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Bargarh, January 15: The ‘Dhanu Yatra’ festival, considered to be the world’s largest open-air theatre, began on Monday in the western Odisha town of Bargarh. Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari inaugurated the 11-day festival which marks the victory of good over evil. The Dhanu Yatra came into existence in Bargarh in 1947-48 as part of the […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 14: The Punjabi community of Bhubaneswar celebrated Lohri, the grand Indian harvest festival with joy and fervour and all the associated cultural paraphernalia here. More than 400 members of the Punjabi community got together at the Punjab Bhavan in Bhubaneswar. The celebrations began during the late evening with friends and relatives gathering at […]
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Puri, January 14: Ahead of inagutarion of Shreemandir Parikrama Project on January 17, 5T & Nabin Odisha Chairman VK Pandian visited the ongoing Shreemandir Parikrama project, Shree Marga, Shree Jagannatha Vihar, Shree Setu, Samanga Parking and facilities being created for pilgrims early on Sunday morning. During the visit, the former bureaucrat inspected all elements of […]
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Balasore, January 13: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday flagged off the Gopinathpur Nilgiri-Balasore new MEMU train service at Gopinathpur Nilgiri railway station in Balasore district. Three pairs of MEMU trains will run over this route daily. With the inauguration of a new passenger line between Gopinathpur Nilgiri and Balasore, the people of this area […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 13: NLC India Ltd, a Navratna Company under the Ministry of Coal, has awarded the EPC contract to BHEL to set up a Pit Head Green Field Thermal Power Project of 2,400 MW capacity (3 x 800 MW – Stage I) at Jharsuguda district, after inviting competitive tenders under ICB route, said an […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 12: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will launch various railway services in Odisha on Saturday, said an official release on Friday. According to an East Coast Railway (ECoR) statement, Vaishnaw will flag off Gopinathpur Nilgiri-Balasore new MEMU train service, dedicate the Balasore-Gopinathpur Nilgiri passenger line and lay foundation stone for subway & inaugurate PRS […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 12: Vigilance on Friday arrested OMVD Talcher Traffic Jitendra Kumar Behera following seizure of Rs 24.27 lakh from his poesssion. Acting on tip-off, a Vigilance team intercepted Behera at Trinath Bazar under Balianta police station in Bhubaneswar while he was traveling in his car from Talcher to Astarang late last night, and found […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 12: Odisha Vigilance has seized more than Rs 24 lakh from the possession of Talcher Traffic Jitendra Kumar Behera. The OMVD Traffic Inspector was being examined by the anti-corruption wing officials and further raids were being conducted on his premises. Acting on tip-off, a Vigilance team intercepted Behera at Trinath Bazar under Balianta […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 11: The State Level Steering Committee meeting of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena. Reviewing in the meeting, Chief Secretary Jena advised to use Drone Technology to study forest cover mapping before and after plantation; after one year and […]
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Balasore, January 11: The body of Simulia Block Development Officer (BDO) Biswaranjan Mohanty found hanging in his official quarters at Simulia of Balasore district. The reason behind the the officer’s death is unknown. Similua police broke open the door in the presence of the Magistrate and seized the body. Investigation is on.
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