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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Janaadhikar Parishad, a civil society forum working on mining issues in Odisha on Thursday submitted a memorandum to Union Minister for Steel and Mines, Labour and Employment Narendra Singh Tomar demanding CBI Inquiry into irregularities and illegalities of mining operation in the State following the recommendation of Justice Shah Commission. A five-member delegation […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday released coffee table book on sand art and sand sculpture titled ‘Imaginations in sand.’ The book which is the first coffee table book on sand art in India has been published by internationally acclaimed sand art maestro Padma Shri Sudarsan Patnaik and is a rare composition of photographs […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police late on Thursday night arrested five dacoits, including a student in Chakeiciani area under Mancheswar police station while they were planning for committing loot. Acting on a tipoff the Special Squad of the Commissionerate Police along with the Mancheswar police raided an isolated place in Chakeiciani area and nabbed gang leader […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for setting up of Regional Semen Station at Kathpal and Quarantine Station at Pratappur in Mayurbhanj district. Fishery and Odisha Animal Resources Development (F&ARD) Department Secretary Bishnupada Sethi and NDDB MD Dillip Rath signed the agreement in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of thousands in the coastal Odisha districts breathe easy on Thursday as the threat of impending flood in Mahanadi river system averted. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra told mediapersons here that the threat of a major flood in the Mahanadi river system has been averted as around 11 lakh cusec water is flowing at […]

Bhubaneswar: A Job Fair for locomotor disabled and hearing impaired persons is scheduled to be held on August 8 at 10 am at VRC campus like last year. A good number of companies is taking part to select the PWDs in paid job. A total of 181 candidates will be selected by 12 companies while […]

Ganapati Panda gets Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday called upon the scientist community in the State to come up with ‘out-of-the-box’ solutions to combat the menaces of environmental pollution, energy crisis, water scarcity, global warming, besides ensuring lasting solutions for the problems of common populace, more […]

Bhubaneswar: Utilization under State Plan Budget for 2014-15 has increased by 110 per cent over last year expenditure by 2014. The percentage of expenditure has been around 15 per cent of the estimated plan budget for 2014-15. This was revealed here at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Gokul Chandra Pati at […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of continuing rain since two days due to low pressure, rain water was flowing between Saragipali and Handapa stations in Angul-Sambalpur rail section and mud fallen between Keutguda and Sikarpai stations in Rayagada-Koraput Railway Section resulting in partial disruption of train services during morning hours, said a press release issued by the […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to providing comfortable journey to the commuters and to clear wait list positions of the passengers in south bound trains through East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction, Railways have decided to extend the services of Santragachhi-Chennai, Santragachhi-Ernakulam Super-Fast Special trains including Howrah-Yesvantpur and Howrah-Chennai PREMIUM Special trains till last week of August […]