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Jharsuguda: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday dedicated to the State the Rs 15,000 crore thermal power project of Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited (OPGC) at Banharpali, Jharsuguda. The project is part of the company’s expansion at Ib Valley. With state-of-the-art tech and output of 1,320 mega watt (MW), it’s the largest thermal power generation […]
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Bhubaneswar: Energy Minister Sushant Singh on Friday said that there won’t be any power cuts in the State this summer as an additional 1,320 Mega Watt (MW) electricity facility was launched on Friday at Ib Thermal Power Station at Banharpali in Jharsuguda district. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the 2 x 660 MW Unit-3 and […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has launched Boat Ambulance Service in four districts in the State to augment emergency medical services in areas cut off by rivers or reservoirs. With a fleet of six boats and 60 jetties, the service will complement the existing ambulance service on the ground. While two ambulances have been sanctioned each […]
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Bhubaneswar: The State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday gave its nod to several proposals, including the ‘Khushi Yojana’ to provide free sanitary pads to school girls from Class-VI to XII. The State Government will spend Rs 466 crore in five years in the scheme which will benefit 17.25 lakh girl students […]
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Bhubaneswar: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will visit Odisha on Wednesday to launch projects worth Rs 5,982 crore. During the proposed visit he will lay foundation stone for three National Highways projects of total length 132 km worth Rs 2,345 crore and inaugurate projects worth Rs 431 crore in Kamakhyanagar in Dhenkanal […]
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Bhubaneswar: Responding to the developments pertaining to the CBI probing the chit fund scam in West Bengal, the BJD on Monday said that the sudden action of the central investigating agency in Odisha just before panchayat elections in 2017 and now before general elections smacks of “unprofessional conduct and coloured with political motives”. The Naveen […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said that he was disappointed as there was nothing for landless poor, share croppers and farmers in distress in the Union Interim Budget. He, however, but welcomed the decision of tax benefits, DBT proposal for small and marginal farmers on lines of State’s KALIA scheme. Patnaik gave only […]
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Bhubaneswar: At least 17 school students, including nine girls from Odisha will interact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday at the Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi as part of Modi’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0’ programme. Through this programme, Modi will interact with students, teachers and parents and discuss on the ways to reduce examination […]
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Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the general elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Odisha unit on Sunday launched a website, inviting suggestions from people for its ‘Sankalp Patra’ (election manifesto) for the 2019 polls. Senior BJP leader Biswabhusan Harichandan, who heads the party’s manifesto committee, launched the website titled www.bjpodishasankalppatra.com and said it will help the party […]
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Bhubaneswar: Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Asit Tripathy on Thursday launched the student police cadet (SPC) programme at the Unit-III Capital High School here. The programme was introduced in 40 schools across the State. Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma was also present. The facility, comprising 44 students in each cadet, including […]
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