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Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday laid foundation stone for three National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) projects, entailing an investment of Rs 2,607.5 crore, here. The projects will ensure smooth passage of vehicles, particularly the mining and industrial traffic in exporting materials through Paradip and […]
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Cuttack: A two-day ‘Mega Rozgar Mela and Skill Exhibition’ concluded here on Wednesday in which around 3,000 youths were selected for various job roles in construction sectors. The Rozgal Mela was organised by Construction Skill Development Council of India (CSDCI) in association with Demorgia Consulting Services. More than 40 companies including L&T, HRM Constructions, MB […]
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Keonjhar: Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma on Wednesday inaugurated a memorial for witch-hunt victims at the Keonjhar police headquarters, probably the first such memorial in the State. The brutal killings related to suspicion of witchcraft are on the rise in the State mostly in tribal pockets despite the enforcement of the […]
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Bhubaneswar: SpiceJet on Wednesday started ticket booking for operations to and from the Veer Surendra Sai Airport, Jharsuguda. An event marking the commencement of booking of flights to Jharsuguda was held in Delhi by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who hails from Odisha along with Union Civil Aviation (MoS) Jayant Sinha. The western Odisha’s first airport […]
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Koraput: The flight carrying Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik made an unplanned landing in Jeypore on Wednesday when he was on his way to Rayagada via Lanjigarh to launch several development projects. The Chief Minister’s flight was forced to land in Jeypore as it was not able to go further because of the bad weather. “Due […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred the hearing in the Puri Shree Jagannath Temple reforms case to March 5 due to unavailability of Justice AK Sikri. A two-judge bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and MR Shah observed that since Justice AK Sikri was unavailable for the hearing so the bench post the matter […]
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Bhubaneswar: NABAKISAN Ltd, a subsidiary of NABARD on Tuesday signed a MoU with the Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department for providing access to collateral free loan facilities by farmer producer organisations (FPOs) in the State from the financial institutions. The MoU encompasses creation of a separate Credit Guarantee Fund to the tune of Rs 10 […]
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Bhubaneswar: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulse Research, Kanpur and Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) for establishment of Regional Research Centre of ICAR-IIPR in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. The proposed centre will cater the need for development of various breeding materials of pulse crops such as pigeonpea, mungbean, […]
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Cuttack: Stung by images that went viral on social media, the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) on Tuesday cancelled the annual High School Certificate (Matriculation) English paper at three centres from where large-scale cheating was reported. Now, students who had appeared for English paper on Monday at Ghunusar Govt High School in Bolangir, Palaspitha Panchayati […]
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Cuttack: Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday inaugurated Central Genomics and Quality Laboratory facility at ICAR – National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) here. The facility has been completed in a record time of less than three years. The state-of-the-art genomics laboratory will help the farmers in analyzing the quality of […]
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