Sagarmala to push port-led development projects
With the Union Ministry of Shipping going ahead to implement the project Sagarmala in the country, the State Governments have been urged to identify useful and relevant projects to be taken up in the early phase of implementation. Under the Sagarmala project, port-led developmental projects would be undertaken in the country...
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Blame caste feeling, illegal liquor sale, says ex-MP
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Kid dies after falling from roof of former Minister's bungalow
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Jamsola gate ACTO held for undue favour
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Mayor Alok Sharma picks up broom, asks others to follow suit
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Memo to Guv on appointment of Odia teachers
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'Police should be compassionate toward gentlemen'
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2 Sundargarh tribal girls taken to Delhi, sold off
31 May 2015 | PNS
Bus owners defer strike till August 1
On an assurance from Transport Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi over evolving an automatic fare adjustment mechanism, the Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association on Saturday decided to postpone its proposed strike on June 5 till August 1. In the absence of an automatic fare adjustment mechanism in the State, effective and timely...
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Narendra Kumar gets additional charge Bhopal: Along with his existing duties, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Narendra Kumar has been entrusted additional charge of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of State Forest Force by the State Government. Forest Department has issued an order in this regard on Saturday. State...
Rly AGM shot at, escapes unhurt
The Commissionerate Police has started a manhunt to nab the unidentified miscreants who opened fire at a senior railway official posted at the East Coast Railway (ECoR) Headquarters here on Saturday afternoon. According to reports, Rail Vikas Nigam limited (RVNl) Assistant General Manager Ajay Kumar was shot at by three unidentified...
'Make stand clear on Manibhadra dam'
leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Narasingha Mishra on Saturday urged the State Government to make its stand clear on construction of a large dam on Manibhadra river. Referring to news stories published in various newspapers Saturday, Mishra in a letter apprised Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that a dam proposal...
Buildings razed to widen road around Jagannath temple
The administration on Saturday began a demolition drive around the Shree Jagannath temple compound wall to widen the nearby road by 30 feet to facilitate movement of devotees. The temple managing body and the State Government had resolved to widen the road around the temple. The land acquisition process was initiated...
Brahmapur postpones Rail Roko
After getting assurance from the East Coast Railway (ECoR), residents of Ankuli industrial area in the city on Saturday decided to postpone their previous decision to stage Rail Roko on June 2 demanding functioning of a passenger halt at Ankuli. The Silpanchal Passenger Halt Sangram Samiti (SPHSS), which had taken the...
Heatwave toll rises to 21 in Odisha
The State Government on Saturday confirmed that 21 people have been died so far due to sun stroke and heat related incidents as the searing heat wave continued unabated despite slight respite in the coastal areas. Till Saturday, the Special Relief Commissioner’s (SRC) office has received reports of 108 deaths allegedly...
