Odisha enhances ex-gratia for kin of two Odia CRPF martyrs to Rs 25 lakh each

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday paid rich tributes to two brave CRPF jawans from Odisha – Prasanna Sahu and Manoj Kumar Behera – who sacrificed their lives in the Pulwama terrorist attack and enhanced the ex-gratia announced for the family members of the two martyred CRPF jawans from Rs 10 lakh to Rs […]

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Odisha IPS officers condemn Pulwama terror attack, contribute 1-day salary for CRPF martyrs

Bhubaneswar: Condemning the Pulwama terror attack, the Odisha IPS Association, a body of IPS officers of Odisha-cadre, on Saturday decided to contribute one-day salary to the welfare fund of DG, CRPF in support of the bereaved families. Forty CRPF jawans, including two from Odisha made supreme sacrifices and attained martyrdom in the ghastly terror attack […]

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Pulwama terror attack: Mortal remains of two Odia brave sons reach Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The mortal remains of two brave sons of Odisha, Manoj Kumar Behera and Prasanna Kumar Sahu, who among 40 CRPF jawans were martyred in Pulwama terror attack on Thursday reached Bhubaneswar airport on Saturday. Chief MInister Naveen Patnaik, including Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera, Home Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy, DGP […]

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Two-minute silence observed in educational institutions across Odisha for slain CRPF jawans

Bhubaneswar: A two-minute silence was observed in all the educational institutions in the State on Saturday to pay homage to the 40 CRPF personnel killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama on Thursday. Forty CRPF personnel were killed and five injured in one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir […]

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Citizen Vigilance App for voters to report poll code violations in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced launching of mobile application ‘cVIGIL’ (Citizen Vigilance App) to enable citizens to report violation of model code of conduct in poll-bound Odisha where Lok Sabha and Assembly elections will be held simultaneously. Using the application, which requires an Android smartphone, any citizen can report incidents […]

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Pulawama terror attack: CM speaks to family members of two Odia martyrs

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday spoke to the family members of two Odia martyrs, who among many CRPF jawans were killed in a terror attack in Pulawama in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Patnaik talked with the family members of Prasanna Sahu and Manoj Behera over telephone and conveyed his deep sympathy and […]

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Kashmir attack: Amit Shah cancels Sambalpur rally

Bhubaneswar: BJP national president Amit Shah cancelled his political programme scheduled for Friday in the wake of Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed more than 40 jawans on Thursday. Shah was scheduled to address a rally and booth-level workers at Dhankauda in Sambalpur district and review preparations for the forthcoming Lok Sabha […]

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CM condemns terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday condemned the terror attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans in Goripora area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Patnaik posted his condolence on social media. “Deeply saddened by the martyrdom of so many #Crpf #jawans in terrorist attack in #Pulwama district of #JammuAndKashmir. Strongly condemn the […]

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In sports and politics, you need passion to succeed: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said that both in sports and politics, one needs passion to succeed. Patnaik was speaking at the Sportsstar Award giving ceremony in Mumbai. “Well, you see, politics is not very different from Sports. We have to run, duck, jump, catch, sprint. Sometimes you don’t even know in which […]

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ECI team to meet Odisha political parties today

Bhubaneswar: The six-member team of the Election Commission of India led by Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa will meet leaders of different political parties on Thursday here. The team which reached Bhubaneswar on Wednesday night will also hold discussion with Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi, DGP Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma and other senior officials on Friday. […]

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