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Sans telecom towers, 450 Odisha villages remain unconnected
Bhubaneswar: At least 450 villages in 15 districts still remain unconnected as telecom infrastructure is yet to be readied due to delay in land allotment.
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Subhadra Yojana: 5th Phase 1st instalment tomorrow, final application deadline Mar 31
Bhubaneswar: In the fifth phase, the Odisha government is set to disburse the first instalment of the Subhadra Yojana on Thursday. Disbursement of the second instalment of the scheme will reportedly follow on March 8.
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Odisha Govt approves new colour code for school buildings
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approved a new colour code for buildings of all state-run schools, including PM SHRI schools amid the ongoing controversy over its decision to cancel Panchayati Raj Diwas celebration on March 5.
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Renaming of Bhubaneswar airport next to erase Biju legacy, claims Naveen
Bhubaneswar: Amid an invite to attend the state-level function in memory of Biju Patnaik as an ‘distinguished guest’, Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday hit out at the Mohan Majhi government for shifting!-->…
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Odisha H&UD Minister meets Railway Minister over rail projects in Mayurbhanj
New Delhi: Odisha Minister for Housing and Urban Development Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra met Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi on Tuesday. The meeting focused on key railway-related matters concerning!-->…
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Controversy over Panchayati Raj Diwas date change intensifies
Bhubaneswar: The BJD has announced to launch agitations in all 147 Assembly constituencies in Odisha on Thursday to protest against the Mohan Majhi government’s decision to shift Panchayati Raj Divas from Biju Jayanti on March 5 to April!-->…
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Odisha shuttlers Pragati & Vishakha to represent India in Junior German Open
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s talented badminton players Pragati Parida and Vishakha Toppo have been selected to represent India at the Yonex German Junior meet.
Pragati and Vishakha are one of two girls’ doubles pairs for the tournament to be!-->!-->!-->…
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Day temp soars to 39ºC as Odisha sees early onset of summer
Bhubaneswar: The day temperature touched 39 degree Celsius on Tuesday even before the onset of summer in Odisha.
According to data shared by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a total of nine places recorded 37 degree Celsius!-->!-->!-->…
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No holiday on March 5 as Odisha Govt clears air on Panchayati Raj Diwas
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday decided to observe Panchayati Raj Diwas on April 24 instead of March 5, which is the birth anniversary of former chief minister Biju Patnaik. The CMO release said that the legendary leader’s!-->…
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BSF IG Susanta Nath prematurely repatriated to Odisha Cadre
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Home Ministry on Monday approved the premature repatriation of senior IPS officer Susanta Kumar Nath to his parent cadre in Odisha.
Nath is serving as Inspector General of the Border Security Force (BSF). He!-->!-->!-->…
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