Newlywed couple among 150 take ill after marriage feast in Balasore  

Balasore: Around 150 persons, including a newlywed couple, have been admitted to hospitals after they complained of vomiting, stomach ache and loose motion after having food at a marriage function Ranibasan village under Bhograi block in Balasore district on Thursday. All were rushed to Chandenswar and Jaleswar government hospitals. A special team of doctors from […]

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Fani Restoration: Rourkela ITI students stage stir; demand Rs 25 lakh, job for peer’s kin

Rourkela: Students of Rourkela Government ITI on Friday staged dharna demanding ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh and Government service to a family member of student who died after falling off a train while returning to his home from Bhubaneswar after extending support to cyclone Fani victims. At least 37 students of the ITI had gone […]

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Cyclone Fani: SAI Int’l School donates Rs 5 lakh to CMRF

Bhubaneswar: Students of SAI International School donated Rs 5 lakh to the Odisha Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF), to support the people affected by the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani that hit the state on May 3 and created havoc in more than five coastal districts. A group of students led by school chairman Dr […]

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1934 bank branches functional in six cyclone Fani-hit Odisha districts

Bhubaneswar: At least 1934 branches out of 1992 banks are functional in cyclone Fani-ravaged six districts in the State. Over 2000 ATMs out of 2921 are also up and running. This was revealed at the State-Centre finance coordination meeting on Thursday. The meeting was held to take stock of the banking system post cyclone Fani. […]

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CM visits Fani-hit Kendrapara, announces 30 cyclone shelters

Kendrapara: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday visited Cyclone Fani-affected Kendrapara district and announced establishment of 30 multipurpose cyclone shelters worth Rs 2 crore each and assistance of Rs 2 lakh each for repair of damaged schools, Anganwadi complexes and public utility assets in gram panchayats. Patnaik directed district administration to swiftly disburse livelihood relief […]

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CM Naveen proposes Int’l Centre for Disaster Mitigation & Recovery in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday proposed the United Nations (UN) for setting up of an International Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Recovery in Odisha. The officials visited the State to take stock of the damages caused by cyclone Fani that hit Odisha on May 3 and the relief and restoration works in the […]

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Vedanta holds first Family Connect drive in bid to connect with employees’ kin

Lanjigarh: In a bid to establish a sense of goodwill and emotional connection with the family members of its employees, the Vedanta Alumina organized a two-day first of its kind ‘Family Connect’ programme here. Vedanta Alumina Business CEO Rahul Sharma hosted the novel event where local company employees along with their families, community members and […]

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Power supply to be restored in Puri Town, Nimapara and Konark NACs from tonight: CM

Puri: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday reviewed the ongoing relief and restoration works in Fani-ravaged Puri district and said that Puri Town, Nimapara and Konark Notified Area Councils (NACs) will get power supply from tonight in a phased manner. “Puri district gets its electricity sourced through three lines all of which were badly damaged. […]

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Orissa HC grants anticipatory bail to BJP’s Satyabadi nominee Om Prakash

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court (HC) on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to BJP MLA candidate from Satyabadi, Om Prakash Mishra in connection with the alleged vandalisation of EVM at a polling booth in Puri district during the third phase polls on April 23. Mishra had moved the HC seeking anticipatory bail after Puri police issued […]

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Aahar centres resume services in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Subsidised cooked food canteens Aahar, which were closed since the cyclone Fani devastated the capital city of Bhubaneswar on May 3, resumed services from Wednesday. The service was stopped as the centralised kitchen at Nakhara suffered a massive damage due to the summertime cyclone so also some canteens in the city. The Aahar scheme […]

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