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NCST Slams Odisha Govt on alleged Forest Rights Act violations
Bhubaneswar, Nov 26: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribe (NCST) , New Delhi Slams Govt.of Odisha in its recent direction for the alleged violation of Forest Rights Act, 2006 in the State. The Direction is based on the petition…
Biju Babu’s dreams to be fulfilled by Odisha Youth: Bijaya Nayak
Bhubaneswar, Nov 26: Students and youth of Odisha will work hard to fulfill the dreams of Biju Babu, not the RSS, said Bijay Nayak, General Secretary of Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD), the Youth Wing of governing Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
He…
Physicist Trilochan Pradhan gets Kalinga Samman 2014
Bhubaneswar, Nov 25: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday conferred the "Kalinga Samman 2014" on physicist and Padma awardee Trilochan Pradhan for popularising science among the common man.
"Pradhan is considered an iconic…
Six kids, two Women drown in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Nov 26: Six children and two women drowned in separate incidents in Odisha while celebrating the auspicious Kartik Purnima on Wednesday, while a girl child was still missing, police said.
Two baby girls drowned in the…
Odisha Government slammed over farmers’ suicides
Bhubaneswar, Nov 25: The opposition Congress and the BJP on Wednesday hit out at the Odisha government for failing to give proper assurance to drought-hit farmers, forcing them to commit suicide due to crop loss and debt burden.
Union…
Intolerance @ Odisha ploy to block Bijoy Mohapatra’s Elevation?
Odisha, which has been by and large peaceful and keeps itself away from the Hindu-Muslim divide, has witnessed hectic activities on the "intolerance debate". It started with CM Naveen Patnaik's statement on 21 November, when he said BJD is…
Odisha complains against ‘underprepared’ pitch in West Bengal
After being bundled out for a shocking 37 in the second innings of Ranji Trophy tie against Bengal, where they lost the match by 133 runs, Odisha has complained against the 'underprepared' and 'unplayable' pitch at the Bengal Cricket…
5 Reasons Why Bol Bom craze is high among Odias
By Srikanta Mohanty: Come the holy month of ‘Shravana’, devotees carrying holy water to pour over ‘Shivalinga’ in umpteen temples are familiar sights at every place in Odisha. Over the years, this act has increasing significance during the…
Vedanta not to close its Odisha Refinery
Bhubaneswar, Nov 24: Vedanta has decided not to shut down its one million tonne per annum refinery at Lanjigarh in Odisha's Kalahandi district even if it was facing a loss of Rs.3 crore per day due to scarcity of raw material, an official…
Odisha: India test fires n-capable Dhanush missile
Bhubaneswar, Nov 24: India on Tuesday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a naval ship off the Odisha coast, said sources.
The surface-to-surface Dhanush was test fired…