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CoP21: Odisha Drought-hit Farmers demand definitive Climate Deal
Sambalpur, Nov 30: As the global leaders prepare to strike a new deal to fight climate change during the Conference of Parties 21 (CoP21) meeting at Paris that starts today, villagers from drought affected districts of Nuapada and Bargarh…
Odisha Tourism to kick off Konark Festival and & Intl Sand Art Festival
Bhubaneswar, Nov 30: Department of Tourism, Government of Odisha is organizing Konark Festival from 1st-5th December, 2015 in Open Air Auditorium, Konark and The International Sand Art Festival at Chandrabhaga Beach, Konark during the same…
Bhartruhari Mahtab comes to rescue of Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha
BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab came to the rescue of Rajnath Singh (quoting Rule Book) when CPM MP Mohd. Salim quoted 'Outlook' magazine to level allegations against Rajnath Singh that the HM had said "that first time in 800 years a Hindu has…
PM Modi praises Odish’a ASHA Worker in ‘Mann Ki Baat’
Bhubaneswar, Nov 30: In the radio programme “Mann Ki Baat” on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised an ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) worker of Odisha for her fight against Malaria and black magic.
During 14th edition…
Odisha BJP to elect ‘President’ by Jan 1st Week
Bhubaneswar, Nov 30: Odisha BJP unit will elect its ‘President’ by the first week of January, as decided in a meeting of office bearers held here at party headquarters on Sunday.
Nayan Kishore Mohanty, senior BJP leader, said that the…
Odisha seeks allocation of two coal blocks for OTPCL
Bhubaneswar, Nov 30: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written to the central government, requesting replacement of the coal block at Tentuloi with those at Chhendipada for the 2,400 MW power plant at Kamakhyanagar in Dhenkanal…
Winter Session of Odisha Assembly set to be stormy
Bhubaneswar, Nov 30: The winter session of the Odisha assembly, beginning on Tuesday, is all set to be stormy as opposition Congress and BJP are all geared up to raise issues, including farmers' suicides, to put the government on the mat.…
Balasore gets a Jagannath Temple
Balasore, Nov 30: Odisha's Balasore city now boasts a Jagannath Temple on the lines of the one in Puri. The temple has come up in a three-acre area with the main tower rising above the inner sanctum that houses the deities.
Built by the…
Odisha CM seeks early sanction of Rs.399 crore Phailin relief
Bhubaneswar, Nov 30: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday urged union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to sanction Rs.399.83 crore as assistance for cyclone Phailin destruction from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), which…
Odisha to have Super Specialty Heart Hospital in Jharsuguda
Bhubaneswar, Nov 30: The Odisha government on Saturday gave in principle approval to the setting up of a super specialty cardiac care hospital in Jharsuguda district in public private partnership (PPP) model.
The empowered committee on…