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Lanjigarh: With an aim of spreading awareness on air pollution, Vedanta Aluminum Lanjigarh unit, on Thursday launched environment week on the occasion of World Environment Day. To connect with the theme for this year – ‘Tackling Air Pollution’, the company will organise mass plantation drives, sapling distribution and other competitions aimed at educating the community […]
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Bhubaneswar: The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the results of the National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test (UG) – 2019 on Monday. The average pass percentage was 59.44 per cent against last year’s 60.68 per cent in Odisha. According to a PIB communiqué, out of 32,378 students from Odisha, only 19,244 have qualified the exam. A total […]
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Bhubaneswar: In a bid to encourage action and awareness about the protection of the environment, around 375 wards of East Coast Railway Employees’ and volunteers of Bharat Scouts and Guides held an awareness drive to raise awareness on rising environmental issues to mark the World Environment Day on Wednesday. The children also promoted awareness on Swachh […]
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) Managing Director and Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi has written to Collectors of eight districts asking them to facilitate installation of outdoor alerting systems in most lightning-prone blocks in their districts by July 7. The Collectors of Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Cuttack, Khurda, Nabarangpur and Sundergarh districts […]
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Bhubaneswar: As part of its pre-budget consultation initiative with a cross section of the society, the Finance Department on Tuesday initiated the process of obtaining inputs from general public before finalising the State Budget 2019-20. The suggestions may be sent by e-mail or web portal or WhasApp of the Finance Department by June 15. “Now, […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday directed his Council of Ministers to submit a progress report on 7th day of every month on implementation status of manifesto promises made by his party BJD during the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. During the first Council of Ministers’ meeting on May 29 the CM had emphasized […]
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Phulbani: The Kui Samaj Seva Samiti, an organisation fighting for the interests of the tribals in Kandhamal district, held its annual convention here for two days on Sunday and Monday under the chairmanship of its president Covind Chandra Ghatal. Former Additional Relief Commissioner Mihir Chand Mallick and Dr Nirad Chandra Kanhar, who attended as guests, […]
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Jagatsinghpur: Nihar Ranjan Mohanty, an Agriculture Department employee, was on Monday night detained by the Jagatsinghpur police for his alleged complicity in a chit fund scam. Mohanty, a resident of the Erasama area, had reportedly worked as a chit fund agent a few years back and collected huge amounts of money from people with promises […]
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Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi today met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here and sought State Government’s cooperation for the development of the capital city. “The discussion with the Chief Minister was positive. As a parliamentarian, I will extend all support to the Government for the development of Bhubaneswar,” said Sarangi, adding […]
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Sambalpur: In a bid to control crime and arrest criminals and maintain law and order, a modern integrated police control room, connected with a network of CCTV cameras, was inaugurated here on Tuesday. With the launch of the new facility, police personnel would be able to constantly monitor images and video clippings captured through the […]
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