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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday hailed the Indian Air Force (IAF) for carrying out air strikes in Pakistan. “Salute the #IndianAirForce for pre-dawn air strikes on terror camps in defence of our Nation. #JaiHind,” tweeted Patnaik. India on Tuesday carried out pre-dawn air strikes on terror launch pads inside Pakistan and targeted […]
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Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday reached out to nearly 2.5 lakh youths as part of the State-wide ‘New Odisha Dharmapada Dialogue’ programme here. Directly interacting with the youths, the Union Minister emphasised on the need to provide the youthful manpower with skills and ability to […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has launched Boat Ambulance Service in four districts in the State to augment emergency medical services in areas cut off by rivers or reservoirs. With a fleet of six boats and 60 jetties, the service will complement the existing ambulance service on the ground. While two ambulances have been sanctioned each […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday dedicated five High Performance Centres to sportspersons of the State for nurturing excellence across sporting disciplines like badminton, athletics, weightlifting and football at the Kalinga Stadium here in the presence of sports legends like Anil Kumble. Patnaik said with the opening of these centre Odisha further cemented its […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday flagged off a special train from Bhubaneswar to Kolkata and Kamakhya with 1,000 elderly pilgrims onboard under the Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra scheme. The elderly pilgrims belong to five districts. Initiated in 2016 by the Odisha Tourism Department, the programme has so far benefitted 11,000 senior citizens of […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has shared the list of 10 lakh farmers for enrolling in the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) yojana, said Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department (MoS) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday. The Union Minister said of the total 10 lakh farmers, 9.42 have been found eligible for financial assistance under […]
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Mumbai: The two-day ‘Ama Utkarsa Odisha’ programme concluded at CIDCO Ground in Vashi Mumbai here on Sunday. The programme was inaugurated by Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu. Noted folk artistes and folk singers Nilanchala Pan and Sourabh Sahu enthralled the audience during the event. Ollywood singers like Satyajit Pradhan, Jagruti Mishra, Chitrabhanu Mohanty and Saheba, music […]
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Bhubaneswar: Union Minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday described Odisha Government’s KALIA Scholarship scheme as an ‘election gimmick’ and wondered why Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is not implementing the newly introduced reservations in Government jobs and higher education for the economically weaker sections in the general category. Pradhan, who took to the […]
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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday showered praises on ‘canal man’ Daitari Naik, who was recently selected for Padma Shri Award for his noble work. Modi narrated Naik’s story while addressing the nation during the monthly radio programme ‘Man Ki Baat.’ “You must have heard about Odisha’s Daitari Naik, who is not nicknamed the […]
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Rourkela: The Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Limited (FGILI) recently inaugurated two branches in Rourkela and Balasore thereby strengthening its footprint in the State. This expansion will contribute to about 10% of the company’s overall business. At the Rourkela branch, the company has recruited seven employees and 72 distributors from the city. Through ‘Project […]
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