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Sargi Phool Festival to begin on December 17
The Department of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) in Odisha will hold 'Sargi Phool Festival 2014' for children on December 17. The festival will continue till December 19 at the Adivasi Ground in Unit I, Bhubaneswar.
Children…
Odisha procures 25 Lakh quintal of Paddy till date
The Minister for Food Supply and Consumer Welfare, Sanjay Kumar Daburma reviewed the ongoing paddy procurement scheme in 12 districts of Odisha, in a meeting held in the capital on Monday.
The Minister was informed that the state…
Banki MLA Pravat Tripathy Chargesheeted by CBI
The CBI has filed a chargesheet against senior BJD leader and Banki MLA Pravat Tripathy, who is in Jharpada jail in connection with AT Group link. The CBI chargesheet claimed that Pravat had taken Rs 42 lakh from AT Group chief Pradeep…
Ex Microfinance Ltd MD Durga Mishra in CBI Custody
Former Microfinance MD Durga Prasad Mishra has been remanded to six-day CBI remand after he was produced in the court yesterday. Durga Mishra was arrested on December 14 by the CBI after being on the run since March 2014. He will be…
Prasad Harichandan appointed Odisha PCC President
Setting all rumours and speculations into rest, senior Congress leader and former Satyabadi MLA Prasad Harichandan has been appointed as the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President. He pipped former Nabarangpur Lok Sabha MP…
Prasad Harichandan, Pradeep Majhi in Race for PCC Chief
Senior Congress leader Prasad Harichandan and former Nabarangpur Lok Sabha MP Pradeep Kumar Majhi are in the race to become PCC President. Four names have been sent to the High Command, including those of former PCC President Niranjan…
Naveen demands International Flights from Bhubaneswar
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has finally broken his silence and demanded the launch of international flights from Bhubaneswar soon. In his letter to Union Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju, the Odisha CM sought Bhubaneswar to be…
Former Microfinance Ltd. MD Durga Mishra Arrested
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested former Managing Director of Microfinance Ltd. in connection with the multi-crore chit fund scam in Odisha. Earlier, the CBI had raided his house in Bhubaneswar on December 8, but he had…
Ranji Trophy: Odisha 219/8 vs Gujarat on Day 1
Despite losing Anurag Sarangi and Niranjan Behera for no runs without board, the Odisha batsmen fought back to finish at 219/8 at stumps on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy tie against Gujarat. Natraj Behera was the top scorer with 75.
For…
Dharmendra Pradhan reviews DBTL Status in Odisha
Union Oil & Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reviewed the Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG (DBTL) or PAHAL scheme in Odisha today and asked the state government to expedite the work at the earliest.
Mr. Pradhan held a video…