Stop political blame game, collectively ensure reforms at Puri Temple: Dilip Ray tells parties

Bhubaneswar, June 13, 2018: Amid the ongoing blame game between the ruling BJD and the opposition BJP over missing keys of the Puri Jagannath Temple’s treasury also known as Ratna Bhandar, senior BJP leader Dilip Ray on Wednesday appealed to the political parties refrain from indulging in the political blame-game as it is in no […]

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Odisha-USA firm join hands for early lightning detection system to reduce death toll

Bhubaneswar, June 13, 2018: The Odisha Government on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with USA-based Earth Networks for early for early weather warning, including lightning and thunderstorm alerts in the State. The system can predict lightning about 45 minutes in advance.  The MoU was signed between Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) and […]

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Biju Swasthya Kalyana Yojana to provide Rs 5 lakh aid per family from August 15

Bhubaneswar, June 12, 2018: Now, each and everyone visiting any Government health institution from district to sub-centres level will be provided all health services free of cost in Odisha, announced Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday. “One of our commitments is Universal Health Coverage. Today in this regard I am happy to announce that each […]

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140-year-old Anu Patro Kothi waits for a helping hand

Bhubaneswar June 12, 2018:  One of the last remaining vestiges of the Old Jagannath Sadak, just on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, is crumbling for want of proper conservation.  The Anu Patro Kothi, as it has been popularly called since the last 140 years, is in need or urgent repairs. Located […]

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Trump-Kim summit: Sand artist appeals for peace through sculpture

Puri (Odisha), June 11, 2018: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Monday created a sand sculpture on peace in Odisha ahead of the proposed meeting between US President Donald Trump would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday in Singapore. Pattnaik created the seven-foot sculpture of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un with their respective national […]

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Budget: Rs 1 crore to Rs 1 lakh crore – Odisha’s phenomenal journey of 80 years

Bhubaneswar, June 11, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched the book ‘80 Years of Odisha Budget’, a compilation of all State budgets since the first in 1936. The first budget in 1936-37 focused on transforming the socio-economic condition of the newly formed province, summed up to Rs 1.77 crore. Since then, it has […]

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Sony Network pulls channels off Ortel Communications in Odisha for non-payment of dues

Bhubaneswar, June 10, 2018: Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), India’s leading media conglomerate, has switched off its broadcast signals to Odisha’s Ortel Communications, owing to non-payment of financial dues.  With SPN’s popular channels like Sony Entertainment Television (SET), Sony SAB, Sony PAL, Sony MAX, Sony SIX, Sony TEN, Sony BBC Earth and more being the staple […]

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The pride and glory of ‘Baliyatra’

Kolkata, June 10, 2018: The three-day ‘The Pride and Glory Of Baliyatra’ event which kick started at ‘The Rabindranath Tagore Centre’, ICCR, Kolkata on Saturday will culminate on Monday. Roots and Revelations, in collaboration with Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Indonesia Tourism, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Odisha Tourism and The Telegraph is […]

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KISS creates history by employing a transgender!

Bhubaneswar, June 10, 2018: The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) has created history by employing a transgender. Sadhna Mishra, the first transgender of the State was employed at KISS to work as an Executive officer. It is her birthday on June 10 when she received the appointment letter from KISS founder and Rajya Sabha […]

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