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Bhubaneswar, August 24, 2018: Odisha has now turned into a graveyard of elephants. Among the many unnatural reasons like poaching, train and road kills and even falling into open well, electrocution deaths is among the top leading cause for unnatural deaths. Since 2000, Odisha has lost 167 elephants due to electrocution. Since the year 2000, […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, August 20, 2018: With an aim to discuss how to make Odisha a prosperous State by identifying development deficits among a host of other activities, the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) in association with several agencies is all set to hold a three-day Odisha Vikash Conclave-2018 from August 24 here. The three-day […]
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Bhubaneswar, August 20, 2018: The IAS Officers’ Association, Odisha on Monday resolved to contribute a minimum of one day salary of its members to Kerala, which has been reeling under severe floods, the worst in 100 years. The IPS Officers’ Association also pledged to contribute one day salary to flood affected Kerala. “The IAS Officers’ […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, August 20, 2018: Noted environmentalist and activist Dr Biswajit Mohanty has been appointed as the new Chairman of Greenpeace India. He is the first from the State to head this international NGO. On August 18, Dr Mohanty was appointed as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Greenpeace India whose headquarters are at Bengaluru. […]
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Bhubaneswar, August 19, 2018: The Odisha Government on Sunday wrote to Kerala Additional Chief Secretary (Disaster Management and State Relief Commissioner) urging him to make necessary arrangements of food, drinking water and other necessities for 187 persons from the State who were trapped in different parts of flood-ravaged Kerala. The letter also carries the names […]
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Bhubaneswar, August 18, 2018: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University) SOA would host 26th National Children Science Congress during December 27-31, 2018. Nearly 1500 participants, including overseas children are expected to participate. This time SOA is organising the battle for the designers to nourish the talent of the students to design a logo for […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, August 18, 2018: At least 76 power boats and a total of 275 Fire Service personnel, including 15 supervising officer specially trained in flood rescue and relief operation were flown to Kerala in a special aircraft from the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here after the Centre spoke to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seeking help. […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, August 16, 2018: Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee as a man of great talents yet a simple and humble demeanour and his contribution to Odisha, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that Odisha will remain indebted to him for his immense support during the Super Cyclone of 1999 which devastated more than half of […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar August 14, 2018: The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Odisha, has written to Central and State Governments urging them to reconsider the proposal of operating sea planes in the Chilka Lake. AB Tripathy, State Convener of INTACH said that the delicate ecosystem of this Ramsar Site will be severely affected […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, August 10, 2018: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dialled Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik and thanked him for supporting NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh, who was elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman on Thursday. As per a report, the courtesy call between the two leaders lasted a few minutes. Singh […]
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