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Bhubaneswar: A total of 13 persons have been arrested for forcibly collecting donation (chanda) for Ganesh puja celebrations in the State. According to a communiqué of State Police Headquarters, police have so far registered five cases in Bhubaneswar, Dhenkanal, Sundergarh, Rayagada and arrested 13 persons for collecting donations. While Khandagiri police in Bhubaneswar has registered […]
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Bhubaneswar: At least 11 achievers were felicitated by Dadhichi Educational Trust at a programme held at hotel. The awardees were from varied fields like medicine, sports, arts, culture, industry and agriculture. The names of awardees include KIIT and KISS founder Dr Achutya Samanta (Dadhichi Sikhya Jyoti Samman), social activist Padmashree Daitari Nayak (Dadhichi Seva Jyoti […]
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Bhubaneswar: The State Government on Saturday promoted three senior IPS officers to Director General of Police (DGP) rank. According to a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievances Department, 1987-batch Odisha cadre IPS Surendra Panwar along with Satyajit Mohanty and Manoj Kumar Chhabra of 1988 batch were promoted to the DGP rank in […]
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Bhubaneswar: Maintaining that Odisha has been working in close coordination with the Central Government and the neighbouring States to deal with the left wing extremism (LWE) problem firmly, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the Centre to release pending Rs 227 crore under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme. Participating in the review meeting on […]
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Lanjigarh: As part of its infrastructure development project “Pragati”, Vedanta Aluminium, Lanjigarh Unit has opened a community centre at Dahikhal in Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district. Over 1,500 people belonging to 11 villages under Sibapadar gram panchayat and youth clubs will benefit from this multi-purpose platform, a common junction point for the people to conduct meetings […]
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Bhubaneswar: Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal on Thursday approved the appointment of former judge of Orissa High Court, Justice BP Das, as the Chairperson of the Odisha State Human Rights Commission. The commission had remained headless for seven years. Justice RK Patra, who retired in November 2012, was its last Chairperson. The Governor also gave his […]
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Bhubaneswar: A total of 7,258 candidates out of 19,247 applicants have been selected for scholarships – KALIA Chhatra Brutti – announced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in February this year. Students of at least 187 colleges had applied for the scholarship. The scheme aims to help children of KALIA beneficiaries pursue higher education professional and […]
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Bhubaneswar: To remove the chance of anyone holding more than one ration card to avail benefits, the Odisha Government announced roll out of ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ system from September 1 in the State, under which beneficiaries can buy subsidised foodgrains from ration shops in any part of the country. The decision to fast […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Centre Monday approved the release of Rs 3338.22 crore to Odisha for the people affected by cyclone ‘Fani’, which had claimed 64 lives and left a trail of destruction in over 14 districts in the State on May 3. The approval for the financial assistance was given at a High Level Committee (HLC) […]
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Bhubaneswar: Asit Kumar Tripathy on Monday took charge as the Chief Secretary at the Lok Seva Bhavan here. Addressing a press conference, Tripathy said that file movement will be made faster and “Rocket speed” will be ensured. “Importance will be given on faster movement of files. Rocket speed movement of files will be ensured,” said […]
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