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Puri Shankaracharya blames Odisha Govt for Nabakalebara Fiasco
Shankaracharya of Puri Govardhan Peeth Swami Nischalananda Saraswati on Friday blamed the State government in the affairs of Jagannath temple administration, particularly for Nabakalebara fiasco.
Addressing a press meet in Puri, the head…
1st International Flight AI-078 takes off from Bhubaneswar Airport
History was created today, as Union Ministers Jual Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off the first International Flight from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar. The Air India flight, AI-078 started its operation from…
Giridhar Gamang files Case against 4 Congressmen for Effigy Burning
Former Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang, who recently joined the BJP, has filed a case against four Congress leaders in Jeypore for burning his effigy and photographs and trying to defame him in the public. "They tried to tarnish my image and…
Gadkari announces Rs 35,000 cr Highways Budget for Odisha
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced a massive budget of Rs 35,000 crore for Odisha, which will be utilised for construction of highways in the state during this fiscal. Out of the total amount, Rs 10,000 crore will be spent…
46th Odisha Society of America (OSA) Convention Concludes
Bhubaneswar, 9th July, 2015: Two days long world Odia Convention and two days long Odisha Society of America's 46th conference were held from 1st July to 4th July in Washington D.C. On 3rd July Sri Debi Prasad Mishra, Hon'ble Minister,…
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announces Coastal Highway in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, July 9: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the government will construct a coastal highway connecting Gopalpur in Odisha with Digha in West Bengal as a national highway.
This will help the authorities to…
Didn’t intend to hurt Anyone: Singer Sona Mohapatra on ‘Rangabati’
New Delhi, July 9: Following a lawsuit that accused singer Sona Mohapatra and Rituraj Mohanty of distorting the original Sambalpuri cult song "Rangabati" in their re-rendition of it for Coke Studio, Mohapatra said her intention was not to…
Illegal Mining: ED conducts Raids in 10 Places of Odisha
Bhubaneswar, July 9: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted simultaneous raids at 10 places in Odisha in connection with illegal mining in the state.
ED sources from Kolkata confirmed that the search operations with the…
Odisha Transport Department notifies 31 Services under PSA 2012
Bhubaneswar, 9th July: In another step towards improving the quality of governance, Govt in Commerce & Transport department have notified a total number of 31 services under Odisha right to public Services Act, 2012. This has been…
Chaos, Power Tussle mar Inauguration of NH-316 Bypass near Pipili
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) cadres tried to hijack the inauguration of Bhubaneswar-Puri NH-316 Bypass near Pipili by converting it into a party event, triggering chaos and pandemonium at the event, which brought bad name to Odisha ahead of…