memorial dedicated to the 1817 Paika Rebellion against the British on the foothills of Barunei Hills near Khurda Town in Khurda district to mark the completion of 200 years of the uprising of the ‘Paikas’. Odisha Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal, Andhra Pradesh […]
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Bhubaneswar: The two quiz wizards – Amritanshu Rath and Rohit Raaj Mishra – of Class-IX of the DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur have won the prestigious Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) national quiz held at New Delhi. More than 2,000 schools of all categories participated in three levels – city, State and […]
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Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind arrived here on Saturday evening to lay foundation stone of the Paika memorial at Barunei in Khurda district and attend the closing ceremony of the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Utkal University. He arrived by a special flight at the Biju Patnaik International Airport and was received by Odisha Governor […]
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Bhubaneswar: Based on feedback from Mo Sarkar (My Government) portal and reports from district visits by senior officials, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced major initiatives for enhancing healthcare facilities in six districts – Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Kendrapara, Balangir and Subarnapur. Financial assistance of Rs 15 lakh each for district headquarters hospitals (DHHs) in […]
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Bhubaneswar: Amid the heated debate that sparked off following the encounter killing of four Hyderabad rape and murder accused on whether the action of the police was justified or was it extra-judicial, Odisha Law Minister Pratap Jena on Friday supported the actions of police saying whatever happened in Hyderabad is appropriate. “The rape and murder […]
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