Dinalipi Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has become a leading State in the country to accord habitat rights to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) under Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006. Juangs of Jajpur district have become the fifth PVTG in the country…
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New Delhi: India beat Spain 2-1 in an exciting contest at the Paris Olympics on Thursday to clinch their second successive bronze medal in men’s hockey. Three years ago in Tokyo, India pipped Germany 5-4 to end a 41-year wait for a medal…
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Japan: A massive 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck western Japan on Thursday. Following this, the authorities in Japan have issued a tsunami warning for several regions, according to reports. Officials were monitoring the situation to…
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Bhubaneswar: No more new liquor shops will be opened in Odisha, Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said on Thursday. There are 1,163 foreign liquor off-shops, 702 on-shops, 19 on-clubs, 56 beer parlours and 36 military canteens in the…
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Bhubaneswar: Raising concerns over the safety of children engaged in entertainment industry, the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) has issued an advisory, instructing all the district collectors in the state…
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Kolkata: Former Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passed away on Thursday morning in Kolkata. He was 80. He is survived by his wife Mira and daughter Suchetana. He was suffering from old age-related ailments and breathed his…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s first Grain ATM for distribution of PDS rice was inaugurated by Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra at a warehouse in Mancheswar area of Bhubaneswar on Thursday. The Automated…
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Bhubaneswar: Sidelining IAS officers perceived to have been close to the powers that be during Naveen Patnaik rule, the Mohan Majhi government on Wednesday effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle in Odisha with appointment of 20 new…
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Colombo: Sri Lanka completed a famous series win on Wednesday, their first in ODI cricket against India since 1997. Following a tied result in the series opener, Sri Lanka won the second ODI by 32 runs, and followed it up with a resounding…
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New Delhi: An interim government in Bangladesh, led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, will take oath on Thursday, the country’s Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said. The swearing-in ceremony is likely to take place at 8 pm, General Waker…
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