Odisha

Sambalpur: The authorities of Hirakud Dam in Odisha opened six more sluice gates of the reservoir on Friday to discharge floodwaters amid incessant rain in the upper catchment area of the Mahanadi. Sources said more than 3,00,000 cusec…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued directives to all district health authorities to step up surveillance and testing following death of six persons due to scrub typhus in Bargarh and Sundargarh districts. They have been asked…
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Bhubaneswar: The Department of Economic Affairs on Thursday approved the state government’s proposal for Odisha PVTG Empowerment & Livelihoods Improvement Programme (OPELIP) II. “The Department of Economic Affairs has decided to…
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Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance sleuths on Thursday detected a triple-storey building worth around Rs 1.36 crore, six plots, three four-wheelers and other assets during simultaneous searches at four places linked to Odisha Administrative…
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Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Crime Brach is likely to question Bollywood actor Govinda in connection with a Rs 1,000 crore pan-India online Ponzi scam. The actor had reportedly endorsed Solar Techno Alliance…
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Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) team has asked the district collectors to take steps to delete names of deceased voters from the electoral roll following the review meeting on poll preparedness in Odisha. During the…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday entered into MoU with six public sector banks for providing banking services in all unbanked Gram Panchayats through CSP Plus banking outlets. The memoranda of understanding were signed…
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Bhubaneswar: With the IMD predicting heavy to very heavy rain in many places of Odisha, the state government on Wednesday asked the Collectors of several districts to remain alert. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that…
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Bhubaneswar: With the primary school teachers in Odisha deciding to continue their agitation, opposition BJP and Congress on Wednesday hit out at the state government holding it responsible for disruption of teaching. Stepping up their…
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Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in China, Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced a financial support for the state’s athletes, who are set to participate in the quadrennial sporting extravaganza…
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