English Hockey players visit SAI International School

Bhubaneswar: The touring English Hockey players on Wednesday gave students of SAI International School here a day to remember as they spent a few hours giving a few tricks on hockey, playing and having loads of fun. For the students, Wednesday was not ‘just another day’. It was the day the young students got an […]

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Over 4,300 students visit Naval ships

Paradip: As part of Navy Week 2018 activities, more than 4,300 students from different schools of Odisha visited INS Sumedha and Tihayu here on Sunday. The students from Sainik School in Bhubaneswar, Sri Sri University in Cuttack, CV Raman Engineering College in Bhubaneswar, Ravenshaw University in Cuttack and Shri Loknath Shiksha Ashram, Paradip, Naval NCC […]

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Former IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi joins BJP

Bhubaneswar: Star-performer former IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi, who recently opted for voluntary retirement, formally joined BJP in New Delhi on Tuesday, as a ‘normal party worker’. She was inducted into the party fold by party national president Amit Shah at the latter’s residence in New Delhi in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, party […]

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Odisha declares holiday for educational institutions, Govt offices for Hockey World Cup

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday declared holiday on Tuesday for all educational institutions in Bhubaneswar for the inaugural event of Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018. Government offices and education institutes across the State will function till 1:30 pm on Tuesday. The Chief Minister also announced that all education institutes and Government […]

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Kulamani Biswal’s three-day literary jamboree concludes

New Delhi: A three-day literary jamboree held at Art Gallery in Siri Fort, New Delhi concluded recently. It was a proverbial aesthetic indulgence with book releases, art exhibition and poetry recitation. Every evening, people thronged the venue and relished and rejoiced in the flavour of the exotic creation of Kulamani Biswal who is a prolific […]

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Naveen urges Nadda to continue treatment of Jaga, Balia at AIIMS, New Delhi

Bhubaneswar: Maintaining that the doctors at AIIMS, New Delhi is pressing to discharge Jaga and Balia (Kalia), the craniopagus twins who were separated on October 25, 2017 and since then undergoing treatment there, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday requested Union Health Minister JP Nadda to advise the AIIMS authorities to continue the treatment and […]

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606 Sub-Inspectors shine at passing out parade with two stars in Odisha  

Bhubaneswar: A total of 606 Sub-Inspectors (SIs), including 212 women officials passed out from the Biju Patnaik State Police Academy (BPSPA) in a colourful passing-out parade that marked the end of their training at the BPSPA here. This was the largest passing-out parade of Sub-Inspectors by BPSPA so far. Governor Ganeshi Lal graced the 9th […]

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Rourkela Municipal Corporation reels under staff crunch, civic services take a hit

Rourkela: The Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC) is reeling under severe staff crunch that in turn is hampering the civic services it renders to the citizens of the Steel City. At least 157 permanent posts are lying vacant in the RMC as against the sanctioned strength of 670 in various categories. This information was furnished by […]

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Former Rajya Sabha member Baishnab Charan Parida dies at 77

Bhubaneswar: Former Rajya Sabha member and Bhasa Suraksha Sammilani president Baishnab Charan Parida died at a private hospital here on Monday morning after battling cancer. The 77 year-old-leader is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. Born on February 15, 1941 in Srirampur in Mangalpur in Jajpur district, Parida moved to Calcutta after […]

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Naveen proposes 33% reservation for women in Assemblies, Parliament

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday brought a resolution in the Assembly seeking 33 per cent reservation for women in State Legislative Assemblies and Parliament. Earlier today, Patnaik addressed a large congregation of women from Odisha Sabuja Patrika Mahasangha at the BJD party office. The Chief Minister initiated the discussion in the House on […]

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