Odisha prays for successful separation of conjoined twins Jaga, Balia

Bhubaneswar, August 28, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday spoke to Prof Ashok Mahapatra who is leading the 40-member team at AIIMS, New Delhi on the surgery on conjoined twins from Kandhamal Honey alias Jaga and Singh alias Balia. “Prof Mahapatra assured me surgery at #AIIMS is on track & may take another 8 […]

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Missive to Centre for Doppler radars in disaster prone Odisha

Bhubaneswar, August 28, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the Union Government for installation of installation of the Doppler weather radars at  Balasore  and Sambalpur at the earliest. In 2006, the Central Government had decided to install four Doppler weather radars in the disaster prone Odisha for tracking and monitoring of real-time weather […]

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Odisha raises industrial security force

Bhubaneswar, August 28, 2017: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Odisha Government on Monday raised its own Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF) in order to provide an integrated safety and security cover to the industrial establishments in the State. The first batch of the 1,289 recruits, including 203 women of the newly raised force has undergone 10-month […]

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Odisha CM hails Supreme Court’s verdict on ‘Right to Privacy’

Bhubaneswar, August 24, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court’s land mark verdict on Right to Privacy. Earlier on Thursday, in a landmark decision that will affect the lives of all Indians, a nine-judge Constitution bench of the apex court unanimously declared that right to privacy was a Fundamental Right under […]

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OPTCL on a ‘Power for All’ mission

Bhubaneswar, August 24, 2017: A new batch of 150 young technical professionals joined Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) on Thursday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik handed over appointment letters to them in a function here and urged them to work with dedication for realising our mission ‘Power for All’. “Since 2010, over 1,581 professionals have […]

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Odisha offers 30% subsidy for rooftop solar projects

Bhubaneswar, August 23, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched the web portal of grid connected Rooftop Solar programme in the State. The website www.rtsodisha.gov.in was aimed at making the programme easily accessible to the common citizens with 30 percent Government subsidy.    Patnaik restated focus on harnessing renewable energy and utlising it productively […]

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Odisha launches free injectable contraceptive for women

Bhubaneswar, August 22, 2017: Odisha Government on Tuesday launched Injectable Contraceptive programme, aimed to maintain healthy gap between the births of children by using injectable contraceptive. The injections would be available for free at public health facilities. Health and Family Welfare Secretary PK Meherda launched the programme christened as ‘Antara’ which is considered to be effective […]

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Odisha CM hands over appointment letters to 581 doctors

Bhubaneswar, August 21, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday handed over the appointment letters to as many as 581 doctors and asserted that more than 5,700 posts of Paramedics will also be filled up this year. “I congratulate all the doctors who are joining the prestigious Odisha Medical Service today. Healthcare is a top […]

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Free Mobile Medical Units to boost Odisha rural healthcare drive

Bhubaneswar, August 20, 2017: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday flagged of 11 mobile medical units (MMUs) here on Sunday in order to provide doorstep healthcare facility in rural areas in Odisha. The service will be available free of cost.  The global positioning system (GPS)-enabled MMUs were the initiative of Hindustan […]

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None from Odisha reported dead in Utkal Express tragedy, 5 hurt

Bhubaneswar, August 20: At least five Odia passengers, including a woman sustained minor injuries after fourteen coaches of a high-speed Puri-Haridwar Kalinga Utkal Express jumped the rails on Saturday evening, with one of them crashing into a house adjacent to the track near Khatauli in UP on Saturday evening, claiming at least 23 lives.  While […]

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