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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced livelihood support package for Cyclone Bulbul affected, including input subsidy for crop damages of 33 per cent or more and amounting to Rs 6,800 per hectare for rain fed and non-irrigated land, Rs 13,500 per hectare for assured irrigation and Rs 18,000 per hectare for perennial crop. […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will make an aerial survey of the cyclone Bulbul-affected districts on Monday afternoon and review damage and restoration measures at Lok Seva Bhavan in the evening. At least five districts – Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak Balasore and Mayurbhanj – have been mostly affected due to cyclone ‘Bulbul’. Jajpur is also affected […]
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Bhubaneswar: The All India Consumer Welfare Council (AICWC) on Sunday started its operations in Odisha by announcing formation of its State chapter. Odisha is 22nd State in the country where the Council is operational full-fledged to protect consumers’ rights and represent their voice in right platforms. State and District level executives of the chapter were […]
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Bhubaneswar: With Cyclone Bulbul progressing towards West Bengal coast triggering heavy rainfall coupled with strong wind in the coastal districts of Odisha, as many as 2,416 people have been evacuated and accommodated in several shelters. As per data, a record 1,139 people have been evacuated and accommodated in six shelters in Kendrapara, while 546 people […]
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Bhubaneswar: The cyclone Bulbul that has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm on Friday is likely to cause heavy to moderate rainfall in several coastal districts of Odisha in the next two days till Sunday. It will cross West Bengal – Bangladesh Coasts across Sunderban delta around Saturday midnight as a severe cyclonic Storm […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday launched District Palliative Care Programme which will be available in District Level Hospitals, including Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela Government Hospital in Rourkela as part of commitment to realise Sustha Odisha Sukhi Odisha (Health Odisha Happy Odisha). The Chief Minister also unveiled the logo of Palliative Care […]
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Bhubaneswar: The well marked low pressure area formed over north Andaman Sea concentrated into a depression and very likely to intensify into a deep depression during next 12 hours and into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours, the Regional Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. Under its influence light to moderate rainfall accompanied with wind […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Lokayukta has issued notices to six Government officials, including Jajpur District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Project Director and Sukinda BDO, over alleged irregularities of fund meant for the development of Nagada village in Jajpur district. Hearing a petition filed by RTI activist Pradip Pradhan about allegation of corruption and misappropriation of fund […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Samadhi (Memorial) of late Chief Minister Biju Patnaik located at Swargadwar crematorium in Puri will be removed as the State Government has planned a makeover of the sacred cremation ground on the beach of Puri. The ‘Samadhi’ will be replaced by a memorial plaque. This decision will facilitate entry of hundreds of pallbearers […]
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Bhubaneswar: Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal was conferred with honorary doctorate in Public Administration by the Hanseo University, South Korea on Thursday in recognition to his outstanding contribution in the field of academics and public services. After receiving the honorary doctorate in a ceremony organised at the university’s Seosan campus, the Governor addressed the students and […]
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