OROP not to be big burden on Defence Budget
After the One Rank One Pension (OROP) was announced by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on the September 5 last, apprehensions were expressed about its affordability by the nation's economy and also on creation of a precedent for other organisations to demand it. The current pension budget for the Defence pensioners is...
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'Odisha focuses on disaster risk reduction'
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Crorepati Ganjam engineer in Vig net
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Consultation of lawyers held at Balangir
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Behera team visits Gurupriya bridge
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Inbrief.
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Cong demands end to power cuts in K'pada
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Tension at Marshaghai College
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'Community-based disaster response is essential'
The IAG Odisha in collaboration with the ActionAid organised a State-level event for sharing a citizen’s report on Phailin-2013 and tool kit for women-led disaster preparedness plan here last week. The aim of the event is to release a report on the responses to the Phailin-2013 that has captured the voice...
KIMS observes World Heart Day
The World Heart Day was observed at the Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) and the Pradyumna Bal Memorial Hospital (PBMH) here on Tuesday. On this occasion, an awareness rally participated by students, faculty members and KIMS staffs was taken out from the Patia Big Bazar Square and to the KIMS. KIMS...
BPUT students celebrate 'Allegretto'
The Odisha BPUT Students’ Association celebrated its annual festival Allegretto-2015 amid much fanfare here on Tuesday evening. Technical Education Minster Sanjay Kumar Dasburma joined the event as chief guest while MlA Priyadarshi Mishra and BJD students’ wing president president and MlA Byamokesh Ray as guests of honour. Several students of various engineering...
All MBBS seats filled up in spot counselling
All vacant MBBS seats in Government and private medical colleges in the State were filled up during the spot admission here on Tuesday, sources in the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) said. While all vacant BDS seats in Government medical colleges were also filled up, 58 BDS seats were vacant in...
Revenue Dept clamps down on sand mafia
In compliance with the directive of Konta Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Sandeep Thakur, Revenue Department officials seized eight tractors engaged in illegal sand excavation and transportation from the bank of the Shabari river. According to sources, illegal sand excavation and transportation was allegedly being carried out by the sand mafias in...
Array of handicraft, handloom items at Cottonfab
Artisans and weavers from different parts of the country unfolded their creations at the exhibition 'Cottonfab-2015,' which commenced on September 16 last. The exhibition, showcasing many handloom and handicraft items from several States, has been organised by Awadh Hathkargha Hasthshilp Evam Gramodyog Samiti from lucknow. It was a shopaholics' paradise as they...
Need to form Trans Mahanadi Development Authority: MlA
Possibilities of industrial development were discussed in the industrial conference organised by the State Industries Department recently. In the conference, chief guest MlA Dr Vimal Chopra said that to promote industries and solve the problems of industrialists, a single window system would be started in the district. All sorts of problems...
