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ED gets 10-day Remand of AT Group Chief Pradeep Sethy
After being grilled by the CBI in connection with multi-crore chit fund scam, AT Group chief Pradeep Sethy now faces the ED heat. The Enforcement Directorate has obtained the 10-day remand of Pradeep Sethy to secure more information…
Amit Shah meets Shankaracharya in Puri
BJP President Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to Odisha, visited Shri Jagannath Temple in Puri yesterday to pay respect to the deities. He and his wife spent about an hour inside the temple premises. Later, Amit Shah met Puri…
Odisha MSME Trade Fair to begin on 8th January
Mr. Jogendra Behra, Cabinet Minister, MSME and Mr Panchanan Das, Secy MSME Dept held a press meet in Bhubaneswar to announce the commencement of Odisha MSME Trade Fair, which will begin on 8th January and continue till 14th January at the…
Amit Shah targets Congress, spares Naveen Patnaik
BJP President Amit Shah, who arrived on a two-day visit to Odisha today, addressed a massive gathering of Mahasangram Rally at the UNIT 6 Playground in Bhubaneswar and came down heavily on the Congress, but spared Chief Minister Naveen…
Naveen Patnaik unveils ‘Biju Pucca Ghar’ Scheme
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has unveiled the 'Biju Pucca Ghar' scheme, which will be known as Shelter Security Mission. The total project outlay will be Rs 15,000 - 16,000 crore. The CM has vowed to monitor the mission himself to…
Odisha announces Public Auction of all Non-Coal Mines
Odisha became the first state in the country to announce open bidding or public auction of all mineral products in the state except coal. The captive and non-captive mines will go through separate auction. The decision won't affect OMC and…
Several Maoists killed in Encounter in Chitrakonda
Several Maoists are believed to be killed, as the fierce encounter between the red rebels and the joint team of Special Operations Group (SOG) of Odisha and Greyhound force of Andhra Pradesh police. Some put the death toll at 5, while…
Deposit Fee waived on 5kg LPG for BPL People in Odisha
Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan, who has already announced a special discount of Rs 1,600 on 14.2 kg LPG cylinder connections for all BPL families in the country, has now waived off the security deposit…
Naveen Patnaik announces Sops for Sevayats in Puri
Under fire from the court over the "illegal construction" of 'Biju Samadhi' at Swargadwar, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik played a masterstroke by announcing a series of sops for Sevayats in Puri or 'Pandas' so that they can take up his case and…
Sisir Saras 2015 kicked off with Much Fanfare
The Sisir Saras 2015, an exhibition of colourful rural products, kicked off in Bhubaneswar on 3rd January 2015 with around 600 participants from 25 States and Union Territories having displayed their products in about 275 kiosks. The…