Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has promoted senior IAS officer Chithra Arumugam to the Apex Grade (Level-17 of the Pay Matrix) and appointed her as Additional Chief Secretary. According to the notification issued by the General…
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Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Coal on Wednesday successfully completed the auction of three coal blocks, including one in Odisha. Damodar Valley Corporation emerged as the highest bidder for the three non-cooking blocks – Pirpainti…
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Puri: Shree Gundicha Temple, revered as the birthplace of Lord Jagannath and siblings in Odisha’s Puri, is all set to be reopened for devotees from December 1, a senior official said on Wednesday. Puri district Collector Dibyajyoti…
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Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police’s recent order prohibiting parking of vehicles along 21 major stretches in Bhubaneswar despite the lack of adequate parking lots has raised eyebrows among the motorists. Two days after the Twin…
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Bhubaneswar: Hectic preparations are underway amid elaborate security arrangements for President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the Odisha Assembly on Thursday. Ahead of the President’s visit to the Assembly building, the entire complex has…
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Bhubaneswar: November 27 will witness the historic return of President Droupadi Murmu to the place where she started her political career as an MLA. A two-time member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, Murmu is scheduled to address the…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday said the state must record five-fold rise in economic growth over the next 10 years to achieve the goal of becoming a $500-billion economy by 2036. Inaugurating the…
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday hailed the ceremonially hoisting of a saffron flag — Dharma Dhwaj — at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya as a shining example of ‘shankalp se siddhi’ (pledge to fulfilment). “This flag…
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Bhubaneswar: The Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) has achieved an operational milestone by becoming the fastest division in Indian Railways to handle 200 Million Tonnes (MT) of freight traffic during the current financial…
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Bhubaneswar: The Forest Department’s internal survey has recorded an increase in the tiger population in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha. According to Chief Wildlife Warden Prem Kumar Jha, the tiger count in Similipal has risen…
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