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Rio Olympics: Shuttlers Saina, Srikanth, Sindhu advance to second round
Ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth made winning starts as they registered easy victories in their first group games in the Rio Olympics 2016.
Medal hopeful Saina faced tough resistance from Brazilian player…
CM inaugurates 100 new Godowns, distributes Mobile Phones to Women Farmers
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated 100 new godowns in different parts of the state via video conference.
The godowns, each having capacity of 41,425 MT, were constructed by the Cooperation Department to conserve…
Veteran Journalist Subhas Pattanayak gets ‘Subarta Gourav’ Samman
Eminent Journalist and Writer Subhas Chandra Pattanayak was conferred with 'Subarta Gourav' Samman at the 13th Anniversary Celebrations of Odia Weekly 'Subarta' at Jayadev Bhavan in Bhubaneswar yesterday.
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak was…
Odisha’s 1100 Villages to be electrified by October
The Odisha Government on Thursday decided to provide electricity to 1100 un-electrified villages by end of October.
Talking to the newspersons, the Secretary of Energy Department Rajesh Verma said, after having a discussion with all…
Mahanadi Row: Congress calls for Odisha Bandh on Aug 16
The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Prasad Harichandan on Friday announced to observe dawn-to-dusk Odisha bandh on August 16 protesting against the unilateral construction of barrages by the Chhattisgarh government in the…
Rio 2016 Olympics: Hopes rest on Indian Star Dutee Chand
All eyes are now on Ace Odia sprinter Dutee Chand, who will represent India in the 100-metre sprint in the track and field events beginning today in Rio Olympics, 2016. The competition will start at 8.30 pm (IST).
Dutee is the first…
Odisha Govt raises Rs 1,100 crore under District Mineral Foundation
The 1st meeting of the State Level Committee (SLC) on District Mineral Foundation (DMF) was held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi in the State secretariat conference hall on Thursday in which district level…
Former Chief Secretary of Odisha Sudhanshu Bhusan Mishra passes away
Former Chief Secretary of Odisha Sudhanshu Bhusan Mishra passed away at his residence in Bhubaneswar on Thursday night. He was 77.
Mishra, who was suffering from Cancer, is survived by wife and two daughters.
Mishra was a 1965 batch…
Orissa Official Language Act 1954 to get Cabinet nod today
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will chair the State Cabinet meeting on Friday afternoon at the State Secretariat.
The State government is likely to clear the amendment of the Orissa Official Language Act 1954 in the meeting.…
Congress Party calls 12-hour Cuttack Bandh, Normal Life disrupted
Normal life was thrown out of gear in Cuttack as the Congress party on Friday called a shutdown to press for the fulfillment of a 12-point charter of demands.
The party is protesting against the State Government’s failure in addressing…