Puri: Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wished Indian cricket and hockey teams for glorious victory at ICC Champions Trophy Final and Hockey World League 2017. Best wishes to both Indian Cricket & Hockey teams for #ICCChampionsTrophyFinal & #HWL2017 semifinal #IndiaPak .My SandArt at #Puri beach . pic.twitter.com/YINWjcQsxe — Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) June 18, 2017 […]
CT 2017 Ind Vs Pak: Sudarsan Pattnaik wishes team India for victory
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Watched Saswat Joshi’s Sambalpuri performance at Eiffel Tower?
Bhubaneswar: Little over a fortnight ago, Odisha’s famous dancer Saswat Joshi made world dancers move on Sambalpuri tunes in front of Eiffel Tower in Paris. We had reported here about the troupe’s colourful and enthralling performance. The video of the performance has been released recently by lead female dancer Mahina Khanum. Watch below:
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Tathagata, Debi meet Odisha CM over ‘thief’ remark
Bhubaneswar: Over ten days after Dhenkanal MP Tathagata Satpathy called former Minister and party colleague Debi Prasad Mishra ‘thief’, the duo today met party supremo Naveen Patnaik at his residence in Odisha capital. The two leaders were accompanied by Jajpur MLA Pranab Prakash Das and Rajya Sabha MP Pratap Keshari Deb. “It was a slip […]
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Odisha to get three more Post Office Passport Seva Kendras
Bhubaneswar: Union government has decided to open three more Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) in Odisha, a letter from Minister of External Affairs said today. “I am pleased to inform you that we have decided to open Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) in Balasore, Berhampur and Bhawanipatna in the second phase of this […]
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Egg attack on Jual Oram in Odisha: BJD leader among 2 arrested
Kendrapara: The Aul police have arrested two more persons, including BJD leader Bheeshma Mohanty, in connection with the egg attack on Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram. The police had earlier arrested seven persons– Chakradhar Mallick, Lambodhar Jena, Ranjan Gochhayat, Dusasan Mallick, Sanatan Mallick, Rajesh Singh and Niranjan Behera– for their alleged involvement in the incident. Notably, several […]
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Odisha CM applauds Odia scientist’s feat in astronomy
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister today applauded the achievement of Odia scientist Kailash Sahu who led a team of astronomers of Space Telescope Science Institute, US in validating Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity by measuring the mass of a star far beyond our galaxy. “The revolutionary breakthrough was achieved by an astronomer hailing from our own state, […]
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Sulochana Das resigns from Congress, likely to join BJD
Bhubaneswar: In a shocker for the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC), Congress spokesperson Sulochana Das today resigned from the party and is likely to join the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Das informed about her resignation through Facebook. Das said she was “shattered” seeing indiscipline and lack of coordination between the PCC and the Congress Legislature Party which became […]
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Long wait over: Train chugs into Odisha’s Nayagarh
Nayagarh: The long wait for railway services to Odisha’s Nayagarh finally came to an end today with Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu flagging off the first train from the district through video conferencing at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi in the presence of Union Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Bhubaneswar MP Prasanna Kumar Patasani. On the inaugural day, the train […]
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Watch promotional video of 22nd Asian Athletics meet featuring key tourist spots in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: As Odisha is going to witness the biggest international event 22nd Asian Athletics Championships on its soil, a video was released showing the State’s culture for the mega sports competition. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wished all the athletes for the championships while posting the video on his Facebook page. He also took to microblogging […]
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Odisha’s ruling BJD keeps Prez polls card close to chest
Bhubaneswar: President of Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Naveen Patnaik today maintained the suspense over his party’s stance on support to the Presidential candidate even as NDA announced its nominee. “We will clear our stand on support to NDA candidate after discussion with senior leaders. We will let you know after that,” BJD chief […]
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Odisha’s BJD extends support to NDA Presidential candidate
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will support the Presidential candidate picked up by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre. BJD president Naveen Patnaik this evening informed media that his party would support the Dalit candidate put up by NDA. This comes hours after Patnaik had a telephonic conversation with […]
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Sulochana Das joins Biju Janata Dal
Bhubaneswar: Putting all speculations to rest, former Congress spokesperson Sulochana Das joined Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today, a day after she resigned from the Congress party. Das was inducted to BJD at the residence of Chief Minister and party supremo Naveen Patnaik– Naveen Nivas– in his presence. “I welcome Sulochana Das to the Biju Janata […]
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Result row: Odisha HC files contempt of court case against CBSE official
Cuttack: In a big jolt to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Orissa High Court today filed a suo motu contempt of court case against the board’s Joint Secretary (Academics), Manoj Kumar Srivastav in connection with the alleged discrepancies in the publication of Class-XII exam results in Bhubaneswar zone. The High Court has directed the official to reply […]
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Odisha boy creates Guinness Record in punch strikes, beats Pakistani’s feat
Bhubaneswar: Bringing laurels to Odisha, Satyapir Pradhan of Bhawanipatna today registered his name in Guinness Book of Records for most full contact punch strikes in one minute (one hand). In an event organised at Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital here, Satyapir struck 393 punches in one minute thereby breaking the previous record of Pakistan’s Muhammad Rashid who had […]
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e-book scam: Senior executive of IQBS arrested in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: A senior official of Inner Quality Business Solutions Pvt Ltd (IQBS) has been arrested in Odisha in connection with multi-crore scam of preparing e-books for foreign clients, police sources said today. According to sources, a team of Kharavel Nagar police arrested 22-year-old Urvashi Nayak from Keonjhar district for his alleged complicity in the fraud. […]
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Odisha govt accuses IOCL of violating lease agreement at Paradip refinery
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) are once more heading for a pitched battle as the former has accused the latter of violating land lease agreement signed between the two for the refinery project at Paradip. In a letter to Deputy General Manager (HR) of IOCL’s Paradip refinery project, Chief General Manager […]
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Odisha observes International Yoga Day
Bhubaneswar: The International Yoga Day was enthusiastically observed across Odisha on Wednesday, with thousands taking part in several events. Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram participated in programmes at Bhubaneswar and Sundargarh respectively. “Exercise has its limitation to physical fitness. Whereas yoga takes it much further to mental and spiritual wellness,” tweeted Pradhan. The day […]
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Woman Maoist cadre surrenders before Odisha police
Rourkela: An armed woman Maoist cadre surrendered before police in Odisha’s Rourkela district today. The surrendered Maoist has been identified as Muli Nayak (22) alias Arti, hailing from Jharkhand. She was active on Odisha-Jharkhand border, police sources said. When Arti was 13 years of age, she was kidnapped by a person who encouraged her to […]
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Result row: Odisha HC rejects CBSE’s appeal against re-evaluation
Cuttack: In yet another jolt to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Orissa High Court today rejected the board’s writ petition against order for re-evaluation of answer sheets of 159 Class-XII students who had moved the court alleging discrepancies in the results. The next hearing on the writ petition will take place on June 23. […]
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3-yr-old Odisha girl becomes youngest incompatible kidney recipient
Gurugram: A three-and-half-year-old girl from Odisha suffering from a rare kind of renal failure was cured through an incompatible kidney transplant at a city hospital here. Doctors claim the procedure to be the first-ever conducted on such a young patient in entire south Asia. The entire process of surgery cost Rs 24 lakh. Pratyasha was diagnosed […]
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