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Cuttack, Sep 29: Two people, including a woman have been reportedly killed and several injured in a collision between a Passenger train and a Goods train moving in a single track near Kathjodi Station here on Thursday evening. Railway sources said the Bhubaneswar-Bhadrak passenger train hit the goods train from behind allegedly due to wrong […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 29: The State Government has revised freight rate for transportation of minerals in five districts of Odisha for the second time since August 2015. The notification to this effect was issued by the Government pursuant to the Orissa High Court order, which had earlier this year directed the Government to finalise the freight […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 29: The State Government on Thursday cleared two investment proposals worth Rs 224 crore. The Single Window Clearance Authority Meeting held today under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi approved the proposal of the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperatives (IFFCO) and Well Spun Odisha Steel Pvt Ltd. IPICOL General Manager Kalayan Mohanty […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 29: The SOA University conducted a free comprehensive heart check up by its senior cardiologists at the Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital on Thursday marking the World Heart Day on Thursday. The Department of Cardiac Sciences of the hospital also conducted free ECG and special check up for persons who had […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 29: Normal life was affected on Thursday across the State, including Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, with over 18,000 private buses commencing an 24-hour strike, protesting the arrest owner of ‘Maharaja’ a bus which met an accident near Manitri of Athmallick in Angul district on September 9 killing 19 persons. The private buses will stay off […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 28: The East Coast Railways (ECoR) has announced several changes in the running of trains in its jurisdiction which will be effective from October 1 along with the new railway timetable, said a ECoR statement. The timings of 44 trains including 33 express and 11 local passenger trains have been revised in this […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 28: The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) was awarded the Guide Star India Champion Level-Platinum Certification by the GuideStar India for NGO Transparency (Financial Transparency) at a special programme in Mumbai on Tuesday. Over 51,400 NGOs had applied through mail and workshop for the GuideStar India Transparency Awards 2016. Only 307 organisations […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 27: The State Government on Tuesday effected a minor reshuffle in senior IAS level and appointed 1986 batch officer Sudarshan Pal Thakur as the new KBK (Kalahandi-Balangir-Koraput) Chief Administrator in the process. Thakur was the Principal Secretary, Excise Department. Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Secretary and 1995 batch IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi was […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 27: Maintaining that Indian food processing sector has enormous potential in terms of production, consumption, export and growth prospects, Governor Dr SC Jamir on Tuesday urged concerned companies and stakeholders to invest in food processing and packaging sector as the sector is growing 15-10 percent annually. “The Government has made the commercialisation of […]

Bhubaneswar, Sep 27:  The Bhubaneswar Government Railway Police (GRP) on Tuesday arrested two train passenger looters. Mithun Pradhan (19) and Santosh Jena (31) were forwarded to court. They both belong to Ganjam district. Bhubaneswar GRP IIC Soubhagya Kumar Swain said Mithun was nabbed while trying to steal the trolley bag containing valuables of one P […]