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Orissa High Court grants Bail to AT Chit Fund accused Rajat Choudhury
The Orissa High Court on Friday granted conditional bail to former State Youth Congress President Rajat Choudhury, who is accused in the Artha Tatwa (AT) Group Chit Fund Scam.
Choudhury was granted bail against a deposit of Rs 1.5 crore…
Over 1300 Teams to participate in Biju Patnaik Rural Hockey Championship
With an aim to inspire rural youth to pick up hockey, former India hockey captain and Rajya Sabha MP Dilip Tirkey is going to organize one of the biggest rural hockey tournaments ‘Biju Patnaik Rural Hockey Championship’ is going to be held…
2 killed, 20 injured in Kendrapara Bus Accident
At least two persons killed and 20 others injured when a bus fell into a gorge near Arjunapur in Patkura area in Kendrapara district on Friday morning.
The accident occurred when the ill-fated private bus Raja, carrying around 30…
KISS listed among Top 500 NGOs in the World
In a major achievement, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), in Odisha is ranked 223 among the top 500 NGOs in the world as published by NGO Advisor, an independent Geneva-based media organization.
KISS was selected out of…
OHRC seeks Report on Women’s stole removal incident in Sundargarh
The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Thursday asked the Sundargarh SP to submit a report within four weeks over the removal of black stoles and shawls worn by women at a public meeting addressed by the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik…
Mega Farmers Rally in City on December 14
Over 1 lakh farmers across the State will hold a mass rally in Bhubaneswar on December 14 against injustice to farmers in the State.
Farmers under the banner the Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS) will demand legitimate dues of the…
Met predicts less impact of Cyclone ‘VARDAH’ on Odisha
The low pressure which was formed over south Andaman Sea will have less impact on Odisha, the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
The cyclonic storm named ‘VARDAH’ is expected to move towards north-west direction and…
Pandit Jasraj to perform in Bhubaneswar on December 17
Eminent Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj scheduled to perform at the ‘Music In The Park’ programme at the Indira Gandhi Park in Bhubaneswar on December 17.
The programme organised jointly by the Bhubaneswar Development Authority…
Odisha Govt to appoint 465 Angnanwadi Workers as ICDS Supervisors
The State Government has started a recruitment process for filling up 851 vacant supervisor posts across Odisha.
In response to a question in the State Assembly on Wednesday, Women and Family Welfare Minister Usha Devi said out of over…
Over 40% Households in Odisha have no Power Connection
Though the Centre and the State Governments claimed to ensure electricity to all families by 2018, around 40% families in Odisha don't have electricity connections.
According to a written reply by the State Energy Minister Pranab Prakash…