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Bhubaneswar, February 1, 2018: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to restore the services of Rourkela-Koraput-Rourkela Express (18107/18108) temporarily on tri-weekly basis from February, 4. Train Number 18107 Rourkela-Koraput-Rourkela Express from Rourkela will leave on every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday with effect from February 4, said an ECoR release. Train number 18108 Koraput-Rourkela Express […]
Continue ReadingNew Delhi, January 31, 2018: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has provided toilet facilities at 192 toll plazas across the country. Around 180 more toll plazas will be covered by the end of March, 2019 across India, informed a Ministry of Road Transport and Highways press release. Under the Government of India’s flagship […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, January 29, 2018: From this year, winners of National Bravery Award from Odisha would get cash award of Rs 1 lakh from the State Government, announced Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday here. Patnaik met Mamata Dalai and Pankaj Mahanta, who received the National Bravery Awar on Republic Day from Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, January 29, 2018: The Bharat Raksha Manch held a protest on Monday with the demand for extending the exercise of holding the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Odisha after the first part of the draft of the NRC for Assam was published on the January 1. The NRC is an exercise that is […]
Continue ReadingNew Delhi, January 27, 2018: More than 17 crore children of less than five years across the country will be given polio drops as part of the Pulse Polio Programme in 2018. President Ram Nath Kovind, launched the programme for 2018 by administering polio drops to children at the Rahstrapati Bhawan, in the presence of […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, January 27, 2018: Cutting across party lines, regions, ideologies and age groups, eminent personalities of the country gathered in Bhubaneswar at the release a pictorial biography of former Odisha Chief Minister and freedom fighter Biju Patnaik titled ‘The Tall Man Biju Patnaik’ on Saturday. Former President Pranab Mukherjee, BJP veteran and former Deputy Prime […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, January 27, 2018: Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Saturday said the Government of India must bestow the country’s highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna to freedom fighter and former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik. Recalling the great contribution of the legendary leader both during pre-independence and post-independence period, the former PM said that, […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, January 26, 2018: The International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Government of Canada has chosen Bhubaneswar as one of the three Indian cities for Heat Stress Action Plan project that will study the implications of heat stress and extreme heat on the health and #livelihoods of vulnerable groups. The other two cities chosen for the […]
Continue ReadingBy Anil Dhir Imphal, January 26, 2018: The serene and simple India Peace Memorial at Lokpaching near Imphal is considered a sacred spot both for the Indian and the Japanese. The three crude unpolished red sandstone blocks brought over from Rajasthan, lying in the center of the ceremonial yard represents the blood of Indo-Japanese and […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, January 24, 2018: Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday suspended Lok Sabha MP from Kendrapara, Baijayant “Jay” Panda from the primary membership of the party for anti-party activities. The move came nine months after he was removed from the post of spokesperson of the BJD parliamentary party. “Party president Naveen Patnaik […]
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