Campaign launched to make Utkal University campus plastic-free

Bhubaneswar, January 30: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Alumni Association of Utkal University on Saturday launched an awareness campaign and mass cleaning activity against single-use plastic to make the university campus clean, green and plastic-free, on the occasion of Saheed Diwas – the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Central University of Odisha to reopen for research scholars from Feb 1, final year students from April 1

Koraput, January 27: The Central University of Odisha (CUO), Koraput will reopen for Research Scholars from February 1 and for final year students from April 1, in a phased manner adhering strictly to the protocol and guidelines of COVID-19, announced university Vice-Chancellor Prof. I. Ramabrahmam. Ramabrahmam announced this on Tuesday while participating in the 72nd […]

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Lt General CP Mohanty to take over as new Vice Chief of Army Staff on Feb 1

Bhubaneswar, January 27: Odia Army officer Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty will take over as the next Vice Chief of Army Staff on February 1. He is presently serving as the Southern Army Commander and would be succeeding Lt Gen SK Saini on his superannuation. The highly decorated Army officer Mohanty is from Jagatsinghpur in […]

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Odisha celebrates Republic Day, Governor unfurls flag in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, January 26: Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal on Tuesday unfurled the National Flag in the State-level Republic Day celebrations at Mahatma Gandhi Marg here and took salute of the ceremonial march past. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik graced the occasion as guest of honour. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Republic Day celebrations was a low-key affair […]

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Intelligence Director among two chosen for President’s Medal in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, January 25: Director (Intelligence) RK Sharma and Biju Patnaik State Police Academy Deputy Subedar BB Thapa have been chosen for the award of the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service while 11 other police personnel from the State have been selected for medal for Meritorious Service on the occasion of Republic Day. Among those […]

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CM, Union Minister greet Odia lad Anvesh on winning Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

Bhubaneswar, Jnauary 25: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday congratulated Anvesh Subham Pradhan from Odisha on the conferment of Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar- 2021. Anvesh was conferred with the award for his scholastic achievement. He was among 32 children awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2021 for their […]

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Naveen Patnaik ‘Most Popular’ Chief Minister in his own State: MOTN poll

Bhubaneswar, January 24: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has again hailed as the ‘Most Popular’ Chief Minister in his own State by India Today-Karvy Mood of Nation Survey. According to the India Today Group-Karvy Insights Mood of the Nationnavee (MOTN) January 2021 poll, Patnaik has been ranked the best performing Chief Minister at the State-level. […]

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India Peace Memorial at Lokpaching and the unacknowledged Odisha connection

  By Anil Dhir The Battle of Red Hill was fought from May 20-29 in 1944. The small hillock was on the Tiddim Road, 16 kms away from Imphal. The surroundings, with its reddish soil, represented the farthest the invading Japanese Army and the INA could approach into India. It was the last major battle […]

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Odisha CM lays stone for Rs 65-Cr Cuttack Netaji Bus Terminal on Parakram Diwas

Cuttack, January 23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday laid the foundation stone of Netaji Bus Terminal at Khannagar in Cuttack on the occasion of 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The day is being celebrated as Parakram Diwas across the country. Paying tributes to the great patriot, the Chief Minister said that […]

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Special train between Puri-Rishikesh from January 27

Bhubaneswar, January 22: The Ministry of Railways has been decided to run special train between Puri and Yog Nagari Rishikesh during the upcoming Mahakumbh Mela at Haridwar. According to an East Coast Railway communiqué, Puri-Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Puri Special (08477/08478) will leave from Puri at 8.45 PM from January 27 to April 30 and will leave […]

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