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Bhubaneswar: Maintaining that tourism sector contributes about 13 per cent to Odisha’s GDP and needs a strategic boost, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday wrote to Union Tourism and Culture Minister Prahalad Singh Patel to include two tourist places of importance from Odidha in the list of Iconic Tourist Sites of the Centre. The Chief […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday released a Vision Report – “Economic Possibilities for Odisha Towards a One Trillion Dollar Economy,” jointly prepared by JSW Group and PwC India at Secretariat here and said Odisha aims to become One Trillion Dollar Economy. “The global economy has grown over three times in the past three […]
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Bhubaneswar: Nitya Majhi, a Class-X student of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), has been selected in Indian Team in 46 kg Pre-Cadet Boys for the upcoming Commonwealth Judo Championship going to held from September 22-30, 2019 in Birmingham, UK. Nitya was selected in the ongoing trials of Judo Federation of India at National Bal […]
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Bhubaneswar: A team from the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Odisha met the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and handed over a copy of the report on the “Monuments of the Prachi Valley” and also a copy of “Preserving Heritage: An Odishan Journey.” The report on The Prachi Valley was released last […]
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Bhubaneswar: Launching BJP’s membership drive here, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that the target for his party in Odisha is to include 50 lakh new members. “It has been targeted to include 50 lakh new members into BJP fold in Odisha. The drive will be undertaken in […]
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Jharsuguda: At least seven workers of Jharsuguda unit of Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) on Saturday here after a fire broke out in the green anode on Saturday afternoon. As per reports, the fire broke out in the green anode plant at about 10 am when the seven workers were working. The company authorities immediately rushed […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday expressed concern for the decreased allocation for Mahatma Gandhi National rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), core schemes for SC and ST and other vulnerable groups, National Highways (NH) and pension under National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) in the Union Budget 2019-20. Patnaik also disapproved the imposition of Cess […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Odisha Government over the launch of Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA), providing direct cash transfer benefits to the small and marginal farmers and sharecroppers, prior to declaration of election schedule. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also issued […]
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Bhubaneswar: The School and Mass Education Department today declared the first phase cut-off and merit list for admission into higher secondary schools or junior colleges for Plus-II courses across the State. As per the list, Ravenshaw Higher Secondary School continued to remain the favourite for students opting Science stream. The school tops the Science cut-off […]
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha got average rainfall of 148.3 mm against the Long Term Average (LTA) of 216.5 mm registering a deficit of 31.5% during June this year, said an official release. According an Special Relief Commissioner’s office, Jajpur district received the highest rainfall of 253.7 mm during the month whereas Gajapati district received the lowest rainfall […]
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