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Indian Railways Will Never Be Privatised: Piyush Goyal In LS

New Delhi: Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday asserted that Indian Railways will never be privatised but said private investment should be encouraged for more efficient functioning. Replying to a discussion on Demands for Grants for Railways, Goyal said there has been no death of any passenger due to a rail accident in two years […]

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‘RSP Neglected PM’s Promise To Make IGH A Medical College’; Odisha Steel Minister Seeks Pradhan’s Intervention

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Tuesday urged Union Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to direct Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) authorities to initiate steps for the upgradation of  Ispat General Hospital (IGH) into a medical college, which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015. In a letter to the Union Minister, Odisha Steel Minister Prafulla Mallick […]

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Western Railway To Run More Special Trains For Passengers In Mumbai, Indore, Jaipur, Odisha; Get All Details Here

Bhubaneswar: The Western Railway has decided to run nine more Special Trains including three trains from Mumbai Central, two each train from Indore, Bhavnagar, one each from Surendranagar and Veraval for the convenience of passengers. Here is the complete list and schedule of special trains: -Train No 09227/098228 Mumbai Central- Indore Duronto Superfast Special (Biweekly) […]

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Odisha: Wildfire Rages Near Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Amid growing concerns over the wildfire that devoured large tracts of forest in Similipal biosphere reserve in Mayurbhanj recently, another wildfire has been reported in the Bagharakholo forest near Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary on Tuesday. As per reports, the fire is spreading fast towards the protected area of Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary on the outskirts of […]

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Racial Issue At Oxford: MEA To Take Up With UK

New Delhi: BJP MP Ashwani Vaishnav on Monday raised the issue of racial discrimination in the UK — the latest being about an incident at the Oxford University. The issue concerns Rashmi Samant, a 22-year-old student from Karnataka’s Udupi. She contested the elections for Presidency of Student Union and won. However, following some of her […]

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Suspended Zomato Delivery Boy Lodges Counter Complaint

Bengaluru: Nearly week after Bengaluru-based model-turned-make-up artiste complained that a Zomato delivery boy had attacked her, the accused filed a counter complaint against her on Monday, police said. In his complaint filed at the Electronic City Police Station here, Kamaraj accused Hitesh Chandrani of abusing and slapping him, falsely accusing him of assault, and defaming […]

Odisha Govt Has Failed To Provide Employment To Youths: Opposition
Din Continues In Odisha Assembly As All-Party Meet Inconclusive

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly continued to witness heavy pandemonium for the fourth consecutive day as both Opposition and ruling party have remained adamant over their demands. Even an all-party meeting was convened by the Speaker to end the deadlock, it has remained inconclusive after Opposition BJP and Congress staged walkout as the issues of farmers […]

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Odisha: Policeman In Bhadrak Booked For Misbehaving With Undertrial’s Wife

Bhadrak: In a bizarre incident, a police Havaldar from Bhandaripokhari police station was held captive by residents of Khadisinga village in the district for allegedly misbehaving with the wife of a person who had been arrested recently. The policeman, identified as Harmohan, was later handed over to the police station where an FIR has been […]

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People Throng Odisha’s Jajpur After Shiva Lingam, Temple Remains Surface In Baitarini River #Watch

Jajpur: Dasarathpur village of Jajpur district witnessed a footfall of thousands of people after the remains of a Shiva shrine were found in the Baitarani river here on Tuesday. The remains of the temple and an ancient lingam were reportedly found near the Siddheshwar Temple in the locality. As per reports, the top portion of […]

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BJP MPs Seek Union Minister Piyush Goyal's Intervention Over Paddy Procurement Issues In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In an all-out attack against the Odisha government, a delegation of BJP MPs from Odisha led by Union Minister of Petroleum and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday accused the ruling-BJD of misleading the farmers on issues of paddy procurement. Pradhan, who led the team from the State and met the Union Consumer Affairs, Food […]

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Odisha: Pipili Bypoll Date Announced

Bhubaneswar: The byelection to the Assembly constituency of Pipili has been announced. The Election Commission of India has declared that the bypoll to the Pipili segment will be held on April 17. As per a notification released by the ECI, the gazette notification for the byelections to Pipili and 13 other Assembly constituencies in other […]

Land-Grabbing Case: Chandrababu Naidu To Appear Before CID On March 23
Land-Grabbing Case: Chandrababu Naidu To Appear Before CID On March 23

Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday summoned Nara Chandrababu Naidu, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Supremo and former Chief Minister, to appear before it on March 23 for investigation into a case of alleged land grabbing. CID officer A. Lakshmi Narayana Rao served a notice to Naidu at his Jubilee Hills […]

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Cyclone Landfall: Web-Based Tool For Forecasting Expected Damage

Bhubaneswar: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with India Meteorological Department (IMD) has developed a web-based Dynamic Composite Risk Analysis (Web-DCRA) & Decision Support System (DSS) tool for forecasting the expected damage associated with the landfalling cyclones over the coastal districts in the country. This will enable the disaster managers to conduct a better […]

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Doctor-Population Ratio 2020: Odisha Needs 43.6k Docs, Has Only 26K

Bhubaneswar: Notwithstanding the pandemic push for the registration of new doctors in Odisha, the State is witnessing an acute shortage of allopathic doctors. An estimate puts the requirement of doctors in the State at 43,609 as against the current number of 26,924 if Odisha has to meet the national average of doctor to population ratio. […]

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EC Whistles Odisha's Pipili Bye-poll Battle: It's Advantage BJD Vs Resurgent BJP

Bhubaneswar: With the Election Commission of India announcing the poll dates for the bye-elections to the Pipili assembly constituency, Odisha is all set to witness another spectacular political battle soon. As per the ECI notification, the bye-election to the assembly constituency in Odisha will be held on April 17, and the counting will be taken […]

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