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Ollywood mourns ‘Chaalbaaz’ Sridevi’s untimely demise

Bhubaneswar: Veteran Bollywood actress Sridevi passed away Saturday night following a cardiac arrest while she was with her husband Boney Kapoor and daughter Khushi Kapoor in Dubai. She was 54. The entire nation, Bollywood, Ollywood and the television industry is saddened by the sudden demise of the actress. Sridevi – An icon who immortalised Mr […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
Prez Kovind honours 4 Odia freedom fighters on Kranti Diwas

New Delhi: Newly elected President Ramnath Kovind felicitated four Odia freedom fighters today on the ocassion of Kranti Diwas. The four freedom fighters – Sahadeb Behera of Kantilo in Nayagarh district, Chakradhar Parida of Ranapur in Nayagarh district, Gobardhana Acharya of Jagatsinghpur and Dadhichi Sahu of Jajpur – were felicitated by the President at a […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Paika Rebellion is one of the earliest freedom movements of India: Pranab Mukherjee

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Paika Rebellion is the first war of Independence in India said President Pranab Mukherjee today at the event held at New Delhi to commemorate 200th year celebration of Paika Rebellion of Khurda. “I will not call it a rebellion by the Paikas but frankly speaking it is one of the earliest freedom movements […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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President to inaugurate Paika rebellion commemoration day today

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate a function in New Delhi to commemorate 200th year celebration of Paika Rebellion of Khurda today. The President is scheduled to felicitate 150 Paika descendants at the function to be held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Meanwhile, politics over the Paika Rebellion has intensified after the State […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Pride of Odisha: Four from state conferred Padma Shri

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Four famous personalities from Odisha were among the 44 persons who received the coveted Padma awards from President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Famous renal transplant surgeon Dr Mukut Minz, popular Sambalpuri singer of ‘Rangabati’ fame Jitendra Haripal, actor and director, producer Sadhu Meher and renowned Odissi danseuse Aruna Mohanty […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Nepal President likely to visit Odisha next week

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari is scheduled to visit Odisha and Gujarat during her five-day India tour starting April 17, said the External Affairs Ministry today. This will be the first state visit of Bhandari to India after she assumed office in October 2015. During the visit, Bhandari will meet the country’s President […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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State to introduce Odisha Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Bill again in assembly

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Bill will be presented again in the assembly informed Revenue Minister Bijayshree Routray yesterday after discussion on the expenditure budget of his department. As per the bill land grabbing will become a “cognizable” offence. Introduced in the house in 2015, the bill had been sent for assent of the […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Naveen to meet Prez today

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will meet President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday. According to sources, Naveen has been invited to Rashtrapati Bhavan for a lunch today. The President will be meeting Naveen between 2 pm to 3 pm today, sources added. During his meet with the President, […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Cong urges Prez to stop Chhattisgarh’s Mahanadi projects

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Congress legislature party met the President, Pranab Mukherjee today and urged him to ask the central government to stop all ongoing contentious projects on the upper catchment areas of Mahanadi River till the dispute between Chhattisgarh and Odisha is resolved. Apprising the President that the Chhattisgarh government is illegally building […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Non-BJD outfits urge Prez to resolve Mahanadi row

A team of political leaders barring the ruling BJD and representatives of NGOs and civil society organisations (CSOs) today submitted a memorandum addressed to the President of India to Governor SC Jamir at Raj Bhawan seeking his intervention to solve the ongoing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the sharing of Mahanadi water

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Naveen pledges to strengthen BJD

Bhubaneswar: After being re-elected as the president of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the seventh time in a row, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday pledged to further strengthen the party in Odisha. “It is due to the blessings of the people of my state and the wholehearted support of my party men that […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Election of BJD president on March 1

The Biju Janta Dal (BJD) will hold its organizational poll for election of State President on March 1. This was announced in a notification issued by the party on Thursday

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Mock drill held ahead of President's visit

Puri: A day before President Pranab Mukherjee’s two-day visit to the State, the Odisha Police conducted a full-fledged mock drill in the afternoon today to check the security preparedness. Senior police officials, including DGP Sanjiv Marik, inspector-general R.P. Koche, superintendent of police Asish Kumar Singh took stock of the last-minute security arrangements at the Talabania […]

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
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Centre working for sustainable solution to farmers' problem: Kovind

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said that the Centre was working for sustainable solutions to the issues faced by farmers and has taken some recommendable steps to improve their conditions. Addressing a joint sitting Parliament at the beginning of the Budget Session, Kovind said: “My government is working day and night to […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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President, PM condole Kader Khan's demise

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several political leaders on Tuesday condoled the death of veteran Bollywood actor-director Kader Khan. The President tweeted: “Sad to learn about the passing of veteran actor and dialogue writer Kader Khan. His versatility, from comic to negative roles, and the films he embellished as […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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