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Bhubaneswar, July 22: The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) of the Odisha Government on Saturday released a list of dos and don’ts for the general public after flash floods wreaked havoc in some parts of the State, including Rayagada and Kalahandi districts. In a release, the SRC recommended the following safety measures. 1.      There are certain […]

Bhubaneswar, July 21: Maintaining that at least 3,385 Urban Centres in the State do not have their own pucca Anganwadi buildings, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday urged Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi to provide Rs 250 crore for construction of Anganwadi buildings in these Centres. Patnaik met Gandhi at Odisha Bhawan […]

Bhubaneswar, July 18: Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi has asked the Collectors of 12 districts to be vigilant in view of IMD forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the districts, triggered by a depression, formed over the north-west and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and coastal Odisha and centred about 80 km […]

Bhubaneswar, July 18: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday congratulated the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) on being ranked among the top Agriculture universities in India by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). OUAT has been recognised by ICAR as No 1 agricultural university in whole of Eastern and North Eastern India while […]

Bhubaneswar, July 18: In an apparent attempt to assert its claim of maintaining equidistance from the BJP and the Congress, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today extended its support for UPA’s Vice-Presidential candidate Gopal Krishna Gandhi. Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced that his party will support the candidature of Gandhi for […]

Bhubaneswar, July 17: Around 38,500 people of 80 villages in nine blocks in Rayagada and Kalahandi districts have been affected due to flash floods that came in Nagabali, Kalyani and Hati since Sunday. Two persons were killed due landslide and drowning in Kalahandi district while five people sustained injuries in both the districts and undergoing […]

Bhubaneswar, July 17: Ram Nath Kovind or Meira Kumar? Who will be the India’s 14th President? As many as 776 MPs and 4,120 MLAs from across the country, including 147 from Odisha, will decide in a secret ballot vote today. Voting began at 10 am today for a battle that the 18 opposition parties have […]

Bhubaneswar, July 16: Due to incessant rainfall on Saturday, flash floods occurred in river Nagabali and Kalyani of Rayagada district affecting 12 villages in Kalyansinghpur and Rayagada blocks. Three bridges were also washed away resulting in disruption of road communication due to flood.  Flood water is flowing above the Rayagada-Andhra Pradesh road while railway bridge […]

Bhubaneswar, July 14: Hailing NDA Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind for his hard work, determination and commitment to the cause of the oppressed and the downtrodden, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said Kovind is symbolic of the new aspiring Indian. Patnaik while introducing Kovind to his party MLAs and MPs at the Assembly conference […]

Bhubaneswar, July 6: The Odisha Government would set up a High Performance Academy for Athletics here in Bhubaneswar with the help of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Athletic Federation of India (AFI).  An expression of intent (EoI) was signed between the State Government IAAF and AFI today in the presence of Chief Minister […]