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Kendrapara: A case of instant “triple talaq” was registered in Pattamundai in Kendrapara district after a man allegedly divorced his wife over phone and said “talaq” thrice. The matter came to light days after the Triple Talaq Bill passed by both houses of Parliament became a law after getting the President’s assent. The accused identified […]
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Anil Dhir In the aftermath of the Jammu and Kashmir action by the Centre, the internet and the newspapers are agog with the story of Biju Babu having done the first landing during the 27th October 1947 invasion of Kashmir, and how he was instrumental in the Maharaja signing the Instrument of Accession. All […]
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Cuttack/Subarnapur: The Tarava police station in Subarnapur district has been adjudged as one of the 10 best police stations in the country on its performance in smart policing, citizen centric and women and child friendly policing and better grievance redressal mechanism. Weightage was also given to the police station’s infrastructure and citizen feedback on performance […]
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Bhubaneswar: The State Government on Wednesday effected a major reshuffle in the bureaucracy. According to a State Government notification, 1986-batch IAS officer Asit Kumar Tripathy was given additional charge as Chief Administrator KBK. Tripathy is now the Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary (Home). His batch mate SP Thakur was appointed as Gopabandhu Academy of […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has set a target of deworming approximately 1.3 crore children in 30 districts of the State as part of a massive drive under the August round of the National Deworming Day bi-annual campaign. Regular deworming prevents children from intestinal parasitic worms that can lead to anaemia, malnutrition, impaired mental, physical and […]
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Malkangiri: Many parts of Malkangiri district witnessed flood-like situation after heavy rainfall in the district in last 24 hours. According to Special Relief Commissioner, Kalimela received 145.00 mm rainfall in last 24 hours followed by K Gumma 120.00mm, Malkangiri, Mathili and Podia- 117.00 mm rainfall, Khairaput- 100.00 mm, and Korukonda-95.00 mm, respectively. Taking precautionary measures, […]
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Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, a renowned scientist and cyclone warning specialist from Odisha, took over as the Director General of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday. He was appointed as the IMD chief by the Central Government last month. Mohapatra (54) is also a permanent representative of India with the WMO and a member of […]
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha has received an average rainfall of 309.4 mm against the long term average (LTA) of 339.9 mm registering a deficit of 9.0%, said an official release. As per a communiqué issued by the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), Malkanagiri district received the highest rainfall of 633.8 mm (36.1% surplus) and Bhadrak district received the […]
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Bhubaneswar: At least 441 Government schools in the State are without girls’ toilets as per 2017-2018 data, the Odisha Assembly was informed on Wednesday. As per the provision of the RTE Act, 2009 which inter alia states that every school building should have separate toilets for boys and girls in the country. Planning and Convergence, […]
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New Delhi: The PNV Foundation honoured at least eight illustrious persons from different fields on Sunday. Rajya Sabha member Prashant Nanda, Sasmit Patra, Odisha Film Development Corporation (OFDC) Chairman OFDC and Showcase Odisha Awards Co-Convener Kuna Tripathy, noted film director Nila Madhab Panda graced the event held at Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre in New […]
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