NIC opens new data centre in Bhubaneswar; to hire 800 professionals over next one year

Bhubaneswar, May 28, 2018: Bhubaneswar, the State capital of Odisha, has become the fourth National data centre of National Informatics Centre (NIC) after Delhi, Hyderabad and Pune. The NIC will hire 800 professionals in the next one year.   The new cloud-enabled National Data Centre aims to offer round-the-clock operations with secure hosting for various […]

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High profile MP Baijayant Panda quits BJD, to resign from Lok Sabha soon

Bhubaneswar, May 28, 2018: With “deep anguish, hurt and sorrow”, high profile Kendrapara Lok Sabha member Baijayant Panda on Monday resigned from the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD). He sent his resignation letter to BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. He will separately write to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to resign from the […]

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Odisha rolls out ‘Paree Express’ against child sexual abuse

Bhubaneswar, May 28, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday flagged off Paree Express that would move across the State as part of the ‘Save Paree campaign of Odisha Police and UNICEF to check child rape and sexual abuse.  The State-wide mega awareness campaign titled ‘Paree Pain Katha Tie’ was aimed at spreading awareness on […]

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PM opens Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Phase-I of Delhi-Meerut Expressway

New Delhi, May 27, 2018: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated to the nation, two newly built expressways – Phase 1 of Delhi-Meerut Expressway and the Rs 11,000 crore-Eastern Peripheral Expressway, India’s first smart and green highway.  The first of these is the 14 lane, access controlled, Phase-I of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, stretching from […]

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DGP quashes rumours, says no child lifting gangs in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, May 27, 2018: Director General of Police Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma on Sunday said there were no chid lifting gangs present in the State. Describing the messages circulated in social media as mere rumours, he requested the citizens not to take law into their hands and attack innocent people in the name of suspicion. […]

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Tea seller D Prakash Rao from Odisha draws PM’s applause

New Delhi/Cuttack, May 27, 2018: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised a small-time tea seller from Odisha for his valuable work in the service of society.  Modi appreciated the role of D Prakash Rao, helping slum children in Cuttack in a big way to get education in his popular radio talk Mann Ki Baat on Sunday. […]

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CBSE Class 12 results: Chandrashekharpur DAV leads the pack with Highest School Average

Bhubaneswar, May 26, 2018: DAV Public School, Chandrasekhar has once again proved its excellence in CBSE Class 12 results of which were published on Saturday with highest school average.  In the Science stream, out of 375 students, 374 students passed where the school average lands at a whopping 84.90. A total 369 students secured more […]

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PM Modi strikes emotional chord in Odisha, begins speech with ‘Jay Jagannath’

Cuttack (Odisha), May 26, 2018: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday enthralled the people here by beginning his address in Odia at the Bali Yatra Ground in Cuttack in Odisha during party’s Jana Kalyan Samavesh to mark the fourth anniversary of his Government at the Centre. The Prime Minister began his speech by saying ‘Jay […]

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NIC sets up state-of-the-art cloud enabled Data Centre in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, May 25, 2018: The new state-of-the-art cloud enabled National Data Centre will be inaugurated in Bhubaneswar soon. It will offer 24*7 operations with secure hosting for e-Governance applications of the Government and its departments. Union Minister of Electronics and IT and Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad will inaugurate the centre shortly. The National […]

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Odisha CM writes to PM requesting to enhance NFSA beneficiaries

File Photo Bhubaneswar, May 24, 2018: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking inclusion of additional 34.44 lakh beneficiaries under National Food Security Act (NFSA) to ensure coverage of all eligible persons in the State. The CM said Under National Food Security Act (NFSA)-2013, Odisha was given a target […]

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