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Missing Children: Trace-out rate in Odisha dips to 14% in 2018

Bhubaneswar: It is a distressing sign! The tracing rate of missing children had fallen to mere 14 per cent in 2018 from over 23 per cent in 2017. The dip in tracing rate looks quite nagging as Odisha is yet to trace a whopping 5,648 children missing since the year 2010. According to the data […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Odisha Budget 2019-20: Will Finmin Pujari's maiden budget do justice to Edu allocation?

Bhubaneswar: As the new Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari will be presenting the first budget of Naveen 5.0 on coming Friday (June 28), the big watch out point in the upcoming full budget 2019-20 is the allocation to the education sector. A check-out out here looks all the more imperative because, Odisha had fared poorest among […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Two CRPF personnel killed in encounter with Naxals

Bijapur: Two CRPF personnel were killed and another was injured in an encounter with Naxals in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh Friday, police said. Two girls were caught in the crossfire. One of them died while the other was injured, they said. The gun-battle took place near Keshkutul village under the Bhairamgarh police station area when […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Two Odisha B.Tech students take the cycle way to save Mahanadi

Cuttack: In order to draw the attention of the Centre to resolve the long-standing inter-State Mahanadi River water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, two youths of the State embarked on a cycle ride all the way to New Delhi. The two B.Tech students- Krushnakanta Sarangi and Subash Barik reportedly residents of Cuttack started a cycle […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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24x7 Power Supply claim goes phut: Rural Odisha faces 3-4 hrs plug-out!

Bhubaneswar: When it comes to have a power play of 24X7 in the rural areas, Odisha failed to click the full scoring rate. Rural areas in the State witnessed power cuts for nearly 3-hours in winter months and around 4 hours in the month of April 2019. This shows Odisha is not among the 24X7 […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Chattaisgarh: 2 Naxals Killed In Encounter With Police

Dantewada: Two Naxals, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday morning, police said. The gunbattle broke out in a forest near Gumiyapal village, located around 400 km from Raipur, when a District Reserve Guard team was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Dantewada Superintendent of […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Will Mahanadi survive? 'Chhattisgarh planning 1800 more projects’

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha is eagerly waiting for a resolution in the Mahanadi water dispute, Chhattisgarh seems to be planning more projects to further throttle the water flow of the river. Data furnished by the Centre in the Rajya Sabha has not only raised doubts over an amicable solution in the long-standing dispute between Odisha and […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Seven Maoists Killed In Chhattisgarh

Raipur: Seven Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police said. The exchange of fire occurred around 6 am in the forest near Sitagota village under Baghnadi police station area, when a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Deputy Inspector […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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Amidst Mahanadi river row, Hirakud reservoir storage this monsoon drops to a decade low!

Bhubaneswar: Hirakud and Rengali reservoirs current storage with respect to live capacity at Full Reservoir Level (FRL) hit a decade low this year as on August 9. As per latest data available with the Water resources department, with the current live storage of 0.854 billion cubic metres (BCM), Hirakud’s current storage in proportion to the […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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Hirakud Dam To Release Floodwater on August 14

Sambalpur: In view of the rising water level of Hirakud Dam following incessant rain in the upper basin of Mahanadi River, the dam authorities have decided to release the season’s first floodwater from the dam on August 14. Chief Engineer of the dam Sunil Kumar Nayak informed that the sluice gates of the reservoir would […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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5 Maoists killed, two jawans injured in gunfight in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: Five Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police said. Two jawans of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were also injured in the gun-battle, they said. “The exchange of fire took place around 6 am in the forest near Dhurbeda village, located around 20 km […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi's son arrested

Raipur: Amit Jogi, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, was arrested by police on Tuesday for giving wrong information in the election affidavit regarding his birth place. Amit Jogi will be produced before a court and as per the orders of the court, action will be taken, Sanjay Kumar Dhruv, Superintendent of Police […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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After Sealing Borders, Odisha Intensifies Coastal Surveillance

Bhubaneswar: After sealing its borders with Chhattisgarh and West Bengal in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases during the second wave of the pandemic, the Odisha government Saturday tightened surveillance…

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Odisha, Chhattisgarh Hold Discussions Ahead Of Mahanadi Tribunal Hearing

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Ahead of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal hearing, a meeting between the advocates of Odisha and Chhattisgarh was held today at Odisha Bhawan in New Delhi. As per reports, Advocate General, Ashok Parija and other members of panel representing Odisha held discussions with their Chhattisgarh counterparts. According to sources, the Tribunal will be […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal Asks Odisha, Chhattisgarh To Undertake Field Visits

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal today directed the Odisha and Chhattisgarh governments to send their representatives to conduct field visits, informed Advocate General of Odisha, Ashok Parija. While the technical team from Odisha will visit Chhattisgarh between October 30 and November 2, the representatives of Chhattisgarh will visit Odisha between November 17 and […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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