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Bhubaneswar, November 26: Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj on Wednesday launched the ‘Videsh Siksha Bruti’ Scheme, marking a significant step towards supporting meritorious SC/ST students aspiring to pursue higher studies abroad. Under the scheme, SC and ST students belonging to families with an annual income of Rs 12 lakh or below are eligible to apply. […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 25: The Khurda Road Railway Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) has achieved a remarkable operational milestone by becoming the fastest division in Indian Railways to handle 200 Million Tonnes (MT) of freight traffic during the current financial year. This landmark achievement has been accomplished in just 235 days, as on November 21, […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 21: The State Cabinet led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday approved enhancement of pre and post matric scholarship amount for SC and ST students residing in hostels under the Mukhya Mantri Medhabi Chatra Protshan Yojana in view of the rise in food and non-food items in the State. The pre- […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 17: The Udhna–Brahmapur–Udhna Amrit Bharat Express will operate tri-weekly from November 19. The Indian Railways has decided to increase the frequency of the express train based on response to public demand and as part of the Ministry of Railways’ continuous efforts to enhance passenger convenience. Now, the train number 19021/19022 Udhna–Brahmapur–Udhna Amrit Bharat […]
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Cuttack, November 17: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) on Monday announced that online sale of tickets for the upcoming India vs South Africa T20 match at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on December 9 will commence from December 1. The offline ticket sale for the public will be held at six counters of Barabati Stadium on […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 17: The three-day 47th All India Railways Bridge Championship kicked off at the Railway Indoor Stadium in Mancheswar here on Monday. This is the first time East Coast Railway (ECoR) is organising this national event on behalf of the Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB). ECoR Additional General Manager B. S. K. Rajkumar inaugurated […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 17: The Odisha Police has come under sharp criticism for allegedly undermining Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s people-centric grievance redressal mechanism, despite the Government’s repeated claims of prioritising quality disposal of public complaints lodged at the Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell. Fifteen years after the last in-person grievance hearing by a serving Chief Minister, […]
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Kandhamal, November 16: A Maoist couple active for the past seven years in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, surrendered before IG (Southern Range) Niti Sekhar in Kandhamal district police on Sunday. The surrendered couple were identified as Unga Kalmu alias Kishore, 25, and his wife Mase Madvi, 22. They are the residents of Chhattisgarh. They were […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 15: Highlighting the State Government’s ‘Atmanirbhar Mahila Su Vahak’ (Ama Su Vahak), scheme to empower women in driving profession, the Odisha Government on Saturday sought the help of banks to realise the vision. The Commerce and Transport Department convened a meeting with SLBC member banks to launch the new scheme and to ensure […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 12: South Eastern Circle Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) Brijesh Kumar Mishra, conducted a detailed statutory inspection of the newly constructed third and fourth rail line between Hindol Road and Meramandali under Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway. The inspection covered a 26.826 km section, forming part of the 170 km Budhapank–Salegaon […]
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