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193 elephants died in Odisha in three years
Bhubaneswar, March 22: A total of 193 elephants died in the last three years in Odisha despite several efforts by the government to protect the animals, the assembly was informed on Tuesday. Replying to a question by Congress legislator…
Rotavirus Vaccine to be launched in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, March 22: Odisha will be among the four states where the rotavirus vaccine will be introduced on March 26 under the central government's routine immunisation programme for protecting children from diarrhoea, an official said on…
Maharathy meets Odisha CM with Krishi Karman Award
Odisha Minister, Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development, Pradeep Maharathy met CM Naveen Patnaik today and presented the Krishi Karman Award he received on behalf of the state from PM Narendra…
Human rights body seeks report from Odisha on river pollution
Bhubaneswar, March 21: The National Human Rights Commission has sought an Action Taken Report from the Odisha government over river pollution by certain industries in the state.
Hearing a complaint filed by human rights campaigner Subash…
Rail factory issue derails Odisha assembly proceedings
Bhubaneswar, March 21: The Odisha assembly on Monday witnessed uproarious scenes over the Centre's move to shift a proposed wagon repair factory from Narla in Kalahandi district to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
While the ruling Biju…
No toilet in 18 passenger trains in East-Coast Railways, NHRC intervention sought
An Odisha based activist has sought intervention of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the apex rights panel of the country over no-toilets train running in the Indian Railways.
Based on the Right to information (RTI) replies…
Google Women Techmakers hold Women’s Day Meetup in Bhubaneswar
The Google Women Techmakers Bhubaneswar in association with Google Developer Group Bhubaneswar organised International Women’s Day meetup on Sunday, 20th of March with 150 women participants from 9.30 am to 3.00 p.m at IIT Bhubaneswar. The…
Pakhala remains integral part of Odia Kitchen
By Srikanta Mohanty: “Among the dishes on the dining-table, ‘pakhala tatia’ (the filled-up bowl of rice with water) is the catchiest thing to the eyes of every visitor to my household. Eyes also glisten, when they see every other small…
Odisha strides ahead in implementation of ‘Ease of Doing Business’
Bhubaneswar, 19th March: After achieving 7th position in the ‘Ease of doing business Indices’ at national level, Odisha now strides ahead to be one among the first three states in this arena.
A high level review meeting to this effect…
Odisha receives Krishi Karman Award 2014-15 from PM Modi
Odisha received the Krishi Karman Award today, as it had achieved a record foodgrain production of 118.24 lakh tonne in 2014-15. This is the fourth time Odisha got Krishi Karman Award. The award consists of a trophy, citation and cash…