Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday launched a state animal helpline number and a tele veterinary service for the protection of stray and abandoned animals and expressed his government’s commitment to their security. The toll-free helpline will extend veterinary service through animal ambulance in 11 urban areas of the state. […]
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Odisha: Polling begins for Brajrajnagar bypolls amid tight security
Polling for Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency bye-election in Odisha began on Tuesday. Falling in Jharsuguda district, Brajrajnagar Assembly constituency includes Brajarajnagar, Lakhanpur, Belpahar and Jharsuguda blocks. The voting began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. As many as 2,14,878 electorates are slated for casting their votes in 279 booths. Of […]
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Odisha: Foetus sex detection racket busted in Berhampur, 13 held
Berhampur Police on Friday busted an illegal foetus sex detection racket and arrested 13 persons including the main accused and an ASHA worker, in the case. “13 arrested for running interstate ultrasound racket to determine whether foetus of pregnant women was male or female. On detecting a foetus as female, […]
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik: ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative gave new model to administrative system
“Mo Sarkar” initiative of the Odisha government has given a new model to the state’s administrative system,” said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while reviewing the “Mo Sarkar” Initiative in different departments of the state government on Thursday. Patnaik advised all departments to include more and more people under the programme […]
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Odisha: Bus fare gets cheaper with decrease in fuel prices
With the decrease in fuel prices, the Odisha government on Thursday reduced the fare of stage carriages other than town buses plying within the state. The notification issued by the State Transport Authority states, “Due to decrease in per litre diesel price from Rs 102.22 as on April 18 to […]
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Odisha: Church gate sealed, Section 144 imposed after reports of religious conversion
After receiving complaints and allegations of conversions of innocent tribals to Christianity, the district administration of Bhadrak enforced Section 144 in the area and said that only three persons are allowed to gather in the vicinity of the church. This Church is situated at Geltua village under Bhadrak Block of […]
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Odisha CM lays foundation stones, inaugurates 13 industrial projects
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated three industrial projects worth over Rs 76.97 crore and performed ground-breaking of 10 projects of Rs 1,141.04 crore. These diversified projects ranging across food processing, tourism, paper/packaging, manufacturing, and polymers and plastic sectors will create potential employment for over 3,390 persons in […]
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Odisha CM attends ‘Pratishtha Mahotsav’ of ‘Taratarini temple’ in Ganjam
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik attended the “Pratishtha Mahotsav” of the redeveloped temple complex of “Taratarini temple” in Ganjam, one of the ancient Shakti Pitha in the country. The Chief Minister inaugurated the revamped Tara Tarini Temple complex which has undergone a massive transformation with the implementation of a redevelopment plan which includes different […]
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Three held with brown sugar worth Rs 3 cr in Odisha’s Puri
In a joint operation on Saturday, the Odisha Police conducted a raid and seized more than 3 kilogram of brown sugar worth Rs 3 crore at Mangalaghat Chakka in Puri. The police have arrested three persons involved in the case. According to the police, the operation by Odisha Police and […]
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Cyclone Asani weakens into deep depression; rainfall likely over coastal Andhra, Odisha, West Bengal
Cyclone Asani which made landfall in coastal Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday night has weakened into a depression over the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said early Thursday. Light to moderate rainfall is likely at many places with heavy rainfall at isolated places likely over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema. Light to […]
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Odisha: 64 school students test Covid-19 positive in Rayagada district
As many as 64 school students living in two hostels in Odisha’s Rayagada district have tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, officials said. The students were found positive after the random testing was done but they have no symptoms of OCVID-19 and have been isolated. According to Rayagada District Magistrate […]
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Odisha: Boat capsizes in Chilika Lake due to heavy westerly winds; 11 saved, one missing
A boat carrying 12 persons, including nine tourists from Balasore, two small shopkeepers and a boatman, sank in Chilika lake in the Khurda district in Odisha due to heavy westerly winds, said District Magistrate Sangramjeet Mohapatra. Police were able to rescue 11 persons, while a 60-year-shopkeeper is still missing, added the Khurda […]
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Odisha: Deep depression likely to be formed in South Andaman Sea area, predicts IMD
Hours later a cyclonic circulation was observed in Odisha on Wednesday early morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the low-pressure area can be formed and move towards the Northwest in the country. “We are expecting a low-pressure area to be formed in South Andaman sea and its […]
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Odisha New Congress President Name to be out soon
Amid speculation surrounding changes in the leadership of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee, the party’s state in-charge and AICC General Secretary Dr A Chellakumar said a decision on the new party president would most likely be finalized as soon as he would submit the report about the party’s recent developments to […]
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One person died, several injured in stone-pelting incident in Odisha’s villages
One person died and many people got injured at a stone-pelting incident that occurred between two groups of people, from Durgaprasad and Deulapali villages in Odisha, during the ‘Danda Yatra’ on Friday, informed the Nayagarh Additional Superintendent of Police Umakant Malik. The situation at present is under control and a case has been registered with the local […]