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Bhubaneswar: Even after six years of official ban of gutkha in Odisha, still 39 per cent of the children in slums are unaware of the notification in the capital city here, revealed Salaam Jeevan, a voluntary organisation that has been working on tobacco control, in a report on the occasion of World Tobacco Day on […]
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Cuttack: Four days after he was arrested by Vigilance sleuths for taking bribe, Gop police station Inspector in-charge (IIC) Soumyachit Mishra on Friday was suspended from the service. Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma on Friday placed Mishra under suspension pending drawl of departmental proceeding against him. Mishra was caught red-handed by […]
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Narendra Modi Cabinet: Who gets what: Full list here.. Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; and All important policy issues; and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister. Cabinet Ministers 1. Shri Raj Nath Singh Minister of […]
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Bhubaneswar: Considered the most successful Minister in Narendra Modi’s first Government, Dharmendra Pradhan will continue to handle Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry. He also got the Ministry of Steel while first time MP from Balasore Pratap Sarangi was made (MoS) MSMS and Animal Husbandry Dairying and Fisheries. Pradhan, currently a Rajya Sabha member from Madhya […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday congratulated Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi on being sworn in as Union Ministers in the second Narendra Modi-led Government at the Centre. “Congratulate Dharmendra Pradhan ji and Pratap Sarangi ji on being sworn in as Union ministers. Wish you success in living upto the aspirations of every single […]
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Bhubaneswar: Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi from Odisha were sworn in as Cabinet Minister and Minister of State (MoS), respectively in the second Government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pradhan, a member of the Rajya Sabha, held the Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister in Modi’s first Government. Pradhan, 49, represents […]
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Lanjigarh: Vedanta’s Lanjigarh Unit organised an awareness programme in Baterlima village in Kalahandi district to raise awareness on menstrual hygiene management on the occasion of World Menstrual Hygiene Day. With over 60 girls and women attending the programme, Prerna Mohan, wife of Vedanta, Lanjigarh unit’s COO, said, “India’s growth curve on the socio-economic development of […]
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Bhubaneswar: Dharmendra Pradhan is likely to be retained in Narendra Modi’s new team. Balasore MP Pratap Sarangi is likely to be inducted as Ministers in Narendra Modi’s Ministry. Sources said both leaders have been summoned by party president Amit Shah to his residence in New Delhi ahead of the swearing-in. While Pradhan is the outgoing […]
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Bhubaneswar: The first session of the 16th Odisha Assembly began on Thursday with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and other MLAs taking oath, almost a week after their resounding victory in the polls. The three-day Assembly session will end on June 1. Protem Speaker Amar Prasad Satpathy invited the Chief Minister to take his oath. Subsequently […]
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Bhubaneswar: Governor Ganeshi Lal on Wednesday appointed six-time BJD MLA Amar Prasad Satpathy as the pro-tem Speaker of the Assembly. The Governor administered oath to Satpathy, to perform the duties of the Office of the Speaker at the sitting of the Assembly at 10 am on (Thursday) May 30 till the election of the Speaker […]
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