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Bhubaneswar: The main Opposition party, the Congress, on Monday staged a walkout even as Governor Ganeshi Lal was addressing the Assembly on the opening day of the seven-day Budget Session. As soon as the Governor started his address, the Congress MLAs led by Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra staged the walkout. In his address, Lal […]
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Keonjhar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced KALIA Scholarship programme for the children of farmers who will pursue education in Government professional institutions. “KALIA has become extremely popular and now adopted in the entire country. To promote meritorious students from farming households, I announce KALIA Scholarship. Under the initiative, State Government will support higher […]
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Puri: BJP national president Amit Shah will address Advasi Adhikar convention in Puri on Sunday. The saffron party is holding a two-day Janajati Rashtriya Mahaadhibeshan at Puri. Over 1 lakh tribal people are expected to join attend the convention. The two-day national convention began on Saturday. BJP ST Morcha president Ramvichar Netam after inaugurating party’s […]
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Bhubaneswar: In a bid to reach out each and every farmers in rural pockets, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday flagged off ‘Kalia Ratha’ to spread awareness on benefits of Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) for rural farmers at Gram Panchayat level. A total of 150 vehicles will move across rural areas […]
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Bhubaneswar: The State government has extended the tenure of Justice MM Das Commission of Inquiry inquiring into multi-thousand-crore chit fund scam in the State by six months. A notification in this regard was issued by the Home Department on Friday. “State Government extends the tenure of the Commission of Inquiry on Unauthorised Collection of Public […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said that he was disappointed as there was nothing for landless poor, share croppers and farmers in distress in the Union Interim Budget. He, however, but welcomed the decision of tax benefits, DBT proposal for small and marginal farmers on lines of State’s KALIA scheme. Patnaik gave only […]
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Sambalpur: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated a high-level bridge on Mahanadi river establishing missing link between Chaurpur, Gosala, Chipilima area to Sambalpur. Constructed with an estimated cost of Rs 117.72 crore, the 1.5 km long bridge will reduce the distance to district headquarter by 25 km helping improve socio-economic condition of rural people […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch on arrested Z-Infra Construction Private Ltd chief general manager (CGM) Soumendra Narayan Dalabehera for allegedly defrauding people of Rs 12 crore on pretext of providing land to them. In the past, Z-Infra managing director Prasanna Patra and his director wife Rashmita Patra were arrested in […]
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Bhubaneswar: Former Minister Arun Sahoo on Friday said that he would soon appear before the CBI, probing the multi-thousand-crore chit fund scam. Reportedly, Sahoo, a BJD MLA from Nayagarh along with former Minister and Mahakalapada BJD MLA Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak were summoned by the Central investigating agency for deposition in connection with Seashore chit fund […]
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Mayurbhanj: A headmaster of school in tribal dominated Mayurbhanj district was thrashed for sexually abusing three minor girls on Thursday. Parents of the girls accused the headmaster identified as Anangdeb Tipiria of sexually abusing the minor girls for the last few days. The incident came to light after the three victims – students of Class-VII […]
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