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Bhubaneswar: The Union Civil Aviation Ministry has served show-cause notice to Air Odisha, a private airline, for discontinuing its operations from the Veer Surendra Sai Airport at Jharsuguda. Air Odisha had bagged the permission to operate flights from Jharsuguda to Bhubaneswar, Ranchi and Raipur under the Centre’s Regional Connectivity Scheme-Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) programme. On […]
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Bhubaneswar: Delhi-based columnist and Defence analyst Abhijit Iyer-Mitra was arrested in connection with a case registered against him at Saheed Nagar police station here for his derogatory remarks against the Konark Sun Temple in Puri. He was booked under Sections of 294, 295-A, 506, 500, 153-A of IPC and 67 IT Act on September 20 […]
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Dharmagarh: Around 200 school students have been trained in spoken English during the nine-day workshop on ‘Spoken English’ organised by the ‘English Support Mission’ at the Dharmagarh Secondary Training School here in Kalahandi district. The programme, which concluded on Monday, was aimed at helping rural students excel in English on a par with their peers […]
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Cuttack: The 59th State level Police Commemoration Day – 2018 was observed at Cuttack in a befitting manner at the State police headquarters, remembering the sacrifice of 10 policemen who lost their lives at the hands of Chinese troops in 1959. Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma attended the programme as chief […]
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Bhubaneswar: At least 61 persons have lost their lives and 60.11 lakh people have been affected due to cyclone Titli that has left trail of devastation in Odisha. Titli had made a landfall near Gopalpur between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coast in the early hours of October 11. Ganjam and Rayagada districts have affected immensely […]
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By Anil Dhir Bhubaneswar: On the Imphal-Ukrhul road in Manipur, one takes a detour at Finch Corner to reach Shangshak, where the Indian Army has put up a War Memorial. It has been raised by the Maratha Light Infantry to commemorate the dead of the 4/5 Maratha, the 152 Para Battalion and the brave people […]
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Bhubaneswar: At least 57 persons have lost their lives and 60.11 lakh people have been affected and the State, as per preliminary assessment, has suffered loss to the tune of 2,770.28 crore due to cyclone Titli that has left trail of devastation in Odisha. Titli had made a landfall near Gopalpur between Odisha and Andhra […]
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New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in a joint statement on Thursday clarified that SIM cards issued via Aadhaar verification won’t be disconnected. “A few news reports in the media which state that 50 crore mobile numbers, almost half of the total mobiles in circulation, are at […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday visited Gangabada gram panchayat in Gajapati district where 15 people died in a landslide caused by heavy rainfall under the impact of cyclone Titli and said the Government will do a vulnerability mapping of hilltop villages and provide shelter homes wherever required. At least 15 persons wee died […]
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Bhubaneswar: Renowned historian, researcher and pilot Anil Dhir has demanded that the Kohinoor be restored to its rightful place at the Jagannath Temple in Puri. It is currently housed in the Tower of London in the United Kingdom. According to Dhir, who has researched the Sikh connection with the Jagannath Temple, there is ample documentary […]
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