Rs 3234-crore more to be spent on KALIA scheme

Bhubaneswar: The State Government has allocated an extra Rs 3,234 crore fund to accommodate 32.34 lakh additional beneficiaries  in the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme. The State Cabinet in its first meeting on May 29 approved a proposal for the enhancement of the target of KALIA beneficiaries to 75 lakh farm […]

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Sit-ups row: BJP demands arrest of Patnagarh BJD MLA

Bhubaneswar: BJP on Friday demanded immediate arrest of Patnagarh BJD MLA Saroj Meher for forcing a Government employee to do sit-ups in full public glare. Patnagarh Public Works Department (PWD) Junior Engineer (JE) Jaswant Sabar was forced to do sit-ups by MLA Meher at Gambhari village under Belpada tehsil on Wednesday for alleged poor quality […]

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‘Kidnapped’ Govt Engineer rescued in Odisha

Bolangir: Patnagarh Public Works Department (PWD) Junior Engineer (JE) Jaswant Sabar, who was forced to do sit-ups by Patnagarh BJD MLA and later allegedly kidnapped, was rescued by police from Khariar in Nuapada district, informed Patnagarh DSP Suresh Nayak. Earlier on Wednesday a video showing Patnagarh BJD MLA Saroj Meher forcing the JE to do […]

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Nigeria Odia Samaja donates Rs 5 lakh to CMRF for Cyclone Fani relief

Bhubaneswar: Nigeria Odia Samaja (OSAN) on Thursday donated Rs 5 Lakh to Chief Minister Relief Minister’s Fund (CMRF) to support the people affected by the cyclone Fani that hit the State on May 3. A team of OSAN Executive Committee members led by Capt DK Mishra visited Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here handed over the demand […]

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Odisha Govt allots land to 7 tourism projects worth Rs 354 crore

Bhubaneswar: Tourism sector got a boost in the State as the Odisha Government allotted land to seven investment proposals worth Rs 354 crore. Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi directed the proposers to commission the projects within three years from the date of taking over possession of the land. Tourism Secretary Vishal Kumar Dev presented the […]

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98 CS’pur DAV School students qualify NTA NEET

Bhubaneswar: As many as 98 students from DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur have qualified the National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test (UG) conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). Bastabika Pati topped from the school with 648 marks out of 720 with All India Rank (AIR) 1052. A total of eight students have secured more than 600 marks while […]

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Odisha BJD MLA forces Govt Engineer to do sit-ups, video goes viral

Bhubaneswar: An Odisha BJD MLA has landed in controversy after he was caught on camera punishing a Junior Engineer (JE) of the State Government by forcing him to make sit-ups in full public view. In the viral video shared in social media and different news channels, the ruling party legislator from Patnagarh, Saroj Meher can be […]

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Plus-II online admission process begins

Bhubaneswar: The online admission process for Plus-II courses began on Thursday. The process will continue till June 20 (11.45 pm). No offline application will be entertained this year. The online CAF will be available on www.samodisha.gov.in starting 11 am today. Students can apply for different streams – Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational – in more […]

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