World’s first Melanistic Tiger safari to come up soon near Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve

Bhubaneswar, January 24: An exclusive Melanistic Tiger Safari is coming up near Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district, a first of its kind in the World. According to reports, the technical committee of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has in-principle approval to the State Government’s proposal to set up the safari. Chief Minister Naveen […]

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ECoR achieves 200 MT freight loading in just 295 days, highest ever by any Railway zone 

Bhubaneswar, January 23: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has surpassed all records of Indian Railways in freight loading in the Financial Year 2023-24, said an official release. “From 1st April, 2023 to 22nd January, 2024, the zone loaded 202.111 million tons of freight, shattering the earlier record of highest Freight Loading of 191.39 MT loaded […]

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AIIMS Bhubaneswar conducts successful trial of utilising drones in healthcare services

Bhubaneswar, January 23: AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Tuesday conducted a successful experimental trial of utilising drones to provide superior healthcare services in Odisha. The drone completed the successful journey of 120 kms from AIIMS Bhubaneswar to CHC Tangi in just 1.10 hours, carrying the essential blood supplies weighing around 2kg, without encountering any operational issues. The […]

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After flak, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to visit Puri Jagannath Temple this afternoon

Bhubaneswar, January 23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will visit Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri on Tuesday and perform Shree Mandir Parikrama Marga Pradakhshina. The development came after Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan targeted the Chief Minister for not visiting the 12th century shrine and offering prayers to the sibling deities on January 17 during Parikrama Prakalpa dedication […]

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Odisha effects major IAS reshuffle; 17 districts get new Collectors

Bhubaneswar, January 22: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Naveen Patnaik Government on Monday transferred Collector of 17 districts, ahead of the general elections. While 10 IAS officers of 2018 and 2019 batch became district Collectors for the first time IAS officers of 2020 and 2021 batch has been posted as ADMs and Sub-Collectors. As […]

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Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw keeps promise, work begins for new foot overbridge at Balasore railway station 

Bhubaneswar, January 21: The construction work of new foot overbridge (FOB) has started at Balasore railway station. Recently, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, during his visit to Balasore district has assured of foot overbridge at the station. The FOB, spanning two sections and boasting a total length of approximately 50 meters with a width of 3.05 […]

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Miniature Ram Temple made using chalk & matchsticks in Odisha ahead of ‘Pran Pratishtha’

Bhubaneswar, January 21: Amid huge excitement across the country on the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, L. Eshwar Rao, a miniature artist from Jatni in Odisha created a miniature Ram Temple using chalk and matchsticks. It took Rao, a devotee of Lord Hanuman, seven days to create the miniature temple. Additionally, a miniature […]

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Odisha: CM Naveen Patnaik dedicates new campus of IMS & SUM Hospital at Phulanakhara

Bhubaneswar, January 21: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday dedicated the new campus of IMS and SUM Hospital at Phulanakhara located on NH-16 between Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. Inaugurating the new facility, the CM said it will provide a huge boost to healthcare needs in twin cities and the entire State. The new hospital, which will […]

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Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal lays foundation stone for state-of-the-art ‘Ayush Diksha’ centre in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, January 20: Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday laid the foundation stone for ‘Ayush Diksha’, a first of its kind centre for development of human resources for Ayush professionals of future here. This state-of-the-art centre will be developed within the campus of Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), Bhubaneswar. Speaking at the event, the […]

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Odisha: BJD state secretary attacked in Jharsuguda, police complaint lodged

Bhubaneswar, January 19: A year after State Health Minister Naba Kishore Das was shot dead in broad daylight at Brajarajnagar in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district, an incident of political violence was reported on Thursday night. According to a report, some unidentified attackers threw stones at the vehicle of Odisha state BJP secretary Tankadhar Tripathy. The vehicle […]

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