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Kendrapara: The Kendrapara Sub-Collector-cum-Returning Officer (RO) on Sunday officially notified adjournment of Patkura Assembly election on April 29 following the death of BJD candidate Bed Prakash Agrawalla. Returning Officer Sanjay Kumar Mishra adjourned to the Patkura assembly segment scheduled for the fourth-phase on April 29 under Section 52 of Representation of People Act, 1951, till […]
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Bhubaneswar: Dr. Manisha Acharya has been selected for prestigious British Chevening Fellowship for studying Science Research & Innovation Leadership [CRISP] at University of Oxford, UK during April to June 2019. Currently Dr Acharya is leading Indigram Labs Foundation (ILF), New Delhi as CEO which is a Technology Business Incubator and Accelerator focusing on Agriculture, Agri-Tech, […]
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Bhubaneswar: Condemning serial blasts in Sri Lanka, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said that such dastardly acts on peaceful congregations and citizens has no place in civilised societies. “Strongly condemn the gruesome terror attacks in #Colombo, Sri Lanka. Such dastardly acts on peaceful congregations & citizens has no place in civilised societies. My sincere […]
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Bhubaneswar: BJP national president Amit Shah will address public meetings in Mayurbhanj and Jajpur on April 27, informed party spokesperson Golak Mohapatra. He also informed that Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Rajnath Singh will hold public meetings in the State on April 24 and 25, respectively. The BJP heavyweights will campaign for the party candidates […]
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Cuttack: Demanding scrapping of elections, a large number of farmers, including women under the aegis of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) on Sunday staged demonstration in front of Bhubananada Engineering College in a bid to stop the movement of polling party officials to different booths. The NNKS has been agitating in Odisha demanding price, prestige […]
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Berhampur: Patients getting treatment at the MKCG Medical College Hospital here are facing problems due to shortage of blood in its Blood Bank. Only 723 units of blood have been collected in March. According to information, the premier hospital is running shortage of blood for the last three days. While some patients like thalassemia need […]
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Bhubaneswar: BJD candidate for the Patkura Assembly constituency Bed Prakash Agarwalla died here on Saturday following a prolonged illness. Now, as per the guidelines, elections to the Patkura Assembly constituency will be countermanded. But polls for Kendrapara Lok Sabha seat will be held as usual. The Election Commission of India will notify the fresh schedule. […]
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Bhubaneswar: The People for Animals (PFA), an animal welfare organisation, has urged the concerned Government authorities to close the pet shops which are running in violation of the Prevention of Cruelty Act (Pet Shops) Rules 2018, notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change. “In and around Bhubaneswar, there are number of illegal […]
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Bhubaneswar: The 32nd anniversary of the Rock Pebbles, a peer-reviewed journal, held here recently with a huge number of litterateurs and practitioners of the art of poetry from across the country attending the event. Internationally reputed poet Dr Anwar Ghani from Iraq was felicitated on the occasion. “A poet lives within every human being. If […]
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Bhawanipatna: Maintaining that the Vedanta Aluminium has invested over Rs 50,000 crore in Odisha so far, newly appointed Vedanta Alumina CEO Rahul Sharma on Friday reiterated its commitment for holistic development not only of Kalahandi but also of Odisha. “Vedanta has invested over Rs 50,000 crore in Odisha till date. This is the single-largest investment […]
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