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Puri: At least 155 platoons of police forces will be pressed into service along with three units of Anti-Terrorist Squads (ATS), two companies of Rapid Action Force (RAF), and three companies of Swift Action Force (SAF) for the ensuing annual Rath Yatra in Puri, informed Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma. This […]
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Cuttack: Four days after he was arrested by Vigilance sleuths for taking bribe, Gop police station Inspector in-charge (IIC) Soumyachit Mishra on Friday was suspended from the service. Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma on Friday placed Mishra under suspension pending drawl of departmental proceeding against him. Mishra was caught red-handed by […]
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Bhubaneswar: Low flying objects like helicopters and drone cameras on the Grand Road and Jagannath Temple premises in Puri will be prohibited on the day of Rath Yatra for security reasons, informed DGP Dr Rajendra Prasad Dharma on Tuesday. Ahead of the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and His siblings in Puri, the DGP […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed the SC and ST Development Department to delegate powers to district Collectors to withdraw money from the treasury for timely payment of relief amount to victims of atrocities. The OHRC issued the direction responding to a petition filed by Sangram Keshari Mallick and Baghambar Patnaik of […]
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Bhubaneswar: A Hindu representative team from Pakistan would visit the Jagannath Temple at Puri, Sun Temple at Konark and Lingaranj Temple in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. The Odisha International Centre (OIC) and the Omkar Nath Mission (ONM) would facilitate their visits to the shrines and felicitate them. The representatives would have darshan of Lord Jagannath on […]
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Bhubaneswar: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Chairman Dilip Rath on Wednesday informed that the Board will provide at least 5 lakh 200 ml tetra-packs flavoured milk to all the Anganwadi Centres in cyclone Fani-ravaged Puri district in next two weeks. “The NDDB is committed to work with the Odisha Government and Omfed in the relief […]
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Puri: Extending help to cyclone Fani-hit people, Bhubaneswar-based Aaradhya Charitable Trust (ACT), a voluntary organization, on Friday initiated a week-long relief distribution work at Bandhapada village in Balanga Bazaar area under Nimapara block in Puri district. On the first day, nearly 100 people were provided with different relief materials like polythene and candles, besides being […]
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Puri: In the aftermath of Cyclone Fani, Health and Family Welfare Department Secretary Pramod Kumar Meherda, National Health Mission (NHM) Director Shalini Pandit and Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited (OSMCL) Managing Director Archana Patnaik on Monday rushed to several areas in worst-hit Puri district and took stock of the ongoing healthcare activities to prevent outbreak […]
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Bhubaneswar: The death toll caused due to the cyclone Fani has gone up to 43 in the State on Saturday as two more bodies were recovered in Cuttack and Khurda district, informed Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi here. While highest 21 human casualty was reported in Puri, where the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani made […]
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Bhubaneswar: As of today, 232 out of 234 fuel stations in cyclone Fani-hit Puri, Khudra, and Cuttack districts are functional and the remaining two will be made operational by Saturday, informed Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after taking stock of the supply of petroleum products with different OMCs. The current sales of […]
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