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Odisha OAS Officer's Short Film 'Mask' Wins Big At International Film Fest

Bhubaneswar: Amid COVID19 pandemic when face masks have become an essential part of our daily life, a realistic short film based on the current situation has brought pride and applause for Odisha from all around the world. Odia short film ‘Mask’ directed by Sweta Kumar Dash, a senior officer of the Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) […]

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Passenger Train Service On Haridaspur-Paradip Railway Line Soon

Kendrapara: Passenger train services will soon be introduced on the new Haridaspur-Paradip railway line. A discussion in this regard was held at Kendrapara District Collector’s office on Tuesday. The decision assumes significance as a ‘rail roko’ protest was held recently during an experimental trial run of a goods train on the route demanding introduction of […]

Odisha Police Constable Fined Rs 2,000 For Not Wearing Mask
Odisha Police Constable Fined Rs 2,000 For Not Wearing Mask

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police on Tuesday said that it has fined a traffic constable Rs 2,000 for not wearing a mask when the state is implementing a special 14-day drive…

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PM Modi To Launch Transparent Taxation To Honour Honest Taxpayers

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a platform to honour honest taxpayers on Thursday. The launch of the platform for ‘Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest’ will further carry forward the journey of direct tax reforms, said an official statement. Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of State […]

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Odisha's Covid-19 Tally Surpasses 50K-Mark, 9 More Die

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered the highest single-day spike of 1876 Covid-19 cases, pushing the virus tally to over 50,000. At least nine patients also succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, according to the State health department. With this, the Covid-19 positive cases in the State jumped to 50672, of which 15509 are active […]

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Odisha: CHSE Plus 2 Science Results Declared

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) in Odisha declared the results of 2020 Annual Plus Science courses today. The pass percentage this year is 70.21%. Of the 68,374 students who cleared the Plus II Science Exam 2020,  38301 are boys and 30073 are girls, informed State School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan […]

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Indigenous Light Combat Choppers Deployed In Ladakh

New Delhi: Amid border tension with China in Eastern Ladakh, two Light Combat Helicopters developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have been deployed for operations at high altitude in Leh to support Indian Air Force missions. R. Madhavan, CMD, HAL, on Wednesday said: “It is the lightest attack helicopter in the world, designed and developed […]

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Manasi Won War Against Bondage, Fails To Win Over Poverty!

Lockdown had its impact everywhere, in every sector. It has also spelt doom for many like Manasi, a 19-year-old Bolangir girl, who was barely in the last year of teenage when she was ferried to distant Tamil Nadu to toil in a brick kiln. Working prolonged hours in the kiln at Pudhukuppam in Tiruvallur, Manasi, […]

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After Beirut Explosion, Odisha Govt Seeks Audit Report From State Factories

Bhubaneswar: In the aftermath of the recent blasts in Lebanon’s Beirut city, the Odisha Government has asked all the factories in the State to furnish details regarding the list and quantity of flammable and explosive materials being used, handled and stored in their manufacturing units. In a letter to the occupiers of all factories in […]

Odisha: Woman Director Of Real Estate Firm Arrested For Rs 7.31 Crore Fraud
Odisha: Woman Director Of Real Estate Firm Arrested For Rs 7.31 Crore Fraud

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested Seema Nayak, Director of Shreya Infrastructures Services Pvt. Ltd. for allegedly duping investors to the tune of…

Maharashtra Govt Imposes Section 144 For 15 Days, CM Thackeray Says It’s Not 'Lockdown'
Maharashtra Govt Imposes Section 144 For 15 Days, CM Thackeray Says It’s Not 'Lockdown'

Mumbai: Maharashtra Government on Tuesday announced a 15-day long statewide curfew from April 14 amid the spike in coronavirus cases in the state. We are imposing strict restrictions which will…

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VP Venkaiah Naidu & HM Amit Shah Convey Greetings On International Youth Day

New Delhi: Referring to the International Youth Day on Wednesday, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu called upon the youth to take inspiration from the life of Netaji and strive towards building a New India. Union Home Minister Amit Shah conveyed greetings on the occasion of the International Youth Day and said the greatest strength of […]

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COVID19 Shutdown Relaxed In 4 Odisha Districts For I-Day

Bhubaneswar: Weekend shutdown imposed in Odisha’s four high COVID19 caseload-districts has been relaxed for the Independence Day on August 15 to facilitate unfurling of the National Flag on the occasion. As per an order released by the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) on Wednesday, the scheduled weekend shutdown in the districts of Ganjam, Khordha, Gajapati and […]

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SC To Hear Plea Seeking To Probe Mismanagement Of COVID Pandemic On Friday

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Friday a plea seeking an independent inquiry through a commission headed by a retired apex court judge into the alleged gross mismanagement of the Covid-19 pandemic. A group of six petitioners, including retired bureaucrats, filed the plea through advocate Prashant Bhushan, claiming that the Centre’s […]

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600-Km Highway To Connect All J&K Tourist Spots

New Delhi: With the help of the Centre, the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh UT administration are planning to connect all picturesque tourist resorts through a new 600-km-long highway circuit. According to the J&K Chief Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, each spot would be like “another Gulmarg”. The proposed Rs 8,000 crore road project will connect […]

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