Odisha: Heritage walk marks INTACH Foundation Day in Bhubaneswar 

Bhubaneswar, January 27: The 39th Foundation Day of the Indian Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) was celebrated with a heritage walk in the Ekamra Kshetra in the temple city here. Besides Intach members, historians, students and persons with a keen interest in history and culture gathered at the Mukteswar Temple Complex early in […]

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Padma Awards 2024: Four from Odisha to get Padma Shri for Art

Bhubaneswar, January 25: Four persons from Odisha have been selected for Padma Shri for 2024. They are Gopinath Swain, Bhagbat Padhan, Binod Maharana, and Binod Kumar Pasayat from Odisha will receive the Padma Shri. The awards will be conferred by the President at ceremonial functions which will be held at Rashtrapati Bhawan around March/April. The awards were […]

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Odisha: CBI arrests Rourkela GST Superintendent Amarkant Kumar for taking bribe

Bhubaneswar, January 25: CBI’s Anti-Corruption Branch officials on Thursday caught red handed Superintendent of GST, Rourkela Amarkant Kumar while demanding and accepting the partial bribe amount of Rs 20,000 from the proprietor of a firm. CBl, ACB Bhubaneswar received a complaint dated Wednesday from the complainant, alleging therein demand of bribe of Rs 50,000 on […]

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OJEE 2024 exam dates announced on ojee.nic.in, registration begins today

Bhubaneswar, January 25: The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination, OJEE 2024 exam schedule has been released. Candidates who are eligible and will be appearing for the examination can visit the official website at ojee.nic.in to check the OJEE exam dates. As per the official schedule, the OJEE 2024 exam is set to be held from May […]

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World’s first Melanistic Tiger safari to come up soon near Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve

Bhubaneswar, January 24: An exclusive Melanistic Tiger Safari is coming up near Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district, a first of its kind in the World. According to reports, the technical committee of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has in-principle approval to the State Government’s proposal to set up the safari. Chief Minister Naveen […]

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ECoR achieves 200 MT freight loading in just 295 days, highest ever by any Railway zone 

Bhubaneswar, January 23: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has surpassed all records of Indian Railways in freight loading in the Financial Year 2023-24, said an official release. “From 1st April, 2023 to 22nd January, 2024, the zone loaded 202.111 million tons of freight, shattering the earlier record of highest Freight Loading of 191.39 MT loaded […]

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AIIMS Bhubaneswar conducts successful trial of utilising drones in healthcare services

Bhubaneswar, January 23: AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Tuesday conducted a successful experimental trial of utilising drones to provide superior healthcare services in Odisha. The drone completed the successful journey of 120 kms from AIIMS Bhubaneswar to CHC Tangi in just 1.10 hours, carrying the essential blood supplies weighing around 2kg, without encountering any operational issues. The […]

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After flak, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to visit Puri Jagannath Temple this afternoon

Bhubaneswar, January 23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will visit Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri on Tuesday and perform Shree Mandir Parikrama Marga Pradakhshina. The development came after Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan targeted the Chief Minister for not visiting the 12th century shrine and offering prayers to the sibling deities on January 17 during Parikrama Prakalpa dedication […]

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Odisha effects major IAS reshuffle; 17 districts get new Collectors

Bhubaneswar, January 22: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Naveen Patnaik Government on Monday transferred Collector of 17 districts, ahead of the general elections. While 10 IAS officers of 2018 and 2019 batch became district Collectors for the first time IAS officers of 2020 and 2021 batch has been posted as ADMs and Sub-Collectors. As […]

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Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw keeps promise, work begins for new foot overbridge at Balasore railway station 

Bhubaneswar, January 21: The construction work of new foot overbridge (FOB) has started at Balasore railway station. Recently, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, during his visit to Balasore district has assured of foot overbridge at the station. The FOB, spanning two sections and boasting a total length of approximately 50 meters with a width of 3.05 […]

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