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Bhubaneswar: The State Government on Saturday tabled the judicial commission report along with action taken report related to the alleged incident of kidnapping, sexual assault and suicide of a minor girl of village Musaguda in Koraput district. Minister of State (Home) Dibya Shankar Mishra tabled the report along with the ATR. The development came a […]
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Bhubaneswar: Science and Technology Minister Ashok Chandra Panda on Saturday informed the Assembly that the State Government will set up four new planetariums soon. The State Government has decided to establish four new planetariums in Gopalpur, Rayagada, Kenojhar and Baripada with an estimated cost of Rs 30 crore, said Minister Panda while replying to a […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Samajwadi Party (SP), Odisha unit on Friday urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to extend the last date of submission of premium under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) till August 15. In a letter to Patnaik, SP State unit president Rabi Behera said, “Delayed monsoon and scanty rainfall has created havoc among the […]
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Malkangiri: Many parts of Malkangiri district witnessed flood-like situation after heavy rainfall in the district in last 24 hours. According to Special Relief Commissioner, Kalimela received 145.00 mm rainfall in last 24 hours followed by K Gumma 120.00mm, Malkangiri, Mathili and Podia- 117.00 mm rainfall, Khairaput- 100.00 mm, and Korukonda-95.00 mm, respectively. Taking precautionary measures, […]
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Bhubaneswar: BJP Legislature Party Deputy Leader Bishnu Charan Sethi’s remarks in the Assembly against Muslim women created noisy scenes in the House on Thursday. The Assembly witnessed noisy scenes as opposition Congress and ruling BJD members protested against a statement made by Sethi on Muslim women vis-a-vis Triple Talaq Bill passed in the Parliament recently. […]
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Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, a renowned scientist and cyclone warning specialist from Odisha, took over as the Director General of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday. He was appointed as the IMD chief by the Central Government last month. Mohapatra (54) is also a permanent representative of India with the WMO and a member of […]
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha has received an average rainfall of 309.4 mm against the long term average (LTA) of 339.9 mm registering a deficit of 9.0%, said an official release. As per a communiqué issued by the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), Malkanagiri district received the highest rainfall of 633.8 mm (36.1% surplus) and Bhadrak district received the […]
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Bhubaneswar: At least 441 Government schools in the State are without girls’ toilets as per 2017-2018 data, the Odisha Assembly was informed on Wednesday. As per the provision of the RTE Act, 2009 which inter alia states that every school building should have separate toilets for boys and girls in the country. Planning and Convergence, […]
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Bhubaneswar: Slamming the BJD for supporting the Narendra Modi Government in passing the RTI Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha, the Odisha Soochana Adhikar Abhiyan (OSAA) on Tuesday announced a State-wide week-long mass people’s movement from August 1 demanding the withdrawal of the Bill. OSAA works on to educate people on using RTI Act properly […]
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Bhubaneswar: The State Secretariat or Sachivalaya will henceforth be called Lok Seva Bhawan, announced Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the State Assembly on Monday. “In a democracy people are masters and we all exist to serve them. I would like to use this opportunity to announce that ‘Sachivalaya’ or Secretariat will be called as Lok […]
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