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Bhubaneswar: To strengthen the disaster management capabilities of different stakeholders and also to test the preparedness at different levels, the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) and Office of Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) jointly on Wednesday conducted mock exercises on flood and cyclone management across the State. As part of the exercises, a dummy warning […]
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Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP) Dr RP Sharma on Wednesday chaired a coordination meeting of Central and State security forces here for the upcoming Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath in Puri. This year the annual Rath Yatra (Car festival) falls on July 4. The annual festival attracts a huge number of visitors from […]
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Bhubaneswar: Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Tuesday released a volume titled “The Prachi Valley”, written by noted historian and researcher Anil Dhir. The book is a detailed documentation of the monuments of this rich heritage site of the State. The Indian National trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Bhubaneswar chapter had […]
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Bhubaneswar: Revaluation turned out to be a blessing for a girl student, who received her revised CBSE-XII results recently. Meera Upasana of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur has emerged as the State Topper after the revaluation. She has now scored 97 in English, 100 in Mathematics, 98 in Physics, 99 in Chemistry and 100 in Physical […]
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Bhubaneswar: The “Mo Bus” service has achieved a consistent ridership of 60,000 passengers in a day by connecting 22 major routes in Bhubaneswar, Khurda and Cuttack regions. In order to ensure a complete transformation of the urban public transport scenario in the capital city of Bhubaneswar and its hinterland through use of smart technology, service […]
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Bhubaneswar: The State Government on Tuesday announced extension of the summer vacation in schools till June 25 in view of the prevailing heatwave conditions across Odisha. School and Mass Education Department Secretary Padipta Kumar Mohapatra said that all the schools, including privately run schools will now reopen on June 26. Earlier, schools were scheduled to […]
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Bhubaneswar: A day-long fire and evacuation drill, to create awareness among teachers and students, on how to take safety measures during fire mishaps, was held at the SAI International School here. Officials from the local Fire Services led by Bhubaneswar Deputy Fire Officer Ramesh Chandra Majhi taught the teachers and students various rescue methods, including […]
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Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the national budget, Aluminium Association of India (AAI) has urged the Government to take measures to hike import duty on primary aluminum, scrap and downstream products and rationalise costs of raw materials. “Immediate measures like increased import duty on primary aluminum, scrap and downstream aluminium products are required along with rationalisation of […]
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Bhubaneswar: Intensifying its drive against use of polythene and plastics, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has formed six exclusive squads to stop the use of the banned products. “As per the direction of BMC Commissioner, all ZDCs will do plastic ban enforcement making at least two squads in their respective zones on every Wednesday from […]
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Bhubaneswar: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar and Health and Family Welfare Department on Tuesday for providing free treatment under the State Government’s flagship Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), which was launched on August 15 last year. Now, NSKY beneficiaries will get free medical […]
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