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CCTV, GPS made Mandatory in Over 15,000 Buses in Odisha
In a big development, the Odisha Government has made CCTV cameras and GPS system mandatory in all buses plying in the state. the Transport Department issued a notification in this regard, saying route permits won't be issued to the buses…
Lord Jagannath’s Daru “found” at Kharipadia in Jagatsinghpur
Bhubaneswar, April 29: Although the greedy Banajaga Yatra members had already leaked the information to the media more than a week ago, the official confirmation about the identification of Lord Jagannath's Daru (wood) came at Kharipadia…
Tata Steel lays Foundation Stone for a Model School at Gohirapatuli
As part of its initiative to make quality education infrastructure available to students in far flung areas of the State, Tata Steel on Tuesday laid the Foundation Stone for a Model School at Gohirapatuli in Ranipada Panchayat under…
Odisha to provide Iron Ore Linkage to Local Industries
With many small and large mineral-based industries facing a shortage of iron ore, the Odisha cabinet on Tuesday approved the supply of 70 percent of the ore mined in the state to local industries. Modifying the long-term ore linkage policy…
Odisha Doctors in Unreachable Areas to get 100% Pay Hike
The Odisha Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has approved 21 proposals, which included the 100% increase of salary of those doctors working in unreachable and inaccessible areas of the state. The move may motivate the…
Ollywood Choreographer Lubun Sen held for Blackmailing
Ollywood choreographer Lubun Sen, has been arrested by the Commissionerate Police for allegedly blackmailing a young girl from Odisha's Deogarh district. Lubun, a noted Ollywood music album director, choreographer and actor, was hiding at…
Over 500 Odisha Plumbers yet to return from Nepal
More than 500 plumbers from Odisha's Kendrapara district, who have been left stranded in earthquake-hit Nepal, are yet to return home. Their well-being is yet to be ascertained. Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda, who came to know about these…
Odisha gets 1st Postal ATM; 39 Spots by March 2016
In a bid to woo more customers and stop the slide of struggling postal services, the India Post launched the first-ever ATM services in Odisha for its savings account holders. The Postal ATMs were launched at the Bhubaneswar and Cuttack…
Former Bureaucrat Prasanna Mishra bats for Kalinga Regiment
It could be a long-standing demand of the people of Odisha, which was never given rapt attention. But, this time, the issue has been raised by a Retd. Bureaucrat. Mr. Prasanna Mishra, a former Union Secretary and an active member in social…
BJP wants Odisha Govt to clarify stand on POSCO Project
Bhubaneswar, April 27 (IANS): The opposition BJP on Monday asked the Odisha government to make its intentions clear aboutPOSCO's troubled $12 billion steel project before the company made its stand clear.
"There are contradictory…