Rural posting for young doctors should be mandatory for promotion: Venkaiah Naidu

Bhubaneswar, August 25, 2018: Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said that it should be make mandatory for young doctors to serve at least a year or two in rural areas before considering promotions for them. Delivering the first annual convocation of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar here, Naidu said, “There is a need to increase the number […]

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NITI Aayog to replicate Odisha Vikash Conclave initiative

Bhubaneswar, August 24, 2018: Hailing the three-day Odisha Vikash Conclave (OVC) being organised by the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) in partnership with other organisations, the NITI Aayog on Friday said it would take steps to “replicate” the successful initiative in expediting development process in the country. NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr Rajiv […]

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Severe threat: 167 elephants electrocuted in last 18 years in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, August 24, 2018: Odisha has now turned into a graveyard of elephants. Among the many unnatural reasons like poaching, train and road kills and even falling into open well, electrocution deaths is among the top leading cause for unnatural deaths. Since 2000, Odisha has lost 167 elephants due to electrocution. Since the year 2000, […]

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Projects worth Rs 793.96 crore sanctioned so far under Ama Gaon Ama Vikash

Bhubaneswar, August 23, 2018: Till date, a total of 3,24,623 development projects worth Rs 793.96 crore have been sanctioned for at least 3508 Gram Panchayats in 155 blocks under the “Ama Gaon, Ama Vikash” (Our Village, Our Development) programme. As part of the “Ama Gaon, Ama Vikash’ programme, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik interacts with the […]

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Japan will be country partner for second-edition of Make in Odisha conclave: CM

Bhubaneswar, August 23, 2018: Japan will be the country partner for the second ‘Make in Odisha’ Conclave to be held in November 2018, announced Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Thursday. “I am pleased to announce that Japan will be country partner for the event. This will provide new impetus to the relations between Odisha […]

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ODRAF, Fire Service personnel hone skills to fight chemical disasters

Bhubaneswar, August 22, 2018: The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has promoted initiatives for a series of training on Chemical, Biological and Radiological Disaster (CBRN) emergency for Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and Fire Service personnel jointly with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) which specialises in CBRN emergency. The training is being conducted […]

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Two-day Viswa Odia Sammelani from December 23

Bhubaneswar, August 21, 2018: A two-day Viswa Odia Sammelani will be held at New Delhi from December 23 this year. Speaking to the press during the launch of the official website and Android App, Sammelani president Dr Murali Manohar Sharma said that the two day conclave will be an event with participation from the entire Odia […]

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Three-day Odisha Vikash Conclave-2018 from August 24

Bhubaneswar, August 20, 2018: With an aim to discuss how to make Odisha a prosperous State by identifying development deficits among a host of other activities, the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) in association with several agencies is all set to hold a three-day Odisha Vikash Conclave-2018 from August 24 here. The three-day […]

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‘Hum Badlenge Apna Bharat’ campaign for students launched to strengthen democracy

Bhubaneswar, August 19, 2018: Odisha Election Watch on Sunday launched a unique campaign “Hum Badlenge Apna Bharat”- a campaign aiming at strengthening democracy by involving participation of students. The initiative is being organised in collaboration with Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and in cooperation with People’s Cultural Centre (PECUC), National Service Scheme (NSS) and Council […]

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ODRAF: A standalone disaster response force in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, August 18, 2018: In the aftermath of Super Cyclone – 1999, the Odisha Government started working on disaster management capacity building in a big way with creation of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF). It was initially raised with only three units in 2001. In 2004, another two units were raised and five years […]

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