Tag: Western Odisha

Lawyers intensify demand for HC Bench in Western Odisha
Lawyers intensify demand for HC Bench in Western Odisha, to gherao Lok Seva Bhawan

Members of all bar associations in Western Odisha under the central action committee will reportedly take out a rally from Master Canteen to Lok Seva Bhawan.

  • Wednesday, 28 September 2022
WODC Office In Bhubaneswar
WODC headquarters conundrum puts Odisha govt in a fix, Opposition flays

While the logic says that a development council formed for a particular geographical region should naturally have its office in the same zone, in the case of WODC, the sense seems to have flawed because, the headquarters of the WODC is located at Bhubaneswar, far away from Western Odisha.

  • Monday, 12 September 2022
Nuakhai Juhar
Nuakhai Juhar – Western Odisha Dips In Devotion & Celebration

People in western Odisha celebrated the most important agrarian and social festival Nuakhai, which began on Thursday. This year, the festival is being celebrated with pomp and grandeur.

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  • Thursday, 01 September 2022
Good news! Nuakhai holiday extended in these Odisha districts
Good news! Nuakhai holiday extended in these Odisha districts

Earlier, the State government had also announced that the banks will remain closed on September 1 on the occasion of Nuakhai festival.

  • Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Demand for increase of Nuakhai festival holiday grows louder in Western Odisha 
Demand for increase of Nuakhai festival holiday grows louder in Western Odisha 

In the Odisha government's holiday list, only the day of the festival is mentioned as the holiday.

  • Saturday, 27 August 2022
Samaleswari Temple In Sambalpur
Nuakhai 2022 ‘Lagna’ finalised, to be held on Sept 1

Following traditional puja at the Brahmapura temple in Sambalpur city, priests finalised the lagna, a day after the Janmashtami yesterday. As per the tradition, the Nuakhai is celebrated on ‘Panchami tithi’ of the Odia month of Bhadraba.

  • Friday, 19 August 2022
2024 General elections: With 7 ministers, BJD sets eyes on Western Odisha
2024 General elections: With 7 ministers, BJD sets eyes on Western Odisha

In the newly-formed cabinet, as many as seven MLAs from the Western Odisha have been given important ministerial berths.

  • Tuesday, 07 June 2022
OPCC chief, Sarat Pattanayak
BJD govt has done little for Western Odisha: OPCC Chief Sarat Pattanayak

Asked about the newly formed Council of Ministers where Western Odisha had no less than seven ministers (5 Cabinet, 2 MoS), Pattanayak said this is nothing more than vote bank politics which is the forte of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).

  • Tuesday, 07 June 2022
Heat singes western Odisha
Heat singes western Odisha

There will be no large change in maximum temperature during the next 24 hours.

  • Sunday, 08 May 2022
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BJP MLAs from western Odisha seek hike in WODC funding

The WODC was established with an objective for all round socio-economic upliftment, educational and cultural advancement of the people residing within the area.

  • Tuesday, 19 April 2022
Unseasonal downpour triggered by western disturbance has hit farmers in Western Odisha hard
Unseasonal downpour triggered by western disturbance has hit farmers in Western Odisha hard

At a time when guarding the paddy is a problem for them, the hailstorm lashing the area for last three days only made the situation worse.

  • Tuesday, 11 January 2022
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Eligible Beneficiaries In Western Odisha Not Getting Houses Due To PMAY Portal Glitches: BJD

Both the Ministers demanded the Center to take immediate steps to address the issue helping people of Western Odisha get PMAY benefits.

  • Thursday, 26 August 2021
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HC Bench demand brings loan disbursements by banks to a standstill

Sambalpur: The on-going lawyers’ strike over establishment of Orissa High Court bench in western Odisha has now started to adversely affect the banking services in several parts including Sambalpur. Several banks in the district are staring at losses owing to complete stoppage in the disbursal of fresh loans in the past couple of months. As […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Trains cancelled, diverted due to lawyers' Maha bandh

Bhubaneswar: Rail traffic was badly hit in many parts of western Odisha today due to the 48-hour ‘Maha bandh’ called by the bar associations of different districts over their long-term demands of a permanent High Court bench in the region. In view of Rail Roko agitation at Sambalpur, Hirakud, Sambalpur City several trains have been […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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HC Bench: Lawyers launch 10-day cease-work stir

Sambalpur: Augmenting the demand for establishment of a High Court bench in Western Odisha, the agitating lawyers today launched a cease-work strike in all courts in the western parts of the State. The strike will continue till September 26, informed Central Action Committee chief convenor Ashok Das. As per a decision taken by the Central […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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