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Odisha hikes incentives for Inter-caste Marriage
The Odisha government has increased, from the present Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh, the incentive to encourage inter-caste marriage among the Hindu community, a minister said on Tuesday.
SC and ST Development Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi…
Nabin Nanda cries foul, says targeted because of links with Jay Panda
ONI Bureau: Former Dhenkanal MLA Nabin Nanda on Tuesday took a jibe at the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for suspending him without issuing any show-cause notice.
Nanda alleged that he was targeted by BJD because of his links with former…
DRDO Job Scam: Man held for duping Job aspirants of Rs 4.5 Crores
ONI Bureau: The Tigiria Police in Cuttack on Monday arrested a man who duped several aspirants to the tune of Rs 4.5 crores in the name of providing jobs in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Chandipur of Balasore…
Congress pours water at NHAI Office over waterlogging in Odisha Capital
ONI Bureau: Protesting against the repeated incidents of water-logging on National Highway in the Capital City, the Congress activists led by the president of Bhubaneswar District Congress Committee Manas Choudhury and Suresh Routray on…
SC seeks response of Centre, 8 States on vacancies in CIC, SICs
The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and eight States on a plea for direction to immediately fill up vacancies in the Central Information Commission (CIC) and State Information Commissions (SICs).
A bench of…
Odisha ranked Aspiring Leader in Investment preparedness
Odisha has been ranked an "Aspiring Leader" in a survey of 21 states conducted by Invest India and World Bank, an official said on Monday.
Odisha scored 80 per cent marks overall as against a national average of 70 per cent and was…
ECoR to run 184 Special Trains during Ratha Jatra
ONI Bureau: Taking into account the upcoming Ratha Jatra festival on July 14 in Jagannath Puri, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) have decided to operate 184 special trains to Puri to avoid heavy rush of passengers
during the occasion.…
Dipsan Tirkey to lead India U-23 Men’s Hockey team for 6-Nations tournament
ONI Bureau: Hockey India on Monday named the Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team for the upcoming U23 Six Nations Tournament to be held from 14th - 21st July 2018 in Antwerp, Belgium.
The 18-member team will be captained by the Odisha…
Nabin Nanda suspended from BJD, rubbishes sex racket link
ONI Bureau: Odisha's former Dhenkanal MLA Nabin Nanda was suspended from the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) by party supremo Naveen Patnaik today on basis of information about his alleged link with sex racket.
Nabin's lawyer Asim Kumar…
Admission into Plus II Streams begins in Odisha today
ONI Bureau: The admission into Plus II courses in junior colleges began in Odisha on Monday. The students selected as per the first cut-off list will be taking admission at their preferred colleges.
The admission will continue till July…