World Book Day: Bakul Foundation organises reading marathon in Bhubaneswar 

Bhubaneswar, April 23: On the occasion of World Book Day, which is celebrated on 23rd April, Bakul Foundation organized a Reading Marathon called READ-A-THON at the Bakul Library in Satyanagar here. The marathon was open to readers below 30 years of age in two categories. Those below 10 years and those between 11 and 30 […]

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Five more pairs of Summer Special Trains from ECoR to clear additional rush of passengers 

Bhubaneswar, April 23: Five more pairs of summer special trains will run from East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction towards different destinations of the country to clear additional rush of passengers in regular trains during summer. A. Puri-Udhna (Surat) bi-weekly Summer Special Train: 08471/08472 Puri-Udhna-Puri Summer Special Train from Puri will leave at 0630hrs on every […]

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BJP announces list of 40 star campaigners for Odisha

Bhubaneswar, April 23: The BJP on Tuesday announced its list of 40 star campaigners for the upcoming simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and elections. The list of star campaigners includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP national president JP Nadda, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari and Dharmendra Pradhan. List of Star Campaigners 1. […]

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Odisha: Ticket-deprived BJD leaders spew venom against leadership

Bhubaneswar, April 22: Two sitting MLAs for Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD)— Raghunandan Das of Balikuda- Ersama constituency and Sunanda Das of Bari — on Monday spewed venom against the party’s strategists after being denied party tickets to contest the forthcoming assembly polls. They alleged conspiracies behind denial of party tickets to them to […]

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Odisha: BJP stalwart Dharmendra Pradhan, BJD strongman Pranab Das caught in high-risk battle in Sambalpur

Bhubaneswar, April 20: Sambalpur parliamentary constituency in Odisha, among all the 21 major Lok Sabha constituencies in the State, has suddenly gained new political prominence after the BJP landed Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan as its candidate. It’s largely because the state’s ruling BJD has fielded party’s organizational secretary Pranab Prakash Das against Pradhan. The […]

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Two dead, four missing as boat capsizes in Mahanadi in Odisha’s Jharsuguda; CM announces Rs 4 lakh indemnity

Jharsuguda, April 19: Two persons, including a woman died and at least four others went missing after the boat carrying them capsized in the Mahanadi River in Jharsuguda on Friday. The deceased were stated to be the residents of neighbouring Chhattisgarh. As per reports, about 50 people including children and women from Bandhipali area in […]

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Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile successfully flight-tested by DRDO off Odisha coast

Bhubaneswar, April 18: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight-test of Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on Thursday. During the test, all subsystems performed as per expectation. The missile performance was monitored by several Range Sensors like Radar, Electro […]

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AIIMS-Bhubaneswar launches Advanced Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implantation Service

Bhubaneswar, April 17: Adding another feather to its cap trusted tertiary care national health institution, AIIMS Bhubaneswar launched of a cutting-edge service for the placement of Artificial Urinary Sphincters (AUS), a significant advancement in urological care. This innovative service is set to provide new hope and an improved quality of life for patients suffering from […]

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BJD announces 5th list of Assembly candidates; Naveen gets 2nd seat 

Bhubaneswar, April 17: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced fifth list of candidates for Odisha Assembly elections. This time too, Chief Minister Patnaik will contest from second seat from Kantabanji in Bolangir district along with his traditional Hinjli seat in Ganjam district. In 2019, CM contested from Bijepur apart from Hinjli. […]

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Odisha: BJP releases 2nd list of 21 Assembly candidates; Ex-Union Minister Dilip Ray to contest from Rourkela 

Bhubaneswar, April 16: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced the second list of candidates featuring 21 candidates for the ensuing Assembly elections in Odisha. Former Union Minister Dilip Ray has been named as the party’s candidate from Rourkela constituency. The party has changed its candidates in two Assembly seats – Ranpur and Pottangi. […]

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