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Balasore: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday laid the foundation stone for Subarbarekha Port here. The port will be developed with an estimated cost of Rs 5000 crore. Tata Steel Ltd will develop the port with the State Government. Initially, the port will handle 25000MT cargo annually. The proposed port could emerge as a major […]
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She might have exited the world-stage, but she is still performing on the memory-screen of her innumerable fans she had won in her phenomenal career that spans over several decades. An actor, producer and director rolled into one is Parbati Ghose who had ignited a cultural revolution by venturing into male-dominated turf of Odia film […]
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Bhubaneswar: Around 200 Vice-Chancellors and Directors of Higher Education Institutions (HEI), besides overseas delegates, will gather for the 93rd Annual General Meeting of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) to be hosted by the SOA University here from February 16 to 18. The conference is expected to be attended by diplomats, heads of overseas academic […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that the office of Lokayukta will start functioning from April 8 in the State. The State’s assurance came after a Bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took a stern view of the non-appointment of the anti-corruption ombudsman in the State during the previous hearing. […]
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Bhubaneswar: Maintaining that Odisha has been a leader in disaster management and is gearing to be a leader in risk-informed development now, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi on Saturday said that changing scale, type and scope of disasters is giving more surprises now. The SRC, however, said that there is no way that we […]
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Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, the State Government on Saturday effected a major reshuffle in the bureaucracy and appointed new Collectors in five districts. According to a notification issued by the General Administration Department, 2003-batch IAS officer Angul Collector Anil Kumar Samal was appointed as the new Revenue Divisional Commissioner […]
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Sambalpur/Bhubaneswar: Two months after being served a show-cause notice by the State Government and also sent on leave, VSS Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Sambalpur Director Ashwini Pujahari has resigned from the post protesting the inordinate delay on the part of the Government in disposing of the notice. On December 8, the State […]
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Bhubaneswar: The last session of the 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly concluded two days ahead of schedule on Friday. The session was scheduled to continue till February 12. The session which started on February 4 with the customary address of Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal’s was originally scheduled to have seven working days. On the last day, […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday wrote to Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan seeking his intervention and direction to Department of Food and Public Distribution for immediate release of funds against subsidy bills of Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation (OSCSC), amounting to Rs 3,654.41 crore, including advance subsidy […]
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Bhubaneswar: Former Union Minister Dilip Ray on Friday termed the interim budget presented in the Assembly on Thursday as a “well-conceptualised one”. It is encouraging to note that Odisha has been able to achieve a better economic growth of 8 %, more than the national average of 7.1 % while maintaining its Fiscal Deficit well […]
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