Free Wi-Fi at Cuttack railway station from Puja

Bhubaneswar, Sep 22: As a part of an ambitious project towards Digital India initiative by Indian Railways, Wi-Fi services will be provided at Cuttack railway station during Durga Puja time. Cuttack railway station will now gain the distinguished status of having high-speed internet facility in the country for its thousands of passengers who travel everyday […]

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One more month’s salary to low-rung Odisha cops

Bhubaneswar, Sep 22: Low-rung police personnel would get one month’s additional salary (Grade pay) in the State. A notification to this effect has been published by the Home Department after the Finance Department gave its nod to the proposal. The Grade Pay would be given to Constables, Havildars, Sepoys and Lance Naiks. The maximum limit […]

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Decks cleared for polls at Utkal Varsity this year

Bhubaneswar. Sep 21: Decks were cleared for Students’ Union elections here at the Utkal University after the university’s Post Graduate (PG) Council gave its nod for the democratic exercise of the students on Wednesday two days after the Advisory Committee gave its green signal. The process will be held after a gap of one year. […]

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Stormy Monsoon Session on cards; 12 Bills likely to be passed

Bhubaneswar, Sep 20: The Monsoon Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly beginning here tomorrow is likely to be a stormy affair with opposition Congress and BJP geared up to put the ruling BJD in the dock on a host of issues, including Mahanadi dispute, Nagada malnutrition deaths, civilians killing by police in Kandhamal. Besides, the […]

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Digital boards at Angul railway station soon

Bhubaneswar, Sep 20: To improve passengers’ amenities the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to install digital Train Indication Boards (TIBs) and Coach Indication Boards (CIBs) thereby facilitating commuters to know about the information like arrival/departure of trains. Presently, commuters become aware of the train position only after arriving on the platform. The work for […]

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Ajit Jogi’s son joins BJD anti-Polavaram rally

Bhubaneswar, Sep 20: Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi’s son Amit Jogi on Tuesday participated in Odisha’s ruling BJD-sponsored agitation in Malkangiri district against the Polavaram project of Andhra Pradesh and targeted the BJP and Congress for the controversial project. The Chhattisgarh Janata Congress (Jogi) (CJCJ) leader along with Dharamjit Singh undertook a bus yatra from […]

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Odisha to be child labour-free by 2025, says CM

Bhubaneswar, Sep 20: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that the State Government commits itself to the cause of elimination of child labour in all forms by 2025 in Odisha. “Odisha has formulated the State Action Plan for Elimination of Child Labour to stop child labour practice. It focuses on rescue, rehabilitation, education and […]

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Odisha to open 137 more schools for differently-abled kids

Bhubaneswar, Sep 19: In a bid to ensure quality education and life for persons with disabilities (PwDs), the Odisha Government on Monday decided to open 137 new special schools to provide education to differently-abled children across the State. The Government has already accorded in-principle approval for these schools. This was revealed at a meeting held […]

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Panagariya calls for empowering people through education

Bhubaneswar, Sep 19: NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Dr Arvind Panagariya on Monday said true empowerment of people can be achieved only when their income level goes up. He suggested that both Union state governments must work in tandem to ensure that various schemes and programmes aimed economic growth of the people are implemented in right spirit. […]

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Two-day national conference on labour tomorrow

Bhubaneswar, Sep 19: A two-day national conference on labour will begin in the city on Tuesday. The conference being organised by the Odisha Government in association with International Labour Organization (ILO) will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the presence of Union Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya. The event which will be […]

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