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Bhubaneswar: Better employment opportunities, drinking water and road connectivity are the top priorities for the voters in Odisha, as per a survey by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR). The ADR conducted a voter survey between October 2018 and December 2018. The survey covered approximately 10,500 respondents across all 21 parliamentary constituencies of Odisha. According […]
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Paradip: The Paradip Port Trust added another feather to its record-cap by breaking its own record of cargo handling during the current financial year 2018-19 compared to last year. The port handled 109.27 million MT of cargo surpassing its previous FY 2017-18 record of 102.01 MMT. Besides, another all time record of 10.55 MMT traffic […]
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Bhubaneswar: A host of BJP heavyweights like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das, Union Minister Raj Kumar Singh to address election rallies in different parts of Odisha on Tuesday While Chouhan will address rallies in Rahama and Raghunathpur in Jagatsinghpur district, Jharkhand CM Das will […]
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Bhubaneswar: Finally, Odisha Assembly Secretary Amiya Kumar Sarangi retired from services on Sunday. Earlier, his tenure was extended four times since April 1, 2013. Meanwhile, Assembly Joint Secretary Sisirakanta Swain was given the charge of Assembly Secretary. He will remain in the Secretary charge unless a regular Secretary is appointed. A notification was issued to […]
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Berhampur: The Maa Budhi Thakurani festival kick-started in a grand way following the goddess’s arrival in her parental house at Deshibehera Street here late on Friday night. As per rituals, the Goddess was brought from her Temple by her parents, P Durga Prasad and P Devaki, in a grand procession organsied amid beating of drums, […]
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Berahampur: Noted artist Satya Moharana, who is a famed creator of several attractive mini sculptures of wood, wheels and soap cakes, has been chosen to be conferred with the 5th Genius Indian Achievers’ Award. Moharana, the only artist d from Odisha, figured in the list of 50 nominees selected from India and abroad by the […]
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Kandhamal: To create awareness on poll issues and also to raise awareness of voter participation in the upcoming elections in tribal dominated Kandhamal district, the G Udayagiri block administration has recently conducted an awareness campaign at Sikri Dam under Malikapoto gram panchayat. The event was organised as part of the ongoing programmes by the district […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal today again directed Odisha and Chhattisgarh to hold yet another round of talks to arrive at amicable solution over sharing of Mahanadi water. The Tribunal was scheduled to give its verdict on Saturday, but deferred the date to May 11. On March 9, the Tribunal asked Odisha and Chhattisgarh […]
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Lanjigarh: The ‘Knockout Cricket Tournament 2019’ began at Vedanta Nagar playground in Lanjigarh. Partnering with Niyamgiri Vedanta Nagar’s Golden Sports Club, a record 32 teams are competing in the 12-over inter-village tournament. The tournament which kicked off on March 25 will end on April 14. Vedanta is organising the sports event. Vedanta Ltd Lanjigarh CEO […]
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has seized 217 illegal arms and executed 12,134 non-bailable warrants (NBW) as part of its preparedness for the upcoming Lok Sabha and state Assembly elections. This was revealed at the review meeting chaired by Director General of Police (DGP) Dr RP Sharma on Friday. Sharma asked the SPs of all police districts, […]
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