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Naveen Patnaik inaugurates Purvasha Folk & Tribal Art Museum
December 9, 2017 16:05 IST
Patnaik said the museum will play a significant role in promoting, protecting and projecting the great cultural heritage of Odisha at a global platform.
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat hails Army Air Defence College for modern facilities
November 26, 2017 18:50 IST
Rawat praised the ranks for maintaining "state-of-the-art training facilities and an excellent campus", conducive to knowledge professionalism and excellence, the release said.
Odisha to launch new irrigation scheme
November 22, 2017 22:34 IST
Under the scheme, 46,296 hectare command area of 14 major and medium irrigations and 284 minor irrigation projects will be revived, Jena said.
Odisha govt asks collectors to send report of crop loss
November 18, 2017 21:16 IST
The officials have been told to strictly adhere to the directions of the state government for assessment of crop damage, if any, due to rain, Sethi said.
Odisha Assembly panel seeks date with PM Narendra Modi to discuss paddy MSP
November 18, 2017 19:46 IST
The BJD and Congress members alleged that the Prime Minister has failed to keep his promises made to the farmers during the 2014 general elections.
Odisha set to apply for Geographical Indication tag for Rasagola, turmeric
November 17, 2017 19:42 IST
The Geographical Indication status would enhance the trade value of the Kandhamal turmeric and its import to other states would become easy.
Odisha police arrest two for forcing minor to strip before camera
November 16, 2017 21:16 IST
It was intially thought that the incident had occured in Bhubaneswar but after watching the video it was concluded that it had taken place in Baripada.
Now, Odisha to move Geographical Indication registry seeking tag for Rasagola
November 15, 2017 22:39 IST
While West Bengal government claimed that it was invented in the state by Nabin Chandra Das in 1868, Odisha claimed the sweet was first served at the 12th-century Lord Jagannath temple in Puri.
Odisha govt may apply for GI tag on hand-woven ethnic shawl
October 30, 2017 12:28 IST
A GI (geographical indication) tag is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical location and possess qualities or a reputation that correspond to that origin.
Will form next government with comfortable majority, says Naveen PatnaikSubscriber Only
October 30, 2017 08:30 IST
Patnaik also denounced the kind of abuse politics in which various other party leaders indulged in. "I personally do not even take any name during my speeches," he said.
Odisha farmer commits suicide for crop failure
October 26, 2017 16:57 IST
Tulasi Bariha, wife of the deceased farmer, said that her husband had taken a loan of Rs one lakh from some private money lenders in the village for paddy cultivation on five acres of land.
Diwali tragedy: 6 killed, 9 injured in illegal cracker factory explosion in Odisha
October 18, 2017 20:53 IST
Four fire tenders were pressed into service to extinguish the blaze and rescue the victims, while over a dozen ambulances rushed to the site to shift the injured to the hospital. Police said the exact cause of the incident would be ascertained after investigation.
Gangrape case: Shutdown hits life in Koraput district
October 16, 2017 17:45 IST
Congress leaders further threatened that the agitation would be intensified and spread to other areas of the state if the demands are not met immediately.
A person who cannot speak Odia has no right to become CM:Ex-MP
October 11, 2017 00:34 IST
Parida, who is also the president of 'Bhasa Surakshya Sammilani' (BSS), an outfit fighting for the protection of Odia language and literature, said BSS will launch a civil disobedience movement in front of all district collectors’ offices on October 16.
Two Odisha jails open canteens for inmates
October 10, 2017 15:28 IST
The departmental canteens have been allowed at the Circle Jail in Choudwar of Cuttack and the Special Jail at Jharpada in the state capital, said B K Sharma, DGP Prisons, Odisha.
Buffalo death triggers panic in Odisha’s Kendrapara
October 7, 2017 22:18 IST
Around 20 buffaloes died within a fortnight in the coastal pockets of Satabhaya, Kanhupur, Gupti and Barahapur villages, said Chaitnya Sethi, Chief District Veterinary Officer (CDVO).
Two mowed down by train in Odisha
October 1, 2017 16:18 IST
While three members of the family managed to cross the tracks, the old woman and her granddaughter got stranded midway while crossing the tracks, the police said.
Mutilated body of woman found in Bhubaneswar
September 26, 2017 13:03 IST
Investigation had begun to ascertain the reason for the woman’s death. The body had been sent for post-mortem. It was suspected that the woman was killed, said a senior police official.
Naveen Patnaik announces grant-in-aid system, teachers suspend stir
September 2, 2017 00:12 IST
"We will abolish the block grant system and replace it with grant-in-aid system. This will benefit teachers to uplift the education quality in the state," Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced after a meeting with the agitating teachers.
Odisha receives Rs 466 crore of investment proposals
August 29, 2017 18:59 IST
The state government has already allotted required land to 20 interested firms, official sources said adding that the state run Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation is developing the seafood park at an expense of Rs 134 crore.
Odisha swine flu toll rises to six
August 11, 2017 16:22 IST
As many as 24 samples were sent for investigation on Thursday, out of which 13 tested positive taking the total number of H1N1 virus affected persons in Odisha to 84.
Bhubaneswar: BMC removes Amit Shah posters, BJP flags from no-hoarding zones
July 5, 2017 17:59 IST
BMC also removed BJP flags, hoardings, banners and Amit Shah cut-outs from the Kalinga Stadium area, the venue of Asian Athletics Championship meet. The civic body removed about four trucks of flags, banners and cut-outs of the BJP president, a BMC official said.
Odisha: Auto-rickshaw accident kills 8 in Jagatsinghpur
June 11, 2017 06:43 IST
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik later announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for the family of the deceased and free treatment for the injured.
SP cautions Odisha govt against possible spread of Zika virus
May 29, 2017 15:34 IST
Many people from the Odisha travel to Surat and Ahmadabad in search of jobs, more particularly the people of Ganjam district.
Odisha students lock up campus to protest job scam, one arrestedSubscriber Only
May 27, 2017 04:08 IST
Over 400 BTech graduates, who had thought they secured jobs in 10 MNCs during campus placements in April-May, came to know that the offers were fake.
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