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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurates 2 irrigation projects worth Rs 1,508 cr
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated two irrigation projects worth Rs 1,508 crore in Mayurbhanj district, which will provide irrigation facilities to more than 27,000 hectares of land, benefiting more…
Woman tourist from Chhattisgarh drowns in Puri sea
Bhubaneswar : A woman tourist from Chhattisgarh drowned while bathing in the sea in Odisha's Puri on Tuesday, officials said.The deceased has been identified as Minakshi Nayak from Raigarh area of Chhattisgarh.
"Six tourists from the…
Amit Shah offers prayer at Bhubaneswar’s Lingaraj temple
Bhubaneswar : Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day Odidha visit, offered prayers at Lingaraj temple this morning, the last Monday of holy Odia month Shrawan.
Shah spent about 20 minutes on the temple premises and offered a…
People in no mood to accept family-based parties : Amit Shah
Bhubaneswar : People are in no mood to accept the politics of nepotism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Monday, adding the family-based parties would either have to change themselves or be ready to face electoral defeats.…
Odisha : NDPS body orders seizure of drug peddlers’ ill-gotten assets worth Rs 3 cr
Bhubaneswar : A competent authority under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has ordered forfeiture of properties worth over Rs 3 crore owned by two ganja smugglers of Odisha's Ganjam district, police said on…
Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium is India’s new launchpad for mega events
Bhubaneswar : Bhubaneswar, the city of temples which was nowhere in the sports map of India, has now become a favourable destination for Indian athletes to prepare for national and international sporting events.
Apart from hosting…
Food processing sector to be powerful driver of state’s growth story : Naveen Patnaik
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said the food processing sector is one of the most important sectors which can become a powerful driver of the growth story of the state.
Patnaik said this here after…
Odisha to promote chess at school and college level : Naveen Patnaik
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha government will conduct chess competitions at school and college levels regularly to promote the game in a professional manner, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here on Friday.
Patnaik said this after handing…
Odisha : 3 killed as car hits auto-rickshaw, bike
Bhubaneswar : Three persons were killed and five sustained grievous injuries after a speeding car rammed into an auto-rickshaw and a bike on Bolangir-Sonepur national highway in Odisha's Sonepur district on Tuesday morning, police said.…
Naveen Patnaik backs Murmu, appeals to all Odisha MLAs to support her
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday appealed to all MLAs in the state to support Draupadi Murmu, who has been named as the NDA candidate in the presidential election.Patnaik, who is in Rome now,…