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Chief Minister Flags off 32 Buses to Maoist affected Districts
In an endeavor to strengthen road transport services in the Maoist affected districts in the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday flagged off 32 OSTRC buses in Bhubaneswar. The new bus services were commissioned under the Biju Gaon…
Seven including Just Married Couple killed in Road Accident
Seven people, including a newly married couple, were killed and two injured in a road accident in Sundargarh district on Tuesday, police said. The accident occurred near Lathikata on National Highway-143 in Rourkela when a dumper truck,…
Fast Tracking of Sustainable Energy for Human Development
Integrate conventional power distribution through grid system with that of decentralized power generation and distribution from non-conventional sources advised Chief Secretary Sri Gokul Chandra Pati while presiding over a consultative…
MLA Debasis Nayak justifies Section 307 against ‘Egg Attackers’
BJD MLA from Bari, Debasis Nayak, has justified the charges under Section 307 of the IPC against the Youth Congress activists, who dared to hurl eggs on Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik's car en route to Utkal University earlier last week.…
Fly-ash Mismanagement cause of Pollution in Odisha
Coal-rich Odisha may have drawn huge investments in the electricity sector to emerge as a powerhouse of India but the state has been unsuccessful in utilising the fly ash produced in thermal power plants which has led to massive air and…
Crime against Women on Rise in Bhubaneswar-Cuttack
While the murder cases in the twin city of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, have declined in the last one year, the most alarming this is that crime against women has gone up significantly, which has put the Commissionerate Police on defensive.…
BJP Leaders urge introduction of Two New Trains in Odisha
Ahead of the presentation of the railway budget in parliament Thursday, Odisha state BJP leaders Monday requested Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to introduce two new trains that will improve rail connectivity in Odisha.
State BJP…
Former Minister Rabi Nanda fined Rs 10,000 by Orissa HC
BJD Spokesperson and former School & Mass Education Minister, Rabi Narayan Nanda, has been fined Rs 10,000 for submitting wrong information in his affidavit. The Orissa High Court took strong exception to Rabi Nanda's tactics, which…
Swine Flu Death Toll goes up to 3 in Odisha
Swine flu claimed its third life in Odisha on Sunday when a 42-year-old man died at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. Public Health Director Kailash Dash said the man, who worked for a company in Balesore, was admitted in serious…
Odisha announces Packages for Construction Workers
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday announced various packages, including brick and cement houses and pension, for the state's construction workers. The government has decided to launch 'Nirman Shramik Pucca Ghar Yojana' to…