Man slips from train in Odisha, escapes miraculously

Jharsuguda: A man slipped from train platform and escaped miraculously on Tuesday at the Jharsuguda railway station here. He was rescued after he slipped into the gap between a train and a platform. According to reports, the passenger identified as Rajesh Talwar was travelling from Howarh to Sambalpur in Samleswari Express. He got down at […]

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Notification issued for by-election to three Rajya Sabha seats

Bhubaneswar: Notification was issued on Tuesday for by-election to three Rajya Sabha seats vacated by three senior BJD leaders – Achyuta Samanta, Pratap Keshari Deb and Soumya Ranjan Patnaik. As per the notification issued by the Odisha Assembly Secretariat, candidates can file nominations between 11 am and 3 pm till June 25. While the nomination […]

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Include natural calamity as a criterion for Special Category Status: CM at NITI Aayog meet

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday attended the NITI Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and demanded that natural calamity be included as criteria for according Special Category Status to Odisha. “Natural calamity should be included as a criteria for according Special Category Status to Odisha. As an interim […]

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PECUC gets UN Special Consultative Status

Bhubaneswar: Odisha-based People’s Cultural Centre (PECUC), a leading voluntary organisation, was granted a Special Consultative Status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at its coordination and management meeting held recently. The PECUC office here received a letter in this regard on Friday. The consultative status enables an organisation to actively engage with […]

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Raped young woman commits suicide to escape public shame in Bhadrak

Bhadrak: A young woman, who was allegedly raped by a youth of her village on Thursday, committed suicide on Friday morning to escape from public shame at Bankamunha village under Dhusuri police station in Bhadrak district. The 24-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her house at Bankamunha village. According […]

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Matric Supplementary exam from July 8

Cuttack: The Matriculation Supplementary examination will begin from July 8 and will continue till July 14. Supplementary examination is conducted for those students who could not clear the annual matriculation examination or High School Certificate (HSC) examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Eductaion. BSE Secretary Ramasish Hazra on Thursday informed that exam will be […]

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Rally, signature campaign mark Anti-child labour day

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to create awareness among the public of the rights of children, People’s Cultural Centre (PECUC), a leading child rights organization, in collaboration with State Labour and ESI Department organised campaigns to mark World Day against Child Labour-2019 on Wednesday here. Odisha Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board (OB&OCWWB) Chairperson Subash […]

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CM meets PM Modi; seeks Rs 5,000 aid, 5 lakh pucca houses for cyclone Fani-hit people

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought financial assistance of Rs 5,000 crore and 5 lakh pucca houses for the cyclone Fani affected people. “We have been hit by the recent cyclone which has done a great deal of damage. I asked for Rs 5000 crore and 5 […]

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Naveen to meet PM Modi today

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 10:30 am at the PM’s residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi today. Patnaik will present several crucial demands pertaining to the interest of Odisha, including Odisha’s participation in Ayushman Bharat, Special Category Status demand for Odisha, financial assistance for a […]

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E-Hospital Management in all DHHs in two months

Bhubaneswar: To provide more benefits to patients, the e-Hospital Management System (E-HMS) would be introduced in all District Headquarters Hospitals (DHHs) in Odisha in the next two months, informed a release of the Health and Family Welfare Department on Monday. Department Minister Naba Kishore Das conducted a review meeting of e-Hospital Management System for introduction […]

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