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Bonds of love to protect brothers
Raksha Bandhan was celebrated across the state on Wednesday with sisters tying colourful threads on the wrists of their brothers. Non-Odias residents, including the Governor, however, will be celebrating the festival on Thursday like the rest of India. Long queues were seen before sweet and gift shops. Everyone was seen making last-minute purchases. Chief minister
Gopinath Pradhan is the new Vice Chancellor of IGNOU
Today Prof. Gopinath Pradhan has taken over the charge of new Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). He was the Director of School of Social Sciences (SOSS) of the university since the year 2010. Pradhan joined IGNOU in the year 1993 as a Reader in Economics and became a Professor
Odisha CM urges centre to establish Physical Education Institutions in the state
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urges Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Youth Affairs & Sports Ajay Maken to set up Physical Education Institutions in the state. Patanik said this in a letter to Maken. Patnaik said that, “I draw your kind attention to the “Report of the Workinq Group on Sports & Physical Education
The Unique Historical Gandhi Mandir ( Temple )
“The temple is being re-developed, beautified and maintained with the financial assistance graciously given by ADITYA BIRLA GROUP”. The foundation stone of Gandhi Mandir at Bhatra in the municipal area of Sambalpur was laid on March 23, 1971 by the then Revenue Divisional Commissioner of Sambalpur Sri Rabindra Nath Mohanty, I.A.S. It took almost three
Odisha Government to launch emergency ambulance service
Odisha Government to launch twenty four hours pre- hospital emergency medical service (Ambulance) in the state. On this regard the state Health and Family Welfare department sign a MoU today dated on August 1. The MoU signed on the presence of the state Health & Family Welfare minister Prasanna Achrya, Pradipta Mohapatra, Secretary Health &
Jharkhand plunges into darkness
The state faced acute power crisis on Tuesday afternoon following the break down in northern and eastern grids disrupting train services across three railway divisions. At least 30 trains, including express and passenger trains, were stranded at different stations under Ranchi, Dhanbad and Chakradharpur railway divisions during the power failure which continued for over two-and-a-half
Five pilgrims die, six injured in road accident
Five people were killed and six injured, two of them critically, when the vehicle in which they were travelling in collided with a truck on NH-6 near Godabhanga under Atabira Police station in Sambalpur district today. Police said all the injured were admitted to the VSS Medical College and hospital, Burla. Police identified the deceased
Indian Forest Officer released on bail
Senior Indian Forest Service officer Surendra Prasad Mohapatra, arrested by Pennsylvania police and charged with indecent assault after a woman hotel worker complained against him, has been released on bail. Mohapatra will appear in court for a preliminary hearing on August 1 in a Pennsylvania court. Sources told PTI that Mohapatra was released on bail
Grid collapse affects Odisha
The collapse of the eastern grid disrupted normal life in Odisha, which witnessed power failure in most parts today. Grid Corporation of Odisha(GRIDCO) director (commercial), PK Pradhan said distribution of electricity was disrupted in the entire state except some parts of the western region. “We are not aware of the reasons behind the grid collapse.
Activists campaign for organic farming
In their bid to minimize the use of pesticide in farming, social activists in the region have begun a campaign – ‘India for save food’ – urging the farmers to change to ‘non-pesticide management farming’ – a model that has worked successfully for the farmers of Andhra Pradesh. In a workshop organized here on Sunday,
Centre slashes Railways budget allocations for Odisha
The Odisha government on Saturday lodged a protest with the Centre over reduction in the budgetary allocation for the state in the 2012-13 railway budget and demanded its restoration. “I strongly protest against the step-motherly attitude of the Railways towards Odisha. I further request you to take immediate steps to restore the budgetary allocation made
XIMB to set New Campus at Sambalpur
In a major initiative to impart In its effort to impart eminence and well equipped business professionals in western Odisha Government of Odisha has approved a substantial amount to set up a new XIM campus in Sambalpur. A total of ten crore rupees has been approved for creating a new XIM campus for the whole
Nineteen inspectors shunted in state
As many as 19 inspectors of different police stations in Odisha were transferred on Thursday. The transferred officers included seven inspectors of the twin city (Bhubaneswar-Cuttack) police commissionerate. The cops transferred from Bhubaneswar are Tapan Mohanty (Khandagiri police station), Priyaranjan Satapathy (Mancheswar police station), Satyajit Mishra (Kharavela Nagar police station) and Bijay Kumar Sethi (Balipatna