Inter-divisional pulling regatta at Chilika

Chilika: A two-day Inter-Divisional Pulling Regatta for Batch 02/2018 was held at INS Chilka on Friday and Saturday. The competition aimed to inculcate watermanship skills, endurance and team spirit. Trainees from all 10 divisions and four teams from Ship’s Company participated in the competition. In addition, Chilka Lake swimming competition from Kalijai Island to Watermanship […]

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Odisha-based industries express concern over inadequate supply of coal

Bhubaneswar: Odisha-based industries are facing serious shortage of coal which affects the operations of many captive power plants in the state. Unless this issue is taken seriously and addressed in time this would hit the future these industries. This concern was highlighted by the industry leaders at the workshop on ‘Dialogue for Coal Security for […]

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‘Take leadership in initiating necessary steps for passing Bill for one-third seats for women in Parliament & Assemblies’

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday requested to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the leadership in initiating necessary steps for passing Bill for reservation of one-third of seats in Parliament and State legislatures for women. The Chief Minister in a letter to PM Modi assured him of full support in providing women their […]

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Vikaspedia portal launched for disseminating development information

Bhubaneswar: India Development Gateway (InDG), a national-level initiative, has launched a dedicated content portal, Vikaspedia, for providing information and knowledge products and services in the domain of social development. The portal is like a wiki for different sectors and industries having a specific objective of reaching the ‘un-reached’ communities of India, especially the financially underprivileged […]

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Smiles, hugs and togetherness: A nostalgic get-together

Bhejiput: Around 50 old students of 1982-batch of the RCM High School, Kanheipur in Khallikote block in Ganjam district turned into young boys and girls on Sunday as they caught up with long-lost friends and batchmates. Many turned nostalgic remembering their fun days. It was a good 36 years after their matriculation that most of […]

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Naveen launches PEETHA to create awareness on Government programmes

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to create awareness about various schemes of the State Government and improve transparency in distribution of individual and social benefits in grassroots level, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched PEETHA-People’s Empowerment-Enabling Transparency and Accountability of Odisha Initiatives. The programme is part of the 3-T initiative of technology, transparency and team […]

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5th International Mother Tongue Fest on February 20

Bhubaneswar: The fifth edition of the two-day International Mother Tongue Festival “Amari Bhasa Pathe” is all set to kick off from February 20 in New Delhi. Being organised by The Intellects – a forum of non-Odia residents in New Delhi, the programme was aimed at promoting the Odia art, culture, tradition and language in international […]

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Indian Navy undertakes sailing expedition at Chilika lake

Chilika: At least 50 trainees and instructors participated in the 84 km long two-day sailing expedition conducted from November 2018 at Chilka lake on Thursday and Friday. The expedition was aimed at inculcating the spirit of adventure, esprit-de-corps, perseverance, exposure to a long sailing voyage, honing of sailing skills, improving seamanship knowledge and skills and […]

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Talk on ‘Comparative Literary Study and Odia Literature’ held

Cuttack: Adding to a series of lectures held every month by the Department of Odia Language and Literature, Shailabala Women’s Autonomous College here, a seminar entitled as  ‘A Comparative Literary Study and Odia Literature’ was held at the department on November 27 with scholars deliberating on the topic. The speakers emphasised that the act of […]

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Traffic rule violators beware! You are under Red Light and Speed Violation Detection System

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Smart City Ltd (BSCL) will soon implement the Red Light Violation Detection System (RLVDS) and Speed Violation Detection System (SVDS), including the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) to automatically catch and penalise the traffic violators across the Bhubaneswar. The system, which has been placed at various locations, has started functioning and trial […]

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