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Bhubaneswar, October 15, 2017: The nation today fondly remembered former President of India, rightly called ‘The People’s President’ Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his 86th birth anniversary with people from different walks of life, including Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and other leaders paying tributes to him. In a Facebook message, Patnaik said, “Fondly remembering […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 13, 2017: Maintaining that the State Government is committed to ensure easy accessibility of adequate quantity of safe and quality blood to all sections of the community, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced an assistance of Rs 500 per month to the patients with blood disorders towards their transportation cost for blood transfusion. “I […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 12, 2017: Drought situation looms large as 98 blocks in the State have received low rainfall. Situation in three districts-Bolangir, Nuapada and Bargarh is grim as these western Odisha districts witnessed the lowest shower this season. Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi took stock of the situation in a review meeting here at the […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 12, 2017: Expressing displeasure over the East Coast Railway’s (ECoR) decision to divert an existing Rajdhani Express and run the same via Sambalpur, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday wrote to Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal seeking a new train between Bhubaneswar-Delhi Rajdhani Exp via Sambalpur instead of diverting the existing one. […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 12, 2017: Odisha has become the first State in the country to have formulated a Universal Eye Health Programme to keep people protected from avoidable vision related problems, and to provide comprehensive eye care to the persons of all age groups. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the programme here at a State-level function […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 12, 2017: Railways have geared up to prevent carrying crackers in trains with the Diwali fast approaching. Carrying inflammable items during train journey is strictly prohibited and the offender may get an imprisonment up to three years. East Coast Railway (ECoR) has advised its three Divisions, Khurda Road, Sambalpur and Waltair to launch […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 11, 2017: An earthquake of slight intensity having its magnitude 3.2 on the Richter scale occurred at 11.33 am on Wednesday with its epicentre at latitude 19.80 North and longitude 84.10 East in Kandhamal district of Odisha. No loss of life and property has been reported so far due to the low intensity […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 11, 2017: Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday accused the national parties of creating an ‘atmosphere of uncertainty’ in the country, in an apparent reference to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Participating at the ruling BJD’s padayatra programme here, Patnaik without taking name of any party said the prevailing atmosphere […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, October 10, 2017: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday requested his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu to stop the ongoing Polavaram dam work immediately till issues concerning Odisha are resolved. “It is reliably learnt that construction of the Polavaram Project is going on at a rapid pace without correctly assessing the design […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar/Sambalpur, October 10, 2017: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Tuesday arrested former Deogarh (BJD) MLA Sanjeev Kumar Pradhan on charges of misappropriation of Rs 27,01,848 meant for the people displaced due to the Rengali Multipurpose Project. According to an EOW communiqué, in 1983 the Odisha Government had acquired land in Bhatsingh mouza for construction […]
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