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Naveen seeks performance report from party MPs
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday asked his party MPs to submit reports of their performance in the Parliament and on the steps taken by them to resolve issues in their…
Doctor held at gun point, robbed of Rs 50 lakh in Odisha
Cuttack: In a broad daylight robbery, a homeopathy doctor was allegedly robbed of a whopping Rs 50 lakh after three armed assailants on a motorcycle intercepted his car near a petrol pump in Odisha’s Cuttack district today.
As per the…
Chariots of holy trinity reach Gundicha temple in Puri
Puri: The three chariots – ‘Nandighosa’ (Lord Jagannath), ‘Taladhwaja’ (Lord Balabhadra) and ‘Darpadalan’ (Devi Subhadra) reached Gundicha temple (home of their aunt) today amid chanting of "Jai Jagannath" as sea of people thronged the Holy…
Bihar encephalitis deaths: Odisha govt directs sample test of litchi
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today asked officials for sample test of litchi fruit being sold in different markets in the state after Health experts suspected that the deaths of children in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur were linked to toxins…
Summer vacation extended till June 25 in Odisha schools
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today extended summer vacation of all government and private schools functioning in the state till June 25 in view of the prevailing heatwave conditions across the state, an official said.
The schools…
Odisha teacher helps underprivileged students to realise dreams
Bhubaneswar: Inspired by Anand Kumar's famed Super 30 in Patna, Ajay Bahadur Singh has been imparting free medical education to underprivileged students in Odisha, and now his initiative is bearing results.
Some 14 underprivileged…
Astrologers can’t predict cyclones, says IMD Chief Mrityunjay Mohapatra
Bhubaneswar: Urging the media not to spread rumours about cyclones, renowned Odia scientist Mrityunjay Mohapatra, who was appointed as Director General (DG) of India Meteorological Department (IMD), said astrologers can’t predict natural…
Here’s full list of Naveen Patnaik govt’s new Council of Ministers
Bhubaneswar: BJD President Naveen Patnaik, who steered the party to a landslide victory in the Assembly elections, has chosen his council of ministers, including 11 cabinet ministers who will take oath along with him at the Exhibition…
Odisha Guv accepts Naveen Patnaik’s resignation; govt formation soon
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal today accepted the resignation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his council of Ministers in order to enable the formation of a new Council of Ministers.
The Governor has requested Naveen and…
Cyclone ‘FANI’: Odisha CM sets ‘zero casualty’ target
Bhubaneswar: As the Meteorological Department has predicted Odisha is likely to bear the maximum impact of cyclone Fani, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik stressed on ensuring ‘zero casualty’ and asked officers to remain on high alert to…