Matric results to be published on Tuesday

Cuttack: Results of the annual High School Certificate (HSC) or Matric examination will be published on Tuesday. The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), which conducted the examination, will declare the results at 9 am across the State, informed BSE president Jahan Ara Begum. Results will be declared at the BSE’s office here. Students can check […]

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1934 bank branches functional in six cyclone Fani-hit Odisha districts

Bhubaneswar: At least 1934 branches out of 1992 banks are functional in cyclone Fani-ravaged six districts in the State. Over 2000 ATMs out of 2921 are also up and running. This was revealed at the State-Centre finance coordination meeting on Thursday. The meeting was held to take stock of the banking system post cyclone Fani. […]

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CM Naveen proposes Int’l Centre for Disaster Mitigation & Recovery in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday proposed the United Nations (UN) for setting up of an International Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Recovery in Odisha. The officials visited the State to take stock of the damages caused by cyclone Fani that hit Odisha on May 3 and the relief and restoration works in the […]

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CM hails DRDO for successful flight test of ABHYAS

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday hailed the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for successful flight test of ABHYAS – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from Interim Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur on Monday. “Congratulate Defence research and development organisation for successful flight test of #ABHYAS – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from […]

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DRDO successfully conducts flight test of ABHYAS from Odisha’s Chandipur ITR

Chandipur (Odisha): The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday conducted successful flight test of ABHYAS – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from Interim Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha. The flight test was tracked by various RADARS and Electro Optic Systems and proved its performance in fully autonomous way point navigation mode. The configuration […]

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CM writes to PM Modi, seeks 5 lakh PMAY houses in Fani-hit Odisha districts

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sanctioning of five lakh Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) houses in 14 Cyclone Fani- affected districts in the State. Patnaik wrote the letter a day after he announced that all families whose houses have been completely or substantially damaged in the […]

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Dharmendra directs Oil PSU to contribute Rs 3.2 crore to Odisha CMRF

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has advised one of the Ministry’s PSUs to contribute around Rs 3.2 crore, equivalent of the cost of 1000 kilolitres (KL) of kerosene on the cost basis, through CSR funds to the Odisha Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) to meet the requirement. The development came after […]

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CM announces pucca houses for Cyclone Fani-hit people

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced house damage assistance for Cyclone Fani affected people. As per the Situation Report released by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), at least 5,08,467 houses have been damaged due to the cyclone in the State. “All families whose houses are completely or substantially damaged due to severe […]

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Central team arrives today to assess damage due to cyclone Fani

Bhubaneswar: An inter-Ministerial Central team-led by Ministry of Home Affairs Joint Secretary Vivek Bhardwaj will reach Odisha on Sunday evening to assess the damages caused by Cyclone Fani. The team will conduct field inspection of the affected areas between Monday and Wednesday to assess the extent of damage to agricultural and horticultural crops in areas […]

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Fani Restoration: CM opens Rebuild Odisha portal for crowd funding

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday launched a web portal http://rebuild.odisha.gov.in (Rebuild Odisha) which has been developed for crowd funding for various projects in cyclone Fani-affected areas in Odisha. At least 43 people have been killed as the cyclone wreaked havoc in the State on May 3. “Extremely Severe Cyclone Fani has devastated Odisha […]

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