Naveen accuses national parties of creating ‘atmosphere of uncertainty’

Bhubaneswar, October 11, 2017: Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday accused the national parties of creating an ‘atmosphere of uncertainty’ in the country, in an apparent reference to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Participating at the ruling BJD’s padayatra programme here, Patnaik without taking name of any party said the prevailing atmosphere […]

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Union Oil Min launches IGL prepaid smart card for CNG consumers

New Delhi, October 11, 2017: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday launched the prepaid smart card (Retail and Fleet) for CNG consumers here. Pradhan said it will be easily available and benefit common man in saving time in transactions at the CNG stations. “This is an important step taken by GAIL […]

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Patnaik urges Naidu to stop construction of Polavaram dam

Bhubaneswar, October 10, 2017: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday requested his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu to stop the ongoing Polavaram dam work immediately till issues concerning Odisha are resolved.  “It is reliably learnt that construction of the Polavaram Project is going on at a rapid  pace without  correctly  assessing the  design […]

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Amit Shah row: Odisha Congress wants probe by Supreme Court judges

Bhubaneswar, October 9, 2017: The Odisha Congress on Monday took a dig at the Narendra Modi Government over a report that the company owned by Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah recorded a massive 16,000-times increase in turnover in just a year, and demanded a probe by two sitting Supreme Court judges without any further delay. […]

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Mahanadi tribunal by November 19, Centre tells Supreme Court

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, October 9, 2017: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it will notify a tribunal under Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 by November 19 to resolve the Odisha-Chhattisgarh dispute over sharing of Mahanadi water. A bench comprising Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde and Justice L Nageswara Rao considered the submission of […]

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Odisha CM to flag off Bharat Yatra at Bhubaneswar tomorrow

Bhubaneswar, September 25, 2017: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will flag off the Bharat Yatra, launched by Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, at Janata Maidan here on Tuesday in the presence of Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi. Satyarthi will highlight the issue of child sexual abuse and trafficking during the Bharat Yatra. The Yatra will be flagged off […]

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Satyarthi’s Bharat Yatra to reach Bhubaneswar on September 26

Bhubaneswar, September 24, 2017: The Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation announced that Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi will highlight the issue of child sexual abuse and trafficking during the Bharat Yatra, which will reach Bhubaneswar, the State capital city of Odisha on Tuesday. The Yatra will be flagged off from Janata Maidan at 3.45 pm, followed by […]

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Kailash Satyarthi wants sex offenders’ registry

Bengaluru, September 17, 2017: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Friday batted for public sex offenders’ registry to make India safe for children, particularly girls. Satyarthi while addressing the gathering in Bengaluru as part of his Bharat Yatra, launched by him on September 11, said, “India boasts of great scientific knowledge and talent. We […]

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Science Express to arrive at Chhatrapur station tomorrow

Bhubaneswar, May 16: After successful tours at Bhadrak and Puri Railway stations, the Science Express will be stationed at Chhatrapur railway station in Ganjam district on Wednesday and people can visit the exhibition on wheels from 10 am to 6pm, an East Coast Railway (ECoR) release said on Tuesday. Entry is free for all. The […]

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