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Odisha extends Maternity Leave for Women Gana Shikshak to 180 Days
Bhubaneswar, Nov 23: Odisha government has extended the maternity leave for women Gana Shikshak to 180 days (six months) from existing 90 days. Now the woman para teachers in the state will get maternity leave of six months. A notification…
Maoists call Kalahandi Bandh over Encounter, Normal Life affected
Bhubaneswar, Nov 23: Maoists called bandh in three blocks of Kalahandi district on Monday protesting against police encounter on last week in which three civilians were killed.
Normal life affected in the district due the bandh called by…
Odisha Contractual Teachers Association protests at DEOs
Bhubaneswar, Nov 23: Protesting Odisha government’s decision to cancel the appointment of around 4,000 contractual teachers, the association of contractual teachers stated protest at District Education Officers (DEOs) across the state from…
IndianOil’s Paradip Refinery starts Product Dispatch
Paradip, Nov 23: Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Honorable Minister of State(Independent charge) Petroleum & Natural Gas flagged-off the first dispatch of consignment of products from Paradip Refinery, IndianOil comprising High Speed…
Odisha Govt dedicates Official Website in Odia Language
Bhubaneswar, Nov 23: Odisha government launched its official website in Odia language on Saturday. The state government has decided to make Odia language as compulsory subject in both government and private schools from Class I to X and to…
DRDO test-fires interceptor missile from Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Nov 23: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Sunday test-fired an Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile from Abdul Kalam island in Odisha's Balesore district on Sunday.
The flight test of the…
Poet Jayant Mahapatra plays ‘Minority Card’, to return Padma Shri
Leading English Poet from Odisha, Jayant Mahapatra, has shocked everyone by deciding to return the 'Padma Shri' award received in 2009 over the alleged "rising intolerance" in the country. He took the decision at a time when the debate was…
Odisha to set up Law Panel to aid legal reforms
Bhubaneswar, Nov 22: The Odisha government is setting up a law commission to receive advice in carrying out legal reforms and drafting of new laws.
"We are in the process of constituting a law commission to aid and advice (the…
Odisha gets first Doppler Radar, installed at Paradip
Bhubaneswar, Nov 21: Odisha, a natural calamity prone state, on Saturday got its first Doppler radar that will enable early and accurate forecast of cyclonic storms, excessive rainfall, thunderstorms and hailstorms.
P.K. Mishra,…
BJD against intolerance, says Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik
Bhubaneswar, Nov 21: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said his Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was "totally secular" and against intolerance in any form.
He was replying to a question whether his party would raise the issue of…